An alternative would be to use BNC females and an adapter to go from the F male with a male BNC on the other end. I have a of them without any issues. 73...Stan, K5GO _________________ Topband Reflec
Eric, You made it clear what you were doing, and I am quite sure Clive understood. I think the logic behind his question has to do with whether it is within the spirit of the contest - especially thi
Hans, First - I know there was no il-intent. Others have done it without public complaints. However, ask yourself how fair it would be for one of the competitors in WRTC to be allowed to announce to
When I built my radio station in 2000, it so happened that the local cable company was replacing all the hardline in town. I went to the manager and he told me I could go to the yard and have anythin
I know what I am going to say isn't talking about 160m, but pertains to a vertical on the beach. Quantifying, with anything but anecdotal data, the difference between a horizontal antenna located inl
http://www.forestry-suppliers.com/product_pages/Products.asp?mi=68571 73...Stan, K5GO Sent from my iPad _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Why can't you come out of Ant out jack through filter and back in through ant in jack and select RX antenna? Stan, K5GO Sent from Stan's IPhone _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://w
Milt, I have built four or five "stack matches" using these relays and have been quite pleased with them. http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/TE-Connectivity/T92S11D22-12/?qs=%2fha2pyFadujQKxyiQ9QJsU
Tom, What would be a better choice for a stack match? I'm quite sure that in the heat of a contest these things have been hot switched on rare occasion with 1500w. There was one time when I intention
Dale, Assume and hope the call sign was 4V1JR instead of 4V1JB? Sorry you had problems with local noise. You did the best you could do with the location you had available and those who made a contact
I have never had an issue with this on any tower I have shunt fed that had a Yagi at the top with insulated elements, but then again my insulators are probably a lot better than the average ones used
Sorry, I had a huge line noise problem, about 15 over 9 with SSB filter and maybe about S7 with it narrowed down. I operated QRP in an effort to not attract as many who I would not be able to copy. F
We are leaving next Tuesday to go visit my son and his family in Cayman Islands. I'm going to work the CQ 160 Meter Contest and, for comfort reasons, will operate from a fixed, inland location. If th
DXCC is a joke for many. At one time it was fun to chase DX, listen for hours to work a new one and perhaps compare with locals in a friendly competition. With Internet spotting and the ability to op
Exactly correct, Eddy. 35 years ago I formed my opinion about 2m repeaters, realizing that everyone's signal was the same strength regardless of whether they had an 11 element antenna or a rubber duc
... and just in case anyone finds it far too difficult or can't afford the .99 per minute to work Navassa Island using W8JI's station via their cell phone remote link (give me a break), perhaps the s
Mike, You did "self spot" just by calling CQ, more than 15 times. It's automatic. http://www.reversebeacon.net/dxsd1/dxsd1.php?f=0&c=W0btu&t=dx 73...Stan, K5GO Sent from my iPad _________________ Top
A friend of mine told me recently that he has had the electrical utility company out several times to fix noise problems and without ever leaving his house tells them exactly which pole is the culpri
A good analysis of all this can be found from IV3PRK as he planned his antenna for his new QTH in HC land. http://www.iv3prk.it/user/image/site2-inverted-l-vs-vertical-t.pdf 73...Stan, K5GO Sent from
Oh my God, I had no idea that this would be seriously considered. Part of this game we play has to do with station building. Some can afford to have someone build it for them. Some do it themselves.