Sadly I have to tell you that a brilliant light that was Price has been dimmed.
He is a silent key now. He will be missed.XYL Inge
From: David Harmon
To: 'HP' ; 'Mike Waters'
Cc: 'topband'
Sent: Thursday, October 5, 2017 11:07 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: - Belden Snap n Seal
Yep
Sorry to let you know that a brilliant light that was Price was dimmed on the
21st. Price is a silent key now. He will be missed.XYL Inge
From: Rob Atkinson
To: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Friday, October 6, 2017 5:15 AM
Subject: Re: Topband: RX/TX Antenna decoupling, (OFF LIST)
Try that from the mid-west and you will have to wait, wait and wait and then
wait some more.Been there, done
that..
Try that on 160 from the left c
Dear Paul, Really nice that you made it.
My class B license was issued Dec 7th, 1950. I was 16 years. Boy that 13 WPM
code was fast. Now mostly over 20 WPM. My original call was W0CKC. I got my
class A license a year later and my Extra in 1968. In 1975, having my license
for 25 years, I
I remember years ago (25?) working ZL3GQ,SK, on 160. It was around 2100Z. It
had to be LP as the short path would have been mostly in day light.
73 Price W0RI
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From: Herbert Schoenbohm
To: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 8, 2016 5:12 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: 160 m inverted L
Bread slicers have their issues and are not really the best solution.
Herb, I must agree with you. Over 25 years ago, I tried to shunt feed my tow
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From: HAROLD SMITH JR
To: "thoy...@verizon.net"
To: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2016 5:16 PM
Subject: Topband: Battle Creek Special - 160 Resonance
I built this antenna several years ago. I never really had a good
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From: Herbert Schoenbohm
To: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2016 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: Topband: WD-1 Wire impedance
Some discussion of WD-1A on Google claims the impedance is 170 ohms and
other claim 70 ohms. I have 1/2 mile on a spool
Gary, I would provide a drainage hole at the lowest point of the box. A one
inch diameter hole covered with very fine screen wire. I would glue it in with
silicon-rubber glue. If the box is sealed completely, you will have a buildup
of condensation, been there and had it. I had a prop-pitch moto
Hi Chuck, I am using a pair of Koss KO.727s headphones. They work very nice
with my K3 and my Yaesu FT920 and FT1000. I have been using them for years and
like them very well. I see that the Koss KO.727b is listed on eBay. 73Price
W0RI
From: Charles Yahrling
To: Topband@contesting.
Kip, I have to agree with you 100%. Some of us are not as flush as others. That
should not limit our QSLs. 73 Price W0RI
On Monday, April 18, 2016 11:38 AM, Kip Edwards wrote:
Jim,
I think your diatribe in an apparent attempt to embarrass SP6AEG is
out of place in a public foru
If one would look on eBay there are quite a few 470 ohm 2 watt Allen Bradley
Carbon Resistors. They are non inductive and perfect for terminating an
antenna. 73 Price W0RI
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If anyone needs some info, drop me an email and I will send you some info. It
has worked on towers from 55 to 80 ft with or with out a stack of antennas.
73 de Price w0riw0ri...@sbcglobal.net
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Larry, N7DD
I do not believe that you are 35 years out of date. Sure the "Plastic Boxes"
have 160 on them and there are many amplifiers that pump out max power on Top
Band. The antennas are a different problem. Putting up a 160 meter dipole can
be impossible on a normal city lot. My lot is 90 ft
I am sure that a few of you remember W8AH, Al Hicks. Al was a Tiger on all
bands. If it was there he worked it. RIP Al de Price W0RI
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Dave, I converted to phillistrand 6700lb about 25 years ago. At that time their
termination was with 4 cable clamps at each end. They were torqued to 25 ft/lbs
as per instructions. I have 80ft Rohn 45G with a Telrex 20M546 at 81 ft, Hygain
153BAS at 90 ft and a 103BAS at 100ft. My phillistrand e
Hello to All;
Many years ago Alpha used a very nice QSK sequencing circuit for the Alpha 77,
NOT 77DX,D,SX, just the plain 77 ( 1971). It used a RJ1a and a reed-relay, a
couple of diodes and a resistor. It was powered with 55 volts. Worked very good
and I have the diagram. I have used it for yea
Hi Steve,
I am shunt feeding my 80 ft tower with a stack on top. I first tried air
variables and the loading changed with power. I went to vacuum variables and
all is well. 500pf @ 7.5kV. 73 Price W0RI
On Sunday, August 2, 2015 7:11 PM, Steve Flood wrote:
My top-loaded vertical ne
Jim,
And after measuring it, I don't believe anyone will do anything about it. The
PolyPhaser manual has some good info on lightning "protection".
