Topband: ZL and W6KIP?? back in the 60's?

vk3io vk3io at iinet.net.au
Fri Aug 3 06:00:43 EDT 2018


Robin,that may have been ZL2BT (also SK) and also whose name was also 
BOB (what is it about these guy's called BOB and DX on Top Band, i.e. 
N7UA and many others), he was very big on 160 ssb in the early 1980's 
when I got interested in DX'ing.

Cheers, from Ron.


On 03-Aug-18 11:16 AM, m.r.c. wrote:
> does anyone remember the sked between ZL and W6KIP(??) back in the 
> 60s?  I can not recall any details, but I do remember hearing Alex 
> (W6KIP???) every night during my very early years on top band.  That's 
> when the band was severely limited in frequencies and power & we got 
> to listen to LORAN.  We were limited to a night time power of 200 
> watts Plate Input.
>
> Robin, WA6CDR
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve" <ve7sl at shaw.ca>
> To: "topband" <topband at contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2018 11:52
> Subject: Re: Topband: WD8DSB & LU5OM 160 meter year long test complete
>
>
>>
>>> This reminds me of the QSOs VE7SB (I think I remember that call 
>>> right) and
>> VK3ZL did.
>>
>> Tree..it was Bob, VE7BS in Pemberton. I would often listen during 
>> their summer dawn chats using my ICF-2010 Sony and built-in ferrite 
>> loop. Often the VKs were good copy here on the kitchen table! I think 
>> condx must have been much different back then.
>>
>> Steve VE7SL
>>
>>
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