Topband: TB season

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In the 50's as a HS student I worked many 160M AM mobiles out to 20 miles or 
so and they worked each other out to about 10 miles unless they were along 
the salt water area roads and then they were much louder. This was down on 
LI, NY.

These were commuters during mostly daylight hours when the noise level was 
very low. During the winter dark hours it was a mixed bag and I certainly 
didnt understand propagation very well then. Many also were on 10 and 11M 
(yes, it was a ham band) when 160 was poor.

My 160M horizontal back then was about 15' high....pre NVIS days (-; and the 
rig was a Johnson Viking I with 122 VFO and Hammarlund HQ-129X.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Cromwell" <wrcromwell at gmail.com>
To: <topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: TB season


> Hi,
>
> When I first joined this list I mentioned having read articles by hams
> who worked 160 with mobile radios with 10 to 50 watts output to *mobile*
> antennas. They were not working the antipodes every day but they *were*
> making mobile QSOs. I have a big chunk of wire that apparently favors
> the general direction West. I have a small lot (100 X 100 feet) so I my
> big hunk or wire (180 feet) is not straight. However...it is far
> superior to a mobile antenna! Even with the present limitations I can
> still work other stations. Sometimes stations that are a long way off to
> the west.
>
> Just like all the other bands, I'll listen to 160 from time to time to
> see what might available. There are always surprises on the air. I
> already know I am more likely to hear more stations farther away at
> night, winter, etc. If I think there is any chance at all of even a more
> local QSO I will put out a call.
>
> Almost all of my old gear has failing caps and some out of spec
> resistors. I have another batch of ordered and there will be another
> round of improvement. I think I'll soon have my Johnson Ranger and my
> DX-100 back on the air. Both have 160 and I'll be playing in the Top
> Band sandbox again. Stew Perry again? Sweet.
>
> 73,
>
> Bill  KU8H
>
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