73 de Price W0RI
On Wednesday, April 22, 2015 11:47 AM, Jim Brown
wrote:
What do you want to measure? These testers, as well as the
Hi Frank,
You took the words out of my mouth or fingers.
Back in the 60s and 70s, I worked Charlie Mellen on 20 ssb quite often. Charlie
was # 1 on the Honor Roll followed by Marv W6VFR for many years. Look in the
old QSTs fron the 50s and 60s and you will see them both listed. Had a sked
wi
Extra Class
I am sure that my wife could get her General and Extra class license by
studying for one weekend or less, if she wanted to.
When I got my Extra in 1968. There were no privileges. The test was send and
receive code at 20WPM and the written test had many diagrams to draw.
Not quite
Back in the days when it seemed that almost everyone were getting vanity call
letters, one of the stations local to St. Louis obtained a K1** call. When the
DX station went by the numbers he was calling with the 1s not the 9s or 0s.
Price W0RI
On Thursday, February 5, 2015 6:44 AM, Fortra wro
Good evening All.
If someone wants to do it this way, well why not.
I am on the top of the Honor-Roll 379 confrmd and all were worked within a 15
mile area. I have 192 confirmed on 160. DXCC on 7 Bands. All from a 90 X 140
foot lot. Only RX antenna on 160 is a homemade loop, Xmit antenna on RX
Hi Charlie,
I can remember when the Collins S-Line used .01 600volt disk ceramic capacitors
on the power supply connector. They were from the AC switch to ground. They
were almost always burnt and many times only the leads left.
73 Price W0RI
On Wednesday, February 4, 2015 6:31 PM, Charlie C
The tower is 90 feet, not 50 feet.
On Wednesday, February 4, 2015 12:11 PM, Charlie Cunningham
wrote:
Gee, I surely agree with Grant, Larry! I've used EZNEC for MANY years, with
great results, and I've designed, built, tested and measured many wonderful
EZNEC designs - including some rea
Very true Frank.
73 Price W0RI
On Tuesday, February 3, 2015 6:28 PM, "donov...@starpower.net"
wrote:
Hi guys,
We've beat up KK6ZM enough for his honest mistake, we all make
mistakes. By now I'm sure Patrick has heard from his well known
father and his uncles too and there's no chance h
I guess, if you go in the opposite direction, you can become younger.
Price W0RI
On Friday, January 30, 2015 8:52 PM, Art Snapper wrote:
I guess a remote station on the ISS isn't going to fly?
Art
ᐧ
On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 5:39 PM, Tree wrote:
> Yes - that is the important key - use the
and camp on the freq. Yes, the early bird catches the station b4
the East Coast is aware he is on.
73 Hardy N7RT
- Original Message -
From: "Don Kirk"
To: "Tom W8JI"
Cc: "JC" ; "HAROLD SMITH JR" ;
"topband"
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015
Very well put JC! You hit the nail on the head.
73 de Price W0RI
On Friday, January 23, 2015 10:36 AM, JC wrote:
>>>
160 stopped becoming the "Gentleman's Band" ever since mainstream
manufacturers started incoroporating a spot marked "160" on the front of
their rigs & linears...
<<<
100
Hi Grant and Carl,
About 20 years ago, I replaced my steel guy wires on my 80 ft of Rohn 45G with
6700lb Phillystran. At that time the end kits were 4 galvanized cable clamps
and a plastic end cap.
