Well said, Jim. Indeed, many are right here on this forum, alive and in the
flesh. :-)
I'm also grateful for all I've learned here, and continue to learn.
73, Mike
www.w0btu.com
On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 1:44 PM, Jim Murray via Topband <
topband@contesting.com> wrote:
> To all those who may be new
Tom:
I'm sure you also remember Waldo - W8ANO in Grafton, OH, active on the
air from 1915 - 2002.Waldo was one of the first to make 160 WAC, as a
result of working ZC4AK in Cyprus. Roger - VE3ZI told me that when he
was in 5Z4 land a long time ago, Waldo was as loud as anyone fr
And don't forget Stew's hand typed and duplicated 160m bulletins, usually
sent out with a personal handwritten note of encouragement. Roger
G3RBP/VE3ZI and I kept it going for a few years after Stew passed away.
Don G3XTT
On 6 Jan 2016 19:11, "Tom W8JI" wrote:
> I remember this stuff well from t
To all those who may be new to the forum: There are also several other
exceptional pioneers of ham radio with amazing accomplishments that are willing
to share their knowledge and experiences on this forum. They provide a wealth
of information to people like myself with less electronics and o
I remember this stuff well from the early 1960's. I got my feet wet in 160
because it was a hotbed for local mobile and ragchew activity in the Great
Lakes area.
Stew, W1BB, was "famous" on 160 because Stew was the main organizer and main
promoter of all 160 DX work, including trans-Atlantic t
Gary and all,
DXing on the Edge, The Thrill of 160 Meters which was wrote by Jeff K1ZM
is a very good book to know the history about 160m.
It describes Stew W1BB very in detail.
And you can read about Stew by his Web site.
http://www.k1zm.com/w1bb
Also you can see 160Meter News issued by W1BB
et - no skimmer - no ON4KST chat - just the man and his
station and it was the stuff of legends.
73 JEFF VY2ZM/K1ZM
Original Message
From: Chris G3SVL
To: Gary ; topband
Sent: Wed, Jan 6, 2016 5:34 am
Subject: Re: Topband: W1BB (not K1BB)
On 06/01/2016 03:17, Gary Smith wrot
Tony & Chris,
Thanks, I'll get the book, that's just what I would like to read
about.
I appreciate it,
73,
Gary
KA1J
> On 06/01/2016 03:17, Gary Smith wrote:
> > Is there a link where I can learn more about why he is so revered? He
> > must of been one heck of a DXer on 160 to be so well appr
On 06/01/2016 03:17, Gary Smith wrote:
Is there a link where I can learn more about why he is so revered? He
must of been one heck of a DXer on 160 to be so well appreciated.
Hi Gary,
Stew, apart from being a great 160m DX'er, was also the father of the
Transatlantic tests. In the late 60's an
