> What exactly is the point of operating such a difficult band, full of all > sorts of > noise, relatively awful propagation, requiring gigantic antennas, then > using the low power? Is it because using high power makes it so easy, > because it really doesn't.
It is the CHALLENGE that makes us chase DX on 160M. Whether you do it with 100W and a short vertical from a noisey city lot or have a super station with a few hunded acres of land and unlimited antennas running full power it is still a Challenge to operate on 160M band. To borrow a Quote from Garry NI6T "160 not a band but an obsession" Garry is correct. No other HF Ham Band is like it. The Last Frontier !! John k9uwa John Goller, K9UWA & Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations [email protected] Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