Their instructions said to torque the cable clamps to 25 ft/lbs. I also used
RTV on the end caps
If anyone is in need of some Teflon tubing, I have some # 11 gauge. It is fine
for # 12 AWG or smaller wire.
I am not trying to make money on this. I will sell it for 0.75 US$ per foot. I
will ship world wide via USPS priority
mail. Shipping cost will be $6.00 in the USA and US$20.00 worldwide.
Tom,
I have an amplifier with a pair of 3-400Zs I built in the 60s. When I built it
it was for 20, 15 and 10 meters.
I used 3 of the 5 positions of a BC375 tuning unit switch. Everything work
fine. I added 160, 80 and 40 meters.
160 was switched in and out with a RJ-1a vacuum relay. When I we
This sure doesn't sound like topband to me !
Price W0RI
Well, SMA is probably the most generally useful. With the adaptors in place,
we just have to make sure that we include the adaptors in our calibrations.
When it gets to be really "witchy" is when we need to calibrate a miniature
coax or se
Charlie,
I have NEVER seen a repeat of your postings.
73 de Price W0RI near St Louis, MO
Good morning, Mac
Please let me know if you see further repeats of any of my posts to the
reflector. No one else had told me about that, so I appreciate your letting
me know. After your e-mail, I did r
Sorry Carl, I hit the send button before responding..Now.
I believe that first #14 wire is a bit small.
I do not believe that you will find a 50ohmZ and X=0 point.
I have 80ft of Rohn 45G with a Telrex 20M546 at 80ft, 3el on 15 at 90 and 3el
on 10 at 100ft. I shunt feed the tower for 160
with
Amen Merv,
You hit the nail on the head ! !
73 Price W0RI
Yes no doubt, it seems if a persons personal agenda precedes their
ability to read with any comprehension on this reflector so many times,
here we go again.
> The discussion is about the placement of an additional loading coil and its
Jamie,
The VSWR would change because the arc would change the impedance at the Arc
point. From perhaps several hundred or thousand ohms to
near Zero during the Arc..
73, Price W0RI
Thanks Steve:
Not bad - I may try that ! :)
The question in my mind was if there was an arc outside the caps,
Subject:Re: Topband: Submerging variable caps in oil as substitute for vacuum
variables
The author points out (correctly) the tempco issues with oil dielectric.
Still I am intrigued by the thought of a remote tuning capacitor via hydraulic
tubing :-). The capacitor plates could be as simple
It looks like everyone is trying to reinvent the wheel. What is wrong with
terminating Phillystran
the way the manufacture says.
I have been using 6700 lb Phillystran for over 30 years for my 80 ft of Rohn
45G tower. At that time
the termination kits were a thimble and 4 cable clamps. The clam
On 12/28/2013 12:54 AM, Dr. Wolf Ostwald wrote:
> hny to everybody on the reflector !
> today we saw real good condx to the western US here from central EU. But i
> guess the word did not spread fast enough. I sure was missing all the " clear
> channel stations" from the coast.
> VE6SV had a b
The HN is a tough connector. At my former employer we used to run close to 2.5
KW thru them into fairly reactive loads. This was in the 130-180 Mhz freq
range. I don't remember ever seeing one fail.
73, Stew K3ND
Because of a current/voltage node I was toasting SO-239's (FORGET Type
"N"'s)...
Hi All,
I am sold out of Teflon Tubing,
Thanks to all.
73 Harold W0RI
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If anyone is in need of Teflon tubing, I have a large spool. It is 11gauge thin
wall which
is perfect for #12 enamel wire. I had some #12 tubing and it was almost
impossible to
push the wire in.
I will sell it for US$0.50 per foot and I will ship it worldwide in a USPS
Small Flat Rate
I worked for many years in the Xray service business.
We use silicone grease in the plug in Anode and Cathode plugs. If
the connectors were not coated with silicone grease, The connectors would
explode. The cathode connector had 1/2 the tube voltage and the filament
voltage.
The filament curren
Hi Jim and All,
I had been working in Medical Electronics 25+ years... Now retired for over 20
years.
Silicone Grease was and is still used on all high voltage connections to the
X-Ray tube. The cathode lead
had the high voltage and the filament voltage. It never changed any of the
filament
Amen Bob,
Tom really helps a lot of guys and gals with his expertise. Quite a guy.
