Topband: 160m dethroned? 600m the new top band?

[Mike & Coreen Smith]

I don't want to say for certain, but "seems" like VE1ZZ played around with 
this band as well some years back.
I vaguely recall reading a story about Jack making this humoungous loading 
coil, but don't know how
it even panned out.  Was there a special temp permit?

Does anyone know?

Jack/ZZ is not on the Internet, as far as I know.

MIke VE9AA

Mike, Coreen & Corey Smith
699 Rte 616 Keswick Ridge
NB
Canada
E6L 1T1
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Charles Otnott
  To: topband at contesting.com
  Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 12:30 PM
  Subject: Topband: 160m dethroned? 600m the new top band?


  Everyone should check out the following link:


  http://www.500kc.com/

  One local amateur - Pat Hamel, W5THT, is participating
  in this experimental effort. He has been keeping the
  members of the Magnolia DX Association, K5MDX, and others
  fully informed on his progress. He has been heard in
  deep Oceania, and many two way QSO's around the country.
  He requests SWL reports be forwarded to the moderator of
  this experimental program.

  He documents his station and antenna system there as well.

  I am a retired USCG Chief Radioman, and have stood countless
  500Khz radio watches, and am very familiar with propagation
  on the 600 meter band. Real DX is there at low power levels.
  Amatur radio operators should take a look at how the FAA does
  things on the 200-400 Khz Aeronautical Beacon band for antenna
  ideas and theory.


  73 & Best DX

  Charlie
  WD5BJT

  See September 2006 CQ Magazine for a published work.
  www.qsl.net/wd5bjt


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