Topband: W1BB stats before/after 1958 solar max

[Carl]

But that was the best ever solar year on record and very few DX had accesss 
to the band or were limited to flea power.

I was working the "world" on 6M those years which was also a very limited 
number of countries. Not even G, DL, et but EI and some others were 20-30 
over 9 with 5-10W.

HB 100W on AM, 6AK5 6J6 converter into a HQ-129X on 40M and HB 4 el at about 
15' out on LI NY well away from the ocean.

I met Stu many times after 64 when I was at National as he was a regular 
visitor and got me interested in 160 but I didnt have a decent antenna or 
power until the late 70's and no Beverages till the mid 80's. After that it 
was fun.

Carl



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From: "Tim Shoppa" <tshoppa at gmail.com>
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Subject: Topband: W1BB stats before/after 1958 solar max


> From http://www.w8ji.com/160%20History/bul0263.pdf :
>
> Number of different DX stations worked by W1BB on topband each winter:
> 1954/1955: 19
> 1955/1956: 26
> 1956/1957: 20
> 1958/1959: 4
> 1959/1960: 5
> 1960/1961: 11
> 1960/1962: 27
>
> Tim N3QE
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