73 Price W0RI
Tom,
Thank you for providing this information.
Your time is valuable and we all appreciate your input on these (and countless
other matter)!
73,
Bob AA6VB
Sent from my iPhone
> On Nov 17,
The simplest way is to get a DPDT knife switch. Look in the web and I am sure
you can find one.
73 de Price W0RI
I am planning to put in a DPDT switch (or relay) to allow me to easily
switch from using my 80m dipole as a vertical (T-top) antenna on 160m:
http://www.ae5x.com/docs/antennas/160
Hello Herb and all,
In the early 70 I was on one of my many trips to DL land. My friend DL2VP, now
SK, was an engineer at DW-TV and German Radio
on 1584kHz. The final was 12kV at 80 Amps. 960kW input. The vacuum variables
were bigger than trash cans.
The power-supply took up a room about 12 X 1
Hello Dave.
Years ago, 70 or so. I was brought up in Marshall, MO. Television was't around.
We listened to WHO, KCMO and KMOX most of the time. My folks had a BIG
RCA Console with many metal tubes and covered BC, and 2 SW bands. Sure
wish I had it now.
73 Price W0RI
We have a Franklin ante
Craig,
When I was in the Army in the late 50s, We used WD1TTwhich sounds like
WD1. I see that someone has it on eBay.
73..Price W0RI
These are two different kinds of wire.
WD1 is designed for the old tip and ring phone systems of the 40's-60's and
consists of two twisted seven conductor wir
If one needs J-310 FETs. Look on eBay there are quite a few listings with
reasonable
shipping cost.
73 de Price W0RI
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Hello Frank,
My first QSO with Don Miller was in 1959.
I was in the Army in Ansbach, Germany. My call was DL4SH and I worked Don
on 15 CW. He was WN9WNV on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. I think I have his
QSL, if I look a bit. If I find it, I will post it.
I had a private DL call and it cost me
> Anybody on this list have a Rhombic for 160M?
>
> W1AW used to use one for bulletins and code practice on 160M but I think it
> came down years ago (1989?)
>
> I seem to recall pics in CQ of a big California desert DX'er who had what was
> essentially a radial array of rhombics for maybe 16
Gary,
I remember having some single-malt with you in Dayton. That was several years
ago.
73
Price W0RI
This thread is a perfect indicator that 160 propagation currently sucks.
Threads
like these are like the RTTY diddle--a signal that carries no new information.
Not that I don't like sing
>
> On 12/04/13 09:39, Robin Lyon wrote:
>
> It is with great sadness that I inform you that Mike died this
>morning. As you are aware, I regarded him as a close friend and I shall miss
>our
>weekly skeds.
>
> For the record, Mike was the top Australian operator on the current DXCC
From: Pete Smith N4ZR
To: Topband@contesting.com
Sent: Tue, March 26, 2013 9:41:23 AM
Subject: Re: Topband: binocular matching transformers - Solved
Thanks to everyone who helped me straighten this out. Changing from 2:4 to 4:8
turns made all the difference
Roger,
Thank you forthe sad news.
David will really be missed. His signal was always tops.
Prrice
W0RI
>From the Daily DX:
G3FPQ, David Courtier-Dutton, passed away on Sunday February 3rd.
He was 79.
Roger
VE3ZI
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Hello Tom,
I have Polyphaser and I.C.E. units on all my cables ( Antenna and all Control
).
I installed them in 1991 after several strikes damaged my Tranceivers.
Since then, I have had no problems.
The most important is a good Grounding System. A couple of ground rods won't
do the trick.
Hello Raoul,
Yes there are a few 160 meter gentlemen and gentlegirls still left.
If you notice, the flaming remarks mostly are made by one person. Several years
ago he was
banned from this reflector. I do have to agree that it really gets disgusting.
Thank god there
is a delete key on eve
AMEN Tom, He Just is like the "Energizer Bunny". He keeps going on and on and
on.
