Topband: Working Europe

[James Rodenkirch]

Mike: I would posit we - the "top band community" - need to promote increased operations ---------- fuggedabout "decent rx antennas" --- just get more hams operating on top band:

- emphasize the Maunder minimum
- emphasize the rise of efficiency of small lot antennas, as a resulting "benefit"
- emphasize the benefits of a new low band rcv arrays

It's about encouraging hams to explore top band, as the "minimums" descend on us.....not, necessarily, encouraging "ultimate stations" --- i.e., get 'em on the band......

71.5/72 de Jim Rodenkirch K9JWV

Guy said:

>There is the issue of when people are actually listening on 160. *Sounds*
dead because no one is there.

...AND THEN there is the issue of when people *can* actually listen; by
that I mean, they have a decent rx antenna at their disposal.

I've noticed quite a few locals (W1) with increasing interest in 160. The
low-space rx antenna options out there are attracting interest. This is
good. Bring on the minimum.

Mike N1TA