Re: Topband: EU condx report, Pre-Stew and 7P8 at VE6WZ

2021-10-27 Thread List Mail
Thanks Mike. I have implemented three of your two-wire reversible Beverage antennas in my station, and am very pleased with their performance. 73, Luke VK3HJ. Sent from Mail for Windows From: Mike Waters Sent: Thursday, 28 October 2021 7:13 AM To: topband Subject: Re: Topband: EU condx report, P

Re: Topband: EU condx report, Pre-Stew and 7P8 at VE6WZ

2021-10-27 Thread List Mail
I have quite a lot invested in my station, but it doesn’t mean I can spend ALL my time doing radio. I still work and have a farm to run, and eat and sleep! I’m not much inclined to get up before sunrise, while the mornings are still quite cold. I was looking for 7P8R on 160 m, but they didn’t com

Re: Topband: EU condx report, Pre-Stew and 7P8 at VE6WZ

2021-10-27 Thread Mike Waters
Hello Roger, Time spent doing something you enjoy is not wasted time. :-) And I enjoyed every minute of it, before advancing age and health took me off the bands. That included sharing what I learned on a website. 73, Mike W0BTU On Wed, Oct 27, 2021, 2:35 PM Roger Kennedy wrote: > > > I gues

Topband: EU condx report, Pre-Stew and 7P8 at VE6WZ

2021-10-27 Thread Roger Kennedy
As you say Steve, there are all kinds of 160m operators. I guess I just find it strange that some people go to a an awful lot of effort to be able to work DX on Top Band . . . big antennas, often with phasing arrangements . . . a big Linear, sometimes modified to cover 160m . . . and all kinds o