73 and Happy Holidays Price W0RI
> Or the person on here who went from an extensive radial system to a full
> screen
>claimed a 5dB improvement but now denys the possibility. Its in the TB
>archives
>from 1998
Just completed cables for an active receive 4 square with Commscope PE jacketed
flooded RG6 (660-BEF), 1000' on ebay for $35. I used the "weathertight"
compression fittings and a Radio Shack stepped prep cutter. RS has the tools
cheap. Extra care is needed to remove the braid shards since t
The GAP Voyager is not much better than a dummy load on 160m. On 80m and
40m it received fairly well compared to my other 80 and 40 antennas.
Doug
Original Message-
With the prospect of downsizing and moving into senior housing in the future
I am starting to look at vertical antennas tha
Goose,
I have to agree with you 100%. Great operation as always from the "Gang".
Price W0RI
My thanks goes out to you, George, and the rest of the PT0S crew. I
managed to log you guys on 160 for a new one and it never ceases to amaze me
that wherever you go, George, I am always able to he
The sloper loads fine all the way up to 1500 watts. The inverted L loads just
fine to about 700 watts and then causes the Alpha amp to fault out. I think I
am
getting a sudden change in antenna impedance. The antenna is fed through a 5 KW
rated choke balun. The feed line exits the base between
Hello Charlie,
Nice to see you on the web.
In the early 50s, we would send in contact information to Rod and he would
publish some in QST "How's DX".
I sent one in with some QSOs on 10 meter AM and CW.
Rod put in the publication : W0CKC actually worked someone on 10CW.
W0CKC was my first cal
The T Match tuner is what sits in the house Price. The T Match feed on the
antenna is completely different, is grounded to the boom on the all metal
design
and is no more prone to P-static than any other feed system.
My own yagis use a T Match from 28 to 432 MHz and work very well and without
Very true Tom,
I am using on 20 meters a Telrex 20M546. The Telrex uses a T network. The T
bars
are very close to the driven element and longer than normal. They use no series
capacitors.
Or should I say condensers as they were called when Mike Arcelino designed the
Telrexs.
73 Price W0RI
Bob and Paul, The 8877 has a 5 volt filament. The 3CPX1500A7 has a 5.5 volt
filament. Many have been running the 8877 and 3CPX1500A7 with
a Peter Dahl transformer at over 4kV and they work fine. Eimac says that the
filament should be 5.0 volts +- 5% or 4.75 to 5.25 volts. This should be
measur
If anyone needs teflon tubing, I have large spools in 12 and 11 guage. I can
ship 15+ feet to anyone
in the states for US$6.00 and DX land for US$8.00. My QRZ address is fine.
73.Price W0RI
Amidon is not the only supplier of #12 standard wall teflon (PTFE) sleeve.
They are just one
Bernie,
Very sad to hear this.
I remember many QSOs on 20 and 160 meters.
Please pass along our condolences to Pieter's family and friends.
RIP African Cowboy!
Price W0RI and family.
Sad news.
Pieter Botha [86] passed away last night 7 Nov 2012 at 18Z
ZS4PB, widely known as The African
Hi Bob,
I haven't received mine and I know that Ken NA0Y hasn't either.
73
Price W0RI
Subject: Topband: 7O6T OQSL service
Am I the only person who used the OQSL service for 7O6T and have not gotten a
QSL. ? I know they must have gotten my contribution as I did get LOTW credit.
Are they
MFJ makes a filter for their Antenna analysers. I am sure that if it does not
work for you, you can get your monies back.
73..Price W0RI
I have the same problem with a 50KW FM station a couple of miles away
affecting my Palstar ZM-30. It is useable on the rig side of an antenna
tuning uni
Excellent observations on DXCC from the East Coast.
I think all Atlantic Coasters should operate QRP - Just to make it fair.
jim / W1FMR
Jim,
When I operated with Merv K9FD at BY1QH in Jan '98 on 160, we observed the
following:
The west coast stations, W6 & W7s were S7 to S9. Midwest w
Hello Bob,
I have used the published velocity factors for years.
I made a 4:1 balan for my Telrex 20M546 a few years ago with RG14 coax. After I
cut it, I checked it
with my GDO and all was fine.
