From the article, "Kare also used a WOCD Battlecreek Special antenna for 40, 80
and 160 meters"
FWIW, I worked my first 65 countries on 160 using 500W and an inverted-vee
dipole, 45 feet high at the apex with the ends head high tied off to Saguaro
cactii. (TX and RX).
Actually, my first DX QSO on 160 was in 1959 when I was still in high school. I
had a Heathkit DX-100 and a BC-342 RX. Something went amiss in the gear train
of the BC-342 so I couldn't tune it. I had a tube-type car radio that I put into
service by retuning the tuning slugs to hit 160 and retuning the (standard for
car radio) 262 kHz i-f to 250 kHz. I built a 250 kHz crystal oscillator and
used it as the BFO. It wasn't connected to the radio but simply radiated. I
adjusted the coupling by moving the oscillator with respect to the receiver.
The antenna was just a wire plugged into the SO-239 on the DX-100 that ran out
my bedroom window and up as high as I dared to climb into a tree. Ground, if
there was one escapes me. My first, and last, QSO was with a VE7. If I ever
got a card, one of my ex-wives threw it away along with my logbook, so I can't
claim it.
Wes N7WS
On 12/24/2022 12:46 PM, CEPitts wrote:
Interesting topic. Unfortunately no top band for me yet but I will get there
someday, after bomb cyclones go away, LOL! Spring time-summer....whenever
While going through some qso/qsl maintenance today I ran across my 1990 3Y5X
qsl card (One band confirm) and on the back of the card the ops listed their
equipment at the time. Listed was the Butternut HF6V vertical. Not sure if it
was their 160M antenna maybe others on the list may know. No mention of the
receive antennas.
Also they were on the western side Bouvet...believe the upcoming operation
will be on the lower southeast side
Also found the below link (hope it works) of their write up in Oct 1990 QST
for those interested. From the looks of qso's totals it appears less then 2000
on topband....more like 1000-1500?
Wish the best to all going for a qso in the upcoming 3y operation if it
happens next month.
https://www.dokufunk.org/upload/3y5x_qst.pdf
MCHNY and 73! Ed K5OF
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