To be fair, almost all of the popular transceivers other than the Orion we have been using are little if any better than the FT-2000 at 2KC spacing. Most just didn't known generally because until re
Well, let's look at the numbers: FT-1000 MP FT-2000 20Kc 94 db 100 db 5 Kc 76 db 86 db 2 Kc 69 db 63 db Unfortunately, no IP3 was given for the FT-1000, so we can't look at that. As you can see, the
Best I have used on 160 is Icom 781. But suspect K3 and Orion 2 may be better yet. Kevin K3OX _______________________________________________ Topband mailing list Topband@contesting.com http://lists.
Frankly, if someone I barely knew sent me a critique of my operating style unsolicited and basically demanded an apology for something he deemed wrong , my reaction would likely be the same. I know t
I think the point was that if you NEVER saw your QSO in Clublog, work again. If you saw it in Clublog before it's still in the logs on the island, so you are OK. Kevin K3OX -- Original Message -- Tre
Charlie, I don't think many here "didn't know" if they made a contact or not. The question was if K1N had "lost" their QSO from the computer log. No matter how sure you are you made the contact, if
Charlie, that's my point. The people who keep calling in the pile are AWARE that they may not have a QSO, that's why they keep calling. With all the intentional QRM on K1N, it's possible they were ne
Sometimes it's more in how things are presented. The thing that struck me was how the ARRL looked at it was some kind of triumphant feat when it struck me as, ultimately, kind of sad. It was late in
Actually Jim old boy, I have. I have been a Frankford RC member for 43 years and have operated from many M/M and M/S stations both in the US and as DX. I have a good idea what goes into it and have h
Mike, this is exactly the antenna I use here at the home QTH. Mine is set up as a 92 ft flattop and 42 ft feeder , one end at 50 ft the other at 25 ft (that's what I had to work with). I have a switc
Here is what I would do. First, build the proposed antenna, set it up at home with the coax connected directly to the ladder line at the bottom, the hot and ground each to one leg. Trim the ladder
The ZS6BKW is really a quite different antenna than a G5RV. On 40, 20, 18, 12 and 10 meters, the feedpoint is close enough to 50 ohms to present a good match when properly trimmed . The coax is match
It actually is very similar to a G5RV. It just has some length adjustments. I guess one could argue that most antennas are similar, just with length adjustments. Take a 160 ft long wire, cut it up i
You probably know this Rodger, but just in case... Radials are ESSENTIAL. As many as you can as long as you can make them (up to 1/4 wave) in as many directions as i s possible. I staple mine down w
Well Rob, if you read Gary's email, you will find that he is interested in communicating "...with the hams I daily keep in touch with in the 500-600 mile range." The loop may be a great antenna for t
What would be much more fair is to go by ERP. 5 watts from one of tho se sophisticated antenna farms may very well be stronger than 100w or even 600w from, let's say, a Butte rnut with a vestigial ra
What do you mean by that crack? (hi hi) Kevin K3OX As per usual... It all depends on whose ox is being gored. 73, Bill KU8H On 12/31/2015 03:48 PM, Joe Wilkowski wrote: that enough. this AC0C Nanowav
"Back when the signal report was a real part of the exchange and contesters tended to exchange honest reports, a major contest could be an opportunity to determine how well your station got out" The
I keep hearing folks say that "stations are no longer licensed", but I can only find this in the FCC rules on the ARRL website: §97.5 Station license required. (a) The station apparatus must be und
I would see this as analo g ou s to what happened in contesting. Originally, you could use 2 meter spotting nets to help "find" multipliers, no problem. Eventually, f olks in less populated areas co