Topband: 160 Pioneer W5SUS

[David Knepper]

In memory of my father-in-law, Ken Stormer, W3MGU - Ken was a regular on 160
before his untimely death in 1977.  He did not use high power but with 100
watts regularly worked the world on topband.

I am sure that there are many who can recall his fist when he worked JA's
with regularity and VKs., etc.
Ken could copy 55 wpm or more.

His key is now silent but his memory will live on.

Thank you.

Dave, W3ST
Secretary to the Collins Radio Association
Publisher of the Collins Journal
www.collinsra.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Rauch" <w8ji at contesting.com>
To: <W5USM at aol.com>; <Topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: 160 Pioneer W5SUS


> Gee, I feel bad. I submitted a column to Worldradio before this thread
> started. Now it is partially out of date before being printed, hi hi.
>
> I'm sure everyone from the 60's and 70's remembers W5SUS. All those dits!
> I'd like to have heard John work EI5HE through the QRN.
>
> Another 5 call that sticks in my mind is K5JVF.
>
> Also W2IU, who used to sit and run Europeans on 160 CW. W4EX Claude who
> owned the band for working VK's in the 70's, and Dale W6VSS (now K6UA) who
> just had an outstanding signal. In the early 60's I remember tuning in a
> very weak W6YY (near 2000Kc/s) with two-half waves on a 450 ft tower on Mt
> Wilson, and just a Kc or two below him was W6VSS just pounding in like a
> local.
>
> Many fists had a swing, and I could often tell who it was just by
listening
> to the fist. W5SUS and K5JVF were no exception. EI9J, W1BB, W2IU, W2EQS,
> G3PU, they all had a certain swing. Keyers sure changed that.
>
> 73, Tom W8JI
>
>
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