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Hello Greg, Just to say thanks a million for the countless 160 metre QSOs we have had, mainly at UK sunrise, over the past 15 years. Your remote station receiving capability has always amazed me. I can imagine your frustration at hearing and copying us so many times, when we were not hearing you. Sometimes it was the other way round. Proof enough that one way propagation does exist on 160. I won’t be joining you on microwaves, but if you do decide to set up a 160 remote facility again in Cape Town, I will be listening for you! We hope to visit ZS1 again when these travel restrictions are lifted and when we do, we will certainly get together. Best 73, Tom G3OLB _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
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I think the conditions in South Africa are not the main reason .. We live in a very poor country and have a paltry pension, but we find conditions for installing antennas. I think you Greg just lost desire. Very sorry . --- Nick, UY0ZG http://www.topband.in.ua Greg - ZL3IX писал 2021-09-18 00:52: Hi all, It is with some sadness that I have to tell you that this will be my last post on Topband, after a presence of 24 years, including my activity as ZS5K. My wife and I are relocating back to ZS1 so that she can be with her young family, and we are unlikely to be moving into a property from which Topband operations will be a pleasure. I have had 17 great years enjoying a good station with dedicated Rx antennas, and know that I would be frustrated with 'city lot' type operations. Instead I am in the process of constructing microwave equipment, and have already had my first QSOs on 23 cm and 3 cm. I'm hoping that enjoyment of the weak signal propagation modes on those bands will replace the pleasure I've been fortunate enough to have operating on 160 m. Thank you all for the great QSOs and good luck with your activities on the Gentlemen's Band. 73, Greg, ZL3IX, G3ZZI, ex ZS5K _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
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From: Greg - ZL3IX To: Topband Reflector Subject: Topband: Unsubscribing ## well, you could perhaps try FT8. You could perhaps try a remote RX...while TX'ing at home. Jim VE7RF Hi all, It is with some sadness that I have to tell you that this will be my last post on Topband, after a presence of 24 years, including my activity as ZS5K. 73, Greg, ZL3IX, G3ZZI, ex ZS5K _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
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Hi, I already commented but I will add that my present site is a 100 foot by 100 foot lot. I have a compromise inverted L and one radial. The L and the radial (counterpoise) of necessity turn some corners, higher here, and lower there. I don't have a world beater station on 160 meters but I do occasionally get on there and give it try. Sometimes there are surprises but we will not get any of those if we don't turn the radio on:) 73, Bill KU8H bark less - wag more On 9/17/21 11:31 PM, Gene Smar via Topband wrote: Here, here! I agree with Fred - don't give up on TopBand, Greg. My station and shunt-fed tower are on a relatively small suburban lot (1/3 Acre) surrounded by all sorts of hash-generating devices. My original 160M antenna was an inverted L with one radial with which I participated in the 1999 ARRL 160M CW contest. I had a blast! I consider TopBand a challenge because of my real estate limitations. But most of us mere mortals have to live with similar antenna limits. There are few of us with large Yagis up at 1/4 WL AGL on this band. Enjoy uwaves, but please don't abandon 160M. 73 de Gene Smar AD3F Rockville, MD USA _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
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Il 17/09/2021 23:52, Greg - ZL3IX ha scritto: It is with some sadness that I have to tell you that this will be my last post on Topband, after a presence of 24 years, including my activity as ZS5K. Greg, me too live in a VSUL (very small unlucky lot) but I never give up. I founded a little radio club with some friends: I4AVG, IK4GME and I4EAT (now SK) 25 Km north of my city. It means I have traveled a lot during the winter to reach an old country home full of antennas but also full of cobwebs and mices. I have to calculate time, propagation, and also check wheather because fog, snow or ice are a little dangerous, it would be very foolish to destroy my car to make a new one... and I'm not interested in a glorious end as a Homeric hero. Can I give you an advice? Look for some friends interested in low bands, maybe the solution is simpler than it seems, and maybe there is less fog in your country. GL! Paolo I4EWH _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
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Good advice ! Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sat, Sep 18, 2021 at 8:09 AM, jcr...@mun.ca wrote: Hi Greg, I remember our QSO about decade ago. Always a thrill to work that end of the globe. Sorry to hear you're QRT on TB. Have fun on the microwaves... the VLF ops think of TB as microwave work! 73 & GL Joe VO1NA On Sat, 18 Sep 2021, Greg - ZL3IX wrote: > Hi all, > > It is with some sadness that I have to tell you that this will be my last > post on Topband, after a presence of 24 years, including my activity as ZS5K. > _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
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Hi Greg, I remember our QSO about decade ago. Always a thrill to work that end of the globe. Sorry to hear you're QRT on TB. Have fun on the microwaves... the VLF ops think of TB as microwave work! 73 & GL Joe VO1NA On Sat, 18 Sep 2021, Greg - ZL3IX wrote: Hi all, It is with some sadness that I have to tell you that this will be my last post on Topband, after a presence of 24 years, including my activity as ZS5K. _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
