Greg,
It is always unsettling to move to a place with unknown radio potential.
I had a 5 acre hill-top antenna farm in Arizona but relocated to a 3/4 acre
property on Miami Beach. I found that what I lost in space for antennas I
gained with the salt-water ground. Now, I am living on a boat with even less
space. But last night I worked DX on TB with 300 W and a 4 meter long whip.
It felt even better. So don't give up so easy. The reward comes from the
difficulty!
GL and 73,
George,
AA7JV.C6AGU
On Sat, 18 Sep 2021 09:52:04 +1200 Greg - ZL3IX wrote:
Hi all,
It is with some sadness that I have to tell you that this will be my last post
on Topband, after a presence of 24 years, including my activity as ZS5K.
My wife and I are relocating back to ZS1 so that she can be with her young
family, and we are unlikely to be moving into a property from which Topband
operations will be a pleasure. I have had 17 great years enjoying a good
station with dedicated Rx antennas, and know that I would be frustrated with
'city lot' type operations.
Instead I am in the process of constructing microwave equipment, and have
already had my first QSOs on 23 cm and 3 cm. I'm hoping that enjoyment of the
weak signal propagation modes on those bands will replace the pleasure I've
been fortunate enough to have operating on 160 m.
Thank you all for the great QSOs and good luck with your activities on the
Gentlemen's Band.
73, Greg, ZL3IX, G3ZZI, ex ZS5K
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