Topband: Thanks for the memories: the glory days of 160

[Doug Mein]

Thanks to Bob, W7RH for sharing the memories of the "glory days" of 
160!! I am also grateful for the memories contributed by Price, W0RI and 
Bob, VE7BS. I am a new subscriber to this reflector and I found your 
memoirs to be extremely interesting. Having recently retired and moved 
back to my home area a few months ago, I will FINALLY have the time and 
real estate to put up a decent antenna to work Top Band. Having read the 
books by ON4UN and K1ZM, I can hardly wait to finally get a taste of 
DXing on 160 and become am active and hopefully respected member of "The 
Gentlemen's Band". I have been a radio amateur for almost 40 years but I 
have never operated on 160! I hope to be QRV sometime in September or 
October with the help of at least an Inverted L or possibly a ZeroFive 
64 ft. vertical. for 80 and 160. Does anyone have any experience with 
the latter (pro or con)?

Finally, I hope that all Americans on this reflector are enjoying great 
Independence Day celebrations today!!

Vy 73 de Doug, VA3DM