For us in the northern hemisphere, the band is quieting down and looking up! On Sunday of this week I got the station here back to normal on 160m. During summer months I had been using my alternate antenna which is a 1/4 wave sloping vertical with elevated radials. For lightning protection during the summer months I had grounded the elements in the TX array, grounded the elements in the 8 circle array, and removed its electronics. After Sunday afternoon’s antenna work, I got on Monday morning and put out a few CQs. KH6DX promptly answered with an S9 signal followed by AL7TC, VK3IO, and ZL2RX. I got back on again this morning and found VK2WF. However, the real surprise this morning came when DU7ET answered my CQ. It was a struggle for me to copy Robert but with some patience, we had a solid QSO. For those of you that have been dormant during the summer months, it’s time to get on!
73. . . Dave, W0FLS in Iowa _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
