Topband: Visalia 2010 TB Dinner Recap

[Steve Lawrence]

The Top Band Dinner at the 2010 Visalia DX convention hosted another packed room of "The Gentlemen's Band" enthusiasts this past Friday, April 16, 2010.

A surprise attendee was Chak, JT1CO, who has rewarded many with a rare Zone 23 QSO on 160.

I want to thank George, AA7JV, for his summary of the recent TX3A operation, with specifics on the low band antennas, that I shared with the group. Thanks also to Bruce, W6OSP, for his very interesting and informative main dinner presentation on "Top Band from K4M," as well as to his supporting cast of compatriots from K4M, many of whom were also in attendance.

And last but not least, my sincere thanks and appreciation to the fine organizations and companies, listed below, for their generosity and support in making this year's dinner a huge success.

See you in the (160m) pile ups!

73 - Steve WB6RSE

Companies and Organizations that supported the 2010 Visalia Top Band Dinner:

Array Solutions
ARRL
CQ Magazine
The Daily DX
DX Publishing
The DX Store
DZKit
Elecraft
Elecraft Covers
ICOM
Idiom Press
No. Cal. DX Foundation
Nifty Accessories
Palomar Engineers
Photo QSLs
RF Concepts (aka Alpha Power)
Steppir
W4MPY The QSLMAN
Waterproof Logbooks
West Mountain Radio
Yaesu