Topband: K4M, FT5GA, et al

[Bill Tippett]

AA4XT wrote:

 >  I just want everyone to remember how much fun it is to
work the lone ham wandering the world on a sailboat who is in a tent
on the beach running barefoot to a wire strung up in a palm tree and
who doesn't have pilot stations, DX net 'helpers', and so on.

         Very true.  There's a small list of Topband ops who are my 
heroes.  They include DL3DXX, DK7PE, K4UEE, KM9D, WA6CDR and most 
recently AA7JV (and probably several others I'm forgetting).  These 
folks understand how to operate in QRN and QSB, know how to make 
effective TX/RX antennas, and can usually be counted on be QRV at the 
right times for all areas of the world.

         Speaking of heroes, everyone here should thank Bill AA4XT 
(ex-AA6TT) for starting this list ~15 years ago.  Thanks Bill!

                                         73,  Bill  W4ZV