Thanks to Ron KH6DV, Bob VE7BS, Eddy VE3XZ and Milt K5IA for sharing
their own Glory Day memories. I found it very inspiring thus very
anxious to become QRV soon! The response received so quickly to my first
post confirms what a collegial and supportive group that Top Banders
are! My only regret is that I did not come to know you guys a lot sooner!
I am 54 years of age, recently retired and now living on a small acreage
about 1 hr. N of Toronto where I hope to erect 1 or 2 good sized
verticals for 40/40/160M!.
Like many of you, I got "the radio bug" early in life. When I was 12, I
became fascinated with crystal radios and it wasn't long before I was
"DXing" using my own homebrew crystal sets (BCB and SW). At about the
same time, my Dad (wireless operator with the British Army in WWII)
bought a Hallicrafters SX-110 and it wasn't long before the two of us
were SWLing . Shortly thereafter, I began to learn morse code and the
two of us attended a course at a local radio club. When I was 15, Dad
and I got our licenses and we added a Knight Kit T-60 transmitter and
dipole for our first station. Ever since those days, I have had a ball.
As everyone knows. we have _the world's greatest hobby_!
Over the last 30 years, my focus has been on HF antennas, radio
propagation and the challenge of QRP DXing (CW) on 40 and 80M. These
were my "glory days". A few years ago, I had the good fortune to meet
Bob VE3OSZ in Ottawa who encouraged me to give 160 a try. He really
impressed me with what was able to accomplish using only 100W from a
small city lot. So now it's my turn to give it a shot (and meet a lot of
great people along the way)!
Doug VA3DM
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