Topband: It is not so much propagation

[n8ie at woh.rr.com]

I agree Chet.
I'm serious every time I get on air, at least as serious as I can be anyway. LOL

I don't have the acreage for Beverages, I run a 125' L that goes up 30' then 95' horizontal. Currently it only has three radials, mostly because of me not taking the time to lay out more. Funny how ADD kicks in and I wind up doing other things.

But with all my un-seriousness I have worked all 48 main land states, all of Canada, and a total of 50 DXCC. PLUS I have a card from John, ON4UN Mr. 160M for our QSO on 160M.

73!
Dan, N8IE

---- Chet moore <chetmoore at cox.net> wrote: 
> Bill,
> 
> I truly wish that was the case.  I think you may be a bit out of touch
> On how many "serious" ops have beverages.  I can't stick one on my 1/4 acre
> lot.  You probably have it right that if you don't have room for beverages
> you probably can't be a big gun but lack of beverages doesn't reduce my my
> "seriousness or enthusiasm for top band.  That being said,  if you will send
> a certified check down here for 400 k I promise that I will  move to  a 2 -
> 3 acre lot and put up a 8 beverages to prove exactly how "serious" I am.
> Bank wire in lieu of a certified check is ok. 
> 
> 73
> 
> Chet N4FX
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: topband-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of K4OWR
> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 11:00 AM
> To: topband at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: It is not so much propagation
> 
> :::: When I switch to my beverage antenna the noise pretty much goes to
> almost nothing.
> Don't most serious operators have one....or more???
> BILL K4OWR
> 
> 
> On 3/19/2012 10:22 AM, N7DF wrote:
> >   During the summer the storm static is the main obstacle to top band
> operation here   40 over nine crashes every 30 seconds kind of drown out
> everything, QRP or QRO
> > In fact the fish beacons still come through around sunrise indicating that
> propagation paths are open but SWLing them is not that big a thrill
> > Maybe we could get some low power 160 meter beacons operating through the
> summer to see what is really happening
> > It would be interesting to get more Field Day stations on 160.  Maybe our
> crowd can get 160 included in local club plans
> > a 30 foot high mast with top loading is not to hard to put together and
> can get out pretty well with two or three readials
> > it might even get some new people interested in top band
> > _______________________________________________
> > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
> >
> 
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