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Greg: Don't forget the many QSOs you have made, including with folks for whom you were a new country or much-needed multiplier...160 requires patience and dedication, and you know this well. Bon voyage and best wishes for great success in your relocation endeavors! Here's to hoping you envision 160M ops from ZS! John, W6UQZ (W7RN in Stew Perry contests, etc. in recent years, formerly running 160M from my apartment in Monterey CA - full sized inv L up 60' in a pine tree with 9 full-sized sloping radials) On Friday, September 17, 2021, 08:33:24 PM PDT, Gene Smar via Topband wrote: Here, here! I agree with Fred - don't give up on TopBand, Greg. My station and shunt-fed tower are on a relatively small suburban lot (1/3 Acre) surrounded by all sorts of hash-generating devices. My original 160M antenna was an inverted L with one radial with which I participated in the 1999 ARRL 160M CW contest. I had a blast! I consider TopBand a challenge because of my real estate limitations. But most of us mere mortals have to live with similar antenna limits. There are few of us with large Yagis up at 1/4 WL AGL on this band. Enjoy uwaves, but please don't abandon 160M. 73 de Gene Smar AD3F Rockville, MD USA On 9/17/2021 8:48 PM, fmoeves wrote: > Greg, Although I have not had the pleasure to work you I really don't like to > hear stories like this. Hopefully you can find a way to get on the band. Like > they say when there's a will there's a way. A few run QRP on Topband I'm > starting to play around with now. When life gives you lemons make lemonade. > Anyway 73 and good luck. Fred KB4QZH. > Original message From: Greg - ZL3IX > Date: 9/17/21 5:57 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Topband Reflector > Subject: Topband: Unsubscribing Hi all,It is with > some sadness that I have to tell you that this will be my last post on > Topband, after a presence of 24 years, including my activity as ZS5K.My wife > and I are relocating back to ZS1 so that she can be with her young family, > and we are unlikely to be moving into a property from which Topband > operations will be a pleasure. I have had 17 great years enjoying a good > station with dedicated Rx antennas, and know that I would be frustrated with > 'city lot' type operations.Instead I am in the process of constructing > microwave equipment, and have already had my first QSOs on 23 cm and 3 cm. > I'm hoping that enjoyment of the weak signal propagation modes on those bands > will replace the pleasure I've been fortunate enough to have operating on 160 > m.Thank you all for the great QSOs and good luck with your activities on the > Gentlemen's Band.73, Greg, ZL3IX, G3ZZI, ex ZS5K_Searchable > Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector > _ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
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Here, here! I agree with Fred - don't give up on TopBand, Greg. My station and shunt-fed tower are on a relatively small suburban lot (1/3 Acre) surrounded by all sorts of hash-generating devices. My original 160M antenna was an inverted L with one radial with which I participated in the 1999 ARRL 160M CW contest. I had a blast! I consider TopBand a challenge because of my real estate limitations. But most of us mere mortals have to live with similar antenna limits. There are few of us with large Yagis up at 1/4 WL AGL on this band. Enjoy uwaves, but please don't abandon 160M. 73 de Gene Smar AD3F Rockville, MD USA On 9/17/2021 8:48 PM, fmoeves wrote: Greg, Although I have not had the pleasure to work you I really don't like to hear stories like this. Hopefully you can find a way to get on the band. Like they say when there's a will there's a way. A few run QRP on Topband I'm starting to play around with now. When life gives you lemons make lemonade. Anyway 73 and good luck. Fred KB4QZH. Original message From: Greg - ZL3IX Date: 9/17/21 5:57 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Topband Reflector Subject: Topband: Unsubscribing Hi all,It is with some sadness that I have to tell you that this will be my last post on Topband, after a presence of 24 years, including my activity as ZS5K.My wife and I are relocating back to ZS1 so that she can be with her young family, and we are unlikely to be moving into a property from which Topband operations will be a pleasure. I have had 17 great years enjoying a good station with dedicated Rx antennas, and know that I would be frustrated with 'city lot' type operations.Instead I am in the process of constructing microwave equipment, and have already had my first QSOs on 23 cm and 3 cm. I'm hoping that enjoyment of the weak signal propagation modes on those bands will replace the pleasure I've been fortunate enough to have operating on 160 m.Thank you all for the great QSOs and good luck with your activities on the Gentlemen's Band.73, Greg, ZL3IX, G3ZZI, ex ZS5K_Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
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Greg, Although I have not had the pleasure to work you I really don't like to hear stories like this. Hopefully you can find a way to get on the band. Like they say when there's a will there's a way. A few run QRP on Topband I'm starting to play around with now. When life gives you lemons make lemonade. Anyway 73 and good luck. Fred KB4QZH. Original message From: Greg - ZL3IX Date: 9/17/21 5:57 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Topband Reflector Subject: Topband: Unsubscribing Hi all,It is with some sadness that I have to tell you that this will be my last post on Topband, after a presence of 24 years, including my activity as ZS5K.My wife and I are relocating back to ZS1 so that she can be with her young family, and we are unlikely to be moving into a property from which Topband operations will be a pleasure. I have had 17 great years enjoying a good station with dedicated Rx antennas, and know that I would be frustrated with 'city lot' type operations.Instead I am in the process of constructing microwave equipment, and have already had my first QSOs on 23 cm and 3 cm. I'm hoping that enjoyment of the weak signal propagation modes on those bands will replace the pleasure I've been fortunate enough to have operating on 160 m.Thank you all for the great QSOs and good luck with your activities on the Gentlemen's Band.73, Greg, ZL3IX, G3ZZI, ex ZS5K_Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
