Hmmm, Nick, I beg to differ with you. I dont care about scores or countries, zones worked but I do care about 160 meter receiving antennas. In my opinion your statement is dead wrong. Not looking for
Hi Lee My English is very weak. I can't argue with you .. 1- I agree that there are very good RX antennas. But I repeat - there are no super RX antennas. 2 - if there is a lot of industrial interfere
you guys complain a lot. :) Get on the air and work them. If you can't hear them either accept it or do something about it. Sitting on your but won't make it better. Ask yourself, what can I do about
I agree with you Lee. My new rotatable flag to me is super compared to my 4' loop on my 1/4 acre city lot. I guess it's all relative to one's situation. Maybe the word Nick is looking for is Magic. T
Of course Lee is absolutely correct. Many 160 DXers who have had difficulty with receiving antennas have given up too easily during the troubleshooting process. 73 Frank W3LPL -- Original Message --
Hi Frank May I ask how many QSOs with zone 16 did you have on 160 meters in this CQ WW ? -- Nick, UY0ZG http://www.topband.in.ua donovanf@erols.com 2020-12-01 20:20: Of course Lee is absolutely corre
Another urban myth -- coax is degraded only 1) by the intrusion of moisture into the dielectric, which occurs at poorly installed or poorly weatherproof connectors or with physical damage to the oute
Flexible coaxial cable jackets are easily damaged by careless handling, by mice and other vermin, by improper installation on a tower, or by not bonding the coax to the top and bottom of the tower wh
On 12/1/2020 12:38 PM, donovanf@erols.com wrote: Flexible coaxial cable jackets are easily damaged by careless handling, by mice and other vermin, by improper installation on a tower, or by not bondi
Hi Nick, I have a limited setup, only an inverted L over an FCP on 160 (not like W3LPL's 160m 4 square cannon). With basically no time to operate, I managed about 60 minutes in three spells on 160m,
Please, please, every year this so called SDR BS comes up. Maybe in some cases it is true, maybe not. All of the top performing trophy seeking stations must record their contacts during the contest.
You got the part about short distance correct.....I live maybe 12-15 miles from Eric, NO3M.....I cant hear a fraction of the stuff he does...of course phased beverage arrays on ten acres vs my small
Lots of philosophy. And there is real life. I have a completely normal RX for NA. http://www.topband.in.ua/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_1154.jpg If missing conditions - the best rx won't help! In t
Hi Nick, W3LPL was multi-single, we spent very limited time on Topband except to chase multipliers. We worked 160 QSOs, 21 Zones and 70 countries on Topband Conditions appeared to be normal to Europe
Thanks Frank These numbers speak volumes: 14 55 15 47 16 5 I've seen you here many times : http://www.reversebeacon.net/dxsd1/dxsd1.php?f=3 But I never heard it even once .. For all my CQ WW I don't
Hi Jim My point on feedlines is that you cant assume all is good. You do need to test and confirm. And chokes are a must. Mike va3mw _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_
Nick UY0ZG not only on East Europe still good user of websdr also here, condition still very bad also here, work only VY2ZM, W3LPL, N0NI, N4XD, VO1HP, KC1XX, K7GM, NR3X, KA1R, K1TTT, only this, also
Preventive maintenance methods should be employed to detect faults in contest stations and antennas before they impact competitive results. Its not that time consuming with modern, inexpensive tools
Yes. About 7 years ago, I bought a VNWA3E, designed by German EE prof DG8SAQ, built and sold by some hams in the UK. It runs on Tom's firmware and Windoze software, powered via the USB port that feed
You left out location, location, location...:-) Wes N7WS I have a limited setup, only an inverted L over an FCP on 160 (not like W3LPL's 160m 4 square cannon). With basically no time to operate, I m