Topband: Nobody can hear me

[Kevin Schavee]

I began 160m last January after 30 years of "other"  DX'ing.

I started with a shortened (loaded) Inverted V.

CE1/K7CA was on every night like clock work and loud
He never heard me.

I bought an amplifier for 160m. SB-220 wouldn't do the band.
CE1/K7CA still could not hear me.

I put up an Inverted L and then I worked first call under marginal
conditions. (he was really weak that particular night).

And as I found later from this group, lots of radials.  Then more radials.

73
Kevin
160m is hard, but
Just short of 100.