73 Price W0RI
Hi it's still flooded here but I wanted to fire up one of my verticals by
its
Amen Tom !
Price W0RI
From: Tom W8JI
To: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Fri, August 17, 2012 10:42:52 AM
Subject: Re: Topband: UA9YAB - Silent Key
That's sad to hear at such a young age. UA9YAB was a regular on 80 and 160
meters. I'm sure Alex gave many peopl
I find that 1/2 inch PVC pipe is handy for many things. It can be cut into 6"
spacers or insulators. I use it for spacers on my Shunt Fed tower's
shunt feed rod. I used 1/2" EMT for the shunt feed rod and the PVC spaced about
every 24" to stabilize the rod. I use Black Tie-wraps to
secure eve
That is correct, as Mr Kirchoff said.
Price W0RI
You are misinterpreting what you are seeing. When you put a resistor in
one side of a dipole you modify the current distribution in both sides
of the dipole and the side with the resistor has a large decrease in
current at the point where the
Hi Tom,
I am suprised that no one has brought up the "T2FD" antenna and
of course the B&W "All-Band" antenna.
It was in one of the magazines back in the (50s?).
73
Price W0RI
___
UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
A low impedance tower ground is important. Google TOWER FOOTING RESISTANCE
for an IEEE ppt. on this. I would aim for a couple of ohms. That means
several long rods.
Dave WX7G
Dave,
Of course a low impedance ground is important.
I have a ground field with 6 - 10ft 3/4 inch schedule 80 copper
About 20 years ago I decided to do something about lightning protection.
My tower is 80 feet of Rohn 45G, with a 5el Telrex monoband 20 meter yagi at 82
feet.
Hygain 153BAS at 90 feet and Hygain 103BAS at 100 feet. I have a homemade
antenna
switch box near the top.
I shunt feed the tower with
When I was in the Army in 1958 to 1960, the field commo wire was WD1/TT.
This was a twisted pair of steel and copper stranded insulated wire. It had no
jacket
over the twisted pair. The official way to splice it was with a square-knot and
twist the loose ends
after the end of the knot. Then w
Dates should be July 26th to July 31st.
Hpe 2 CU on 160
73 Price W0RI
Main operators on topband will be N2WB "Wild Bill", AB5EB Mike and me SM0MDG
Björn.
Our activity on Topband will most likely commence in the evening of August 26
and we are schedule to leave St Paul August 1st, so last
I've seen literally hundreds of improperly installed PL-259, type N and BNC
connectors. Years ago I stopped allowing anyone to bring coaxial cables into
my
shack because so many are improperly installed.
73
Frank
W3LPL
Frank,
I will agree with you.
I can count one ONE hand the cables that
Don't open this. Delete it. It contains a VIRUS ! !
de Price W0RI
From: Archibald C Doty Jr
To: topband-ow...@contesting.com; k...@comcast.net; TopBand@contesting.com;
efweing...@charter.net; l.f.h.e.n.s@earthlink.net
Sent: Tue, July 3, 2012 12:55:20 PM
S
Bob,
If you had a 250H that read grossly underestimated, then you had a bad element,
the line section or the meter. The usable range in NOT a square-wave.
Price W0RI
Hi Jim
Many years ago at 4U1ITU I found the Bird 43 grossly underestimated
the power output on 160, rather embarrassing at
Here are the particulars on Mike Elliott, KQ0B arrangements:
His remains will be buried at Jefferson Barracks (South county) on Wednesday
June 6th at 10:30AM.
For those wishing to attend, there will be a processional leaving from
Bethel-Providence Christian Church (14700 New Halls Ferry Road,
I have received word that Mike Elliot, KQ0B, passed away Wednesday afternoon. I
have not received anyother
information.
In the last few years, Mike was very active on 160. He has always been very
active on 80 thru 10 meters.
Our prayers go out to his family.
Price W0RI
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Hi Don
Yes - we both remember the Don Miller style of working a CW pileup pretty much
the same way.
In this case, I quickly realized that if I stuck with the CORE PILE I was going
to have to really WORK HARD in order to pull out any calls - because the guys
were totally out of control and cal
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