Topband: Poor antenna champs...

[Goran Grubisic]

Hi folks,

It is maybe too late for this appendix, but it is really important 
to be there first of all.

Sure, it is nice to have a high/big antenna on topband, but you might get
surprised what could be done with a piece of wire you put up.
I am also one of the POOR ANTENNA CLUB member - you may call it
half-sloper sinking from the 3rd fllor above my head down to a fig tree
at 1,5 m. It sure is half, but I am not convinced about "sloping". Yes,
I am one of 250.000 inhabitants of Split city (noise, noise, noise...).
Though, I managed to arrive second in a LP division of 1998 CW WPX
contest on 160 m with a barefoot TS930 ( I was 9A2OO then).
This year I participated CQWW160 CW contest along with other
club members (9A1CIG this time). We used 15 m high inverted V
and kW from a quiet island location near the sea. Impressions
are great, though the score is no big deal. Some juicy DX returned
to our CQ's, such as VK6VZ, SU9ZZ, VP2EJ and others.

I believe that, among the other features, a topband operator must
be stubborn as a mule - that will compensate the lack of optimum
conditions (what is optimum on 160 m?).

So, go for it and never lose hope. Be there.

Regards, Gogo 9A6C

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