[Boatanchors] reverted to the good olde days

[Bill Cromwell]

On 07/27/2013 07:56 AM, Rob Atkinson wrote:
> Bill,
>
> Who did you talk to on 160?  MIke KD8CVY is usually on there all
> summer.  What frequency were you on?
>
> 73
>
> Rob
> K5UJ
>

Hi Rob,

I haven't heard anybody on CW on 160 most of the summer. Sometimes I 
listen to some guys on SSB up above 1900. The QSO I snagged was on 80 
meters. On 80 that wire is approximately a half wave. While I was tuning 
for maximum smoke I made several CQ calls. On RBN the signal kept going 
out farther and stronger. And I got a nice QSO out of it. I can't tune 
that way with the solid state rigs. The SWR at 50 ohms was horrid! Would 
send transistor finals packing. Not so far out that it hurt the Pi 
network or the 6146s. And RBN heard nothing from me on 40 meters when I 
was on 80 and nothing on 80 or 40 when I was on 160 (whew). I listened 
on 160 yet again around the gray line - nada.

Everything 50 ohms and 1.0000000:1.000000 SWR is NOT the end all - be all.

The other ham on 80 was Jon, W8TY. If I hear him on we'll go at it 
again. I'll have more paper handy!

73,

Bill  KU8H