[EIDXA] SU/KJ9I 160m update

David J Schmocker kj9i at netins.net
Sat May 6 02:42:17 EDT 2006


Everyone:
During this trip and despite limited operating time (away 
from work), I had really hoped to activate SU on 160m.. I 
spent last night at SU1SK QTH.. 160m is really not 
workable until he moves to a new QTH which he plans to do 
within a year or two. Said's home is a small high-rise 
building with nearby high-rise buildings all around. 160m 
antenna requires permission from many neighbors to install 
and some of the neighbor kids have cut his 160m wire 
antenna many times right after he installs it. In 
surveying the available QTH, I was unable to find a better 
way.

I tried to find a way to operate from my hotel by my room 
faces east and the rooms to the west overlook a court-yard 
at Marriott where it is not acceptable to have a wire 
hanging above.. so not looking good for SU 160m.. I'm 
sorry about that but I will continue to look for a way 
perhaps for a future trip.

Dave KJ9I


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