Topband: Topband Season

[Shoppa, Tim]

I was hoping to get VP7 in the log on 160 but whenever I heard him, he was calling EU only. At least I got him on 80. And I think he's packed up his 160 antenna by now.

That said... yesterday I started up the lawnmower for the first time, 70 degree weather and spring onions sprouting all over the yard, and the radials that I hadn't rolled up, got chopped up! (Just some green insulation 18 gauge stranded). It never really snowed over the winter here (MD).

Tim N3QE

> For those of us ?having to roll our radials up each?year the topband season is either over or in my case almost over.
> The deal with my XYL is that because the radials are on the backyard, I can roll them?them out?each Ocxtober but have to? roll them up once the snow is gone.
>  This year we had less then 20 inches of snow around here needless to say I have been dragging my feet on t h i s subject.? But with temps in the 70s today,
> I?am certianly on borrowed time.???So n ext weekend the radials?are probably going to have to get rolled up.? But before then I 'm hoping to put a few
> the more SA stations in the log (wink?wink nudge nudge...).