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Greg, It is always unsettling to move to a place with unknown radio potential. I had a 5 acre hill-top antenna farm in Arizona but relocated to a 3/4 acre property on Miami Beach. I found that what I lost in space for antennas I gained with the salt-water ground. Now, I am living on a boat with even less space. But last night I worked DX on TB with 300 W and a 4 meter long whip. It felt even better. So don't give up so easy. The reward comes from the difficulty! GL and 73, George, AA7JV.C6AGU On Sat, 18 Sep 2021 09:52:04 +1200 Greg - ZL3IX wrote: Hi all, It is with some sadness that I have to tell you that this will be my last post on Topband, after a presence of 24 years, including my activity as ZS5K. My wife and I are relocating back to ZS1 so that she can be with her young family, and we are unlikely to be moving into a property from which Topband operations will be a pleasure. I have had 17 great years enjoying a good station with dedicated Rx antennas, and know that I would be frustrated with 'city lot' type operations. Instead I am in the process of constructing microwave equipment, and have already had my first QSOs on 23 cm and 3 cm. I'm hoping that enjoyment of the weak signal propagation modes on those bands will replace the pleasure I've been fortunate enough to have operating on 160 m. Thank you all for the great QSOs and good luck with your activities on the Gentlemen's Band. 73, Greg, ZL3IX, G3ZZI, ex ZS5K _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
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Good luck with the move! Remote Ham Radio is where the future is at. Maybe finding rural land is not so easy in ZS. No need to leave though. People are always looking for advice and you have a wealth of knowledge that you can continue to share. W0MU On 9/17/2021 3:52 PM, Greg - ZL3IX wrote: Hi all, It is with some sadness that I have to tell you that this will be my last post on Topband, after a presence of 24 years, including my activity as ZS5K. My wife and I are relocating back to ZS1 so that she can be with her young family, and we are unlikely to be moving into a property from which Topband operations will be a pleasure. I have had 17 great years enjoying a good station with dedicated Rx antennas, and know that I would be frustrated with 'city lot' type operations. Instead I am in the process of constructing microwave equipment, and have already had my first QSOs on 23 cm and 3 cm. I'm hoping that enjoyment of the weak signal propagation modes on those bands will replace the pleasure I've been fortunate enough to have operating on 160 m. Thank you all for the great QSOs and good luck with your activities on the Gentlemen's Band. 73, Greg, ZL3IX, G3ZZI, ex ZS5K _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
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Hi Greg, My best wishes for you and your wife in your relocation. My wife and I have been through several different upheavals and we just decided those marked the beginnings of "Bill and Carolyn's New Adventures". I wonder if you might use some of that gear for amateur satellite operation. That might contribute to your radio satisfaction. I am going to give that a try here. 73, Bill KU8H bark less - wag more On 9/17/21 5:52 PM, Greg - ZL3IX wrote: Hi all, It is with some sadness that I have to tell you that this will be my last post on Topband, after a presence of 24 years, including my activity as ZS5K. My wife and I are relocating back to ZS1 so that she can be with her young family, and we are unlikely to be moving into a property from which Topband operations will be a pleasure. I have had 17 great years enjoying a good station with dedicated Rx antennas, and know that I would be frustrated with 'city lot' type operations. Instead I am in the process of constructing microwave equipment, and have already had my first QSOs on 23 cm and 3 cm. I'm hoping that enjoyment of the weak signal propagation modes on those bands will replace the pleasure I've been fortunate enough to have operating on 160 m. Thank you all for the great QSOs and good luck with your activities on the Gentlemen's Band. 73, Greg, ZL3IX, G3ZZI, ex ZS5K _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
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Hi all, It is with some sadness that I have to tell you that this will be my last post on Topband, after a presence of 24 years, including my activity as ZS5K. My wife and I are relocating back to ZS1 so that she can be with her young family, and we are unlikely to be moving into a property from which Topband operations will be a pleasure. I have had 17 great years enjoying a good station with dedicated Rx antennas, and know that I would be frustrated with 'city lot' type operations. Instead I am in the process of constructing microwave equipment, and have already had my first QSOs on 23 cm and 3 cm. I'm hoping that enjoyment of the weak signal propagation modes on those bands will replace the pleasure I've been fortunate enough to have operating on 160 m. Thank you all for the great QSOs and good luck with your activities on the Gentlemen's Band. 73, Greg, ZL3IX, G3ZZI, ex ZS5K _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
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Gerr, Please visit http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/topband to unsubscribe. 73, Mike www.w0btu.com [was Re: Topband: Topband Digest, Vol 195, Issue 12] On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 11:16 AM Gerr via Topband wrote: > No more Topband digest please m0awx > > Sent from my iPad > _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
