> Hi All > > > A few friends have asked about VE1ZZ since he has not been on Topband > much lately. > > > I gave him a call yesterday on the phone and he said he is nearing his > 82nd birthday but has been slowed down by age and other things.
Jeff, Thanks for the note. I got to thinking and just checked my log. VE1ZZ was my first DX on 160 and my 2nd 160 QSO; this on July 8, 1992. Though I'd been a ham 13 years, I'd never been on 160 till that time. I remember I was living in a 2nd floor apartment with a random wire tacked to the hallway ceiling, using buttons for insulators, had a Drake TR7 & Murch 2000B Transmatch. Landlord had said no to any antennas so this is what I had to use & there Jack was, QRV on Topband in July. 73, Gary Ka1J _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
