Topband: Strange propagation

[Louis Parascondola]

I recall working Stew when he was /mm

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From: mstangelo <mstangelo at comcast.net>
To: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbs at vitelcom.net>; topband <topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Fri, Jan 15, 2016 03:44 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: Strange propagation



You could look at this in another way. 

Wasn't W!BB's location a the Water Tower an early form of RHR, except that he walked to the remote site instead of operating remotely.

Does anyone know if Stew made his DXCC solely from the Water tower site?

Did anyone else ever operate from the Water tower site?

Mike N2MS


----- Original Message -----
From: Herbert Schoenbohm <<a removedlink__cf7d17d3-e510-4721-99ca-a5ebae65ab70__href="mailto:herbs at vitelcom.net">herbs at vitelcom.net</a>>
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Sent: Fri, 15 Jan 2016 01:14:05 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: Topband: Strange propagation

Jim,

  Artificial insemination is advanced technology also but pray tell me 
that it is more fun.  We are not taking about an either- or situation of 
"embracing progress in amateur radio" at all. What some of us eschew is 
the replacement of what was here to for a relatively stable paradigm and 
replacing it with something that is much different.  Stew Perry, W1BB, 
Charlie O Brien, W2EQS, and Bryce W9PNE did with what they had and made 
us proud of their accomplishments and contributions. Now Stew did not 
get in his car and use the super powered MacKay  coastal stations near 
by to work 160 meters. He took a right turn to his hamshack location at 
an old lighthouse, put up a zepp antenna,  and worked the first 160 
meter DXCC with 100 watts.  Some may call this "old school" but this is 
precisely what topbanders were all about. I hate to see this lost in 
`some pay to play scheme in the future.


Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ
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