Topband: Notes on early QSO's

[David Knepper]

I worked Australia on 160 meters with an ordinary 160 meter dipole no more
than 30 feet off the ground using an old HRO-5 receiver and old Globe King
400 transmitter.  What does that qualify me for?

My former father-in-law, W3MGU,  before he passed away used to work into
Japan on 160 meters on a regular basis.  He never thought it was such a big
deal.  He has cards from all around the world on 160 meters of the DX that
he worked.  He never ran over 100 watts and his antenna was fed with open
wire feeders to two dipoles at right angles from each other.

I think that when the band is open, anything is possible.

I wouldn't think that working DX on 160 meters is such a big deal when using
"super power" - try it with  less than 100 watts and relatively simple
antenna as my father-in-law did consistently then you will have bragging
rights.

Dave, W3ST
Secretary to the Collins Radio Association
Publisher of the Collins Journal
www.collinsra.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ragnar Otterstad" <otterstad at enter.vg>
To: "Topband" <topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 6:54 AM
Subject: : Topband: Notes on early QSO's


> Wally:
>
> Your posting brings back memories of my first USA qso on 160, which was
you.
> I lived in Oslo suburbia at the time
> and used an inverted L per W1BBs instructions. He was kind enough to mail
me
> a complete drawing of what he felt would be a good beginners choice.  I
> managed to get the wire over a birch tree on my neighbours land and spread
> out an odd number of radials on the rock where out house was.
>
> My first West coast was W7LR and I thought somebody was joking with me.
> Working W7 on 160 was something I never had thought would be possible !!
> But a letter with qsl and photos of his installation convinced me !  hi
>
>
> I hope the bigger letters makes the reading easier on your eye !
>
> 73
>
>
> " RAG "     LA5HE JW5HE OZ8RO
>
> My photo website:
>
> http://no.photos.yahoo.com/la5he
>
>
>
>
> Located in Telemark - Home of skiing.
> For more information about Telemark take a look at :
>
> www.visitTelemark.no     for more details.
>
>


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