Topband: Success!

[Mike Waters W0BTU]

> From: Trent Fleming <trent.fleming at gmail.com>
> Subject: Topband: Success!
> Date: Saturday, January 9, 2010, 12:52 AM
> Well, finally got myself on 160m  tonight.  I got the G5RV tuned up and
[snip]

Congratulations!

I'm doing it backwards: I put up the receiving antennas first.

Today, I finally fixed the one Beverage receiving antenna that wasn't working as it should. That's all I have here -- two 580' bi-directional Beverages. Do they ever play! I can hear most, if not all, of the stations spotted on the DX cluster.

The next project is a transmitting antenna so I can work them.

If you have room, I strongly suggest Beverages. If not, perhaps a K9AY loop or something similar.

73,
Mike Waters
W0BTU