[CQ-Contest] Biggest 20M and other antenna arrays (WA3FET)

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 WA3FET wrote :

 The largest 20M antennas that I think anyone probably ever used was when
several of us were able to get government permission to use the VOA curtain 
array at Bethany, Ohio for a day before it was shut down and dismantled.  I 
will still never forget the most amazing signals with a QSO with Robert, 
GI0KOW on 40M with this array.  I also remember working EA3OT on this array on 20M 
and you can imagine what that was like.
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Hi Jim...

Boy that brings back memories... The VOA at Bethany was my neighbor during my teenage 
years, when I lived at home with my parents in West Chester... You will be glad to
know that even thought all the towers/antennas are long gone they have preserved the 
building and are making it radio museum.  They have a club station there - WC8VOA - for
the West Chester Amateur Radio Assn.  See http://www.wc8voa.org/  My dad - W8CDA - is
a member of the club and I have been inside several times. If you have worked them in a CW
contest it was probably my dad operating.  In fact I will probably operate there a bit  in WPX SSB
when we are home for Easter in a couple weeks...

For anyone going to Dayton they will probably have the station open for tours if you want to stop by

Jeff KU8E