"fuggedabout "decent rx antennas"????
Jim, I think the two things are both necessary. We need to encourage then to
get on, but emphasize the need for RX antennas. Without them, 160 is a hard
sell. I have a buddy that has a perfectly viable TX antenna (better than mine,
LOL) who never gets on 160 meters because when he does he never hears anything
interesting. I have so far not been able to convince him that RX antennas
aren't optional, but a necessary part of 160 meter operating. I would
have ended up the same way as my friend did before I put up my K9AY, I suspect,
but fortunately my 160 meter type friends convinced me to give it a try.
Hopefully, I will get him over one winter night and show him what even a simple
160 m RX antenna can do.
Same thing with QRP. I've heard of many new hams whose "buddies" sold them on
QRP only to drop out when the call/QSO ratio was dismal. Better to start with a
100w rig and "graduate" to QRP once they have some success and come to
understand propagation, etc. I think the s ame concept applies on 160,
why start them out with a situation that would frustrate even veteran 160 meter
ops?
73, Kevin K3OX
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Rodenkirch" <Rodenkirch_LLC@msn.com>
To: "Top Band Contesting" <topband@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, July 1, 2016 7:22:43 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: Working Europe
Mike: I would posit we - the "top band community" - need to promote increased
operations ---------- fuggedabout "decent rx antennas" --- just get more hams
operating on top band:
- emphasize the Maunder minimum
- emphasize the rise of efficiency of small lot antennas, as a resulting
"benefit"
- emphasize the benefits of a new low band rcv arrays
It's about encouraging hams to explore top band, as the "minimums" descend on
us.....not, necessarily, encouraging "ultimate stations" --- i.e., get 'em on
the band......
71.5/72 de Jim Rodenkirch K9JWV
Guy said:
>There is the issue of when people are actually listening on 160. *Sounds*
dead because no one is there.
...AND THEN there is the issue of when people *can* actually listen; by
that I mean, they have a decent rx antenna at their disposal.
I've noticed quite a few locals (W1) with increasing interest in 160. The
low-space rx antenna options out there are attracting interest. This is
good. Bring on the minimum.
Mike N1TA
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