Re: Topband: Big Stew - A Wipe-out Down Under/W8UVZ SK

2024-01-04 Thread Jim Brown
On 1/2/2024 8:38 PM, Steve Ireland wrote: On a slightly more serious note, I was sad to hear of the passing of George, W8UVZ. I didn't know George, but I appreciate all the contributions he made to our hobby, exemplifying the tradition of "giving back." Anyone who has worked a Topband expedi

Re: Topband: Big Stew - A Wipe-out Down Under/W8UVZ SK

2024-01-02 Thread Steve Ireland
Happy New Year topbanders! As my cobber Phil VK6GX so aptly put it the Big Stew was a wipe-out down under. To continue to look at it in surfing parlance, it could be said that the propagation surf never got up beyond ankle height! My only QSO was Ron VK3IO on Sunday evening here.  He was so wea