GA everyone.....First of all, I wanted to thank the many, many people who
responded, both on and off line. I have received several dozen warm and
very useful e-mails with some super support and encouragement. I also need
to apologize to the moderator(s) of the group. It turns out I have been
"top-posting" which is a no-no. I thought I knew what that meant, and
thought I had corrected that, but I guess I have a lot more to learn. No
intentional mischief on my part I can assure you.
I will certainly give 160m a try this season. I don't know exactly what
kind of antenna I will be able to put up....I was thinking maybe a low full
size dipole for starters at ~60'. I do have access to a large 40 acre corn
field to my west and have threatened for years to put up (actually lay down)
a beverage due West, maybe 500'-600'. I know it will be SSB at first but no
doubt, I will be venturing down lower in frequency to see what I may copy.
FYI, my most memorable days were actually on CW as a novice, but it has been
30 some years since I have done that and really tried to do any serious CW.
I know it is a shame, I need to work on that.
Again, a very big thank you to everyone for the sound advice, observations,
and sincere encouragement !
I look forward to seeing you all on top band !
73, W8BYA Gedas
http://gedas.cc
http://www.w8bya.com
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