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> On Apr 26, 2025, at 3:56 AM, Salvatore Borace <rborace@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi Andy, tnx for qso, here inverteed L and about 700w, i'm surprise about
> your signal here at this time of year, here how receive on my small rx
> loop, all rest of rx antenna still remove
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4r8_yPWULc.
>
> Rino IK7JTF
>
> Il ven 25 apr 2025, 18:13 <topband-request@contesting.com> ha scritto:
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>> 1. Re: 160m CW QSO VP2VI (Bill Breeden)
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>> Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2025 12:19:34 -0500
>> From: Bill Breeden <breedenwb@gmail.com>
>> To: topband@contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI
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>> Andy,
>>
>> Appreciate the contact on 160 CW!
>>
>> The 160 antenna here is an inverted "L" with about 35 feet of wire in
>> the vertical section of the "L" and about 100 feet of wire in the flat
>> top section.? The "L" is working against a single 1/4 wave counterpoise
>> running directly under the flat top section and raised about chest high
>> on garden stakes.? In it's present configuration it's a 25 ohm antenna
>> around 1825 kHz, so I use a 1:2 balun from Balun Designs at the feed
>> point to provide an SWR that my Elecraft KPA500 is happy with between
>> 1800 and 1850 kHz.? I was running 500 watts.
>>
>> Thanks and 73,
>>
>> Bill - NA5DX
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>>
>>> On 4/22/2025 12:13 PM, Andree Schanko via Topband wrote:
>>> VP2VI
>>>
>>> if you had a CW QSO with VP2VI on 160m , please tell me what did you
>> use as TX antenna and how much power?
>>> Thanks, Andy DL8LAS @ VP2VI
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>> Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2025 21:59:16 -0400
>> From: Paulo PV8DX <paulopv8dx@gmail.com>
>> To: topband reflector <topband@contesting.com>
>> Subject: Re: Topband: HD8G
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>> Try 160m
>> later
>>
>> *73 Paulo PV8DX*
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>> Em ter., 22 de abr. de 2025, 22:25, Paulo PV8DX <paulopv8dx@gmail.com>
>> escreveu:
>>
>>> Hi
>>> We are trying to 160 m today.
>>> There may be some contacts.
>>> It was not in our plans.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *73 Paulo PV8DX*
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