Topband: Daylight QSO

[Merv Schweigert]

> Today, Jan 04,2004, I worked W3GH at 1935Z ( 1:35PM Local time )
> on 1835kHz. The signals were peaking 579 both ways. There was very slow QSB 
> to S0.
> I was running my FT1000 at 200watts to a shunt fed 80ft tower with a Telrex 20M546
> on top. I did not have time for my linear to warm up ( Alpha 77DX ).
> W3GH is about 600 miles due east of my QTH near St. Louis, MO.
>
> 73.....Price W0RI
>   
Anyone wanting to try a long path over water,  say from CA etc to Hawaii,
let me know and we can work out some time and freq.  May not be possible
over this distance but willing to try.
73 Merv K9FD/KH6