Mike: I would posit we - the "top band community" - need to promote increased operations ---------- fuggedabout "decent rx antennas" --- just get more hams operating on top band:
- emphasize the Maunder minimum - emphasize the rise of efficiency of small lot antennas, as a resulting "benefit" - emphasize the benefits of a new low band rcv arrays It's about encouraging hams to explore top band, as the "minimums" descend on us.....not, necessarily, encouraging "ultimate stations" --- i.e., get 'em on the band...... 71.5/72 de Jim Rodenkirch K9JWV Guy said: >There is the issue of when people are actually listening on 160. *Sounds* dead because no one is there. ...AND THEN there is the issue of when people *can* actually listen; by that I mean, they have a decent rx antenna at their disposal. I've noticed quite a few locals (W1) with increasing interest in 160. The low-space rx antenna options out there are attracting interest. This is good. Bring on the minimum. Mike N1TA _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
