[Elecraft] EFHW

[Dauer, Edward]

Same sort of experience here.  In 1957 if my DX-20 could load it, I transmitted with it.  I didn’t know any better. I should say, however, that when I lived in R.I. during the peak years of Cycle 19 and in New Haven during the peak years of Cycle 21, having the ocean as a neighbor didn’t hurt either.  Certainly better than the thick layer of decomposed granite my shack sits on now.

Ted, KN1CBR

 
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    Message: 23
    Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 14:42:35 -0500 (EST)
    From: donovanf at starpower.net
    To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
    Subject: Re: [Elecraft] EFHW
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    Hi Fred, 
    
    
    When I started DXing in about 1962, Solar Cycle 19 was quite weak 
    and reached its minimum in 1964, the year I made the #1 USA low 
    power score in the ARRL CW DX Contest using my 20 meter Happy 
    Accident Ground Plane and a variety of other wire antennas suspended 
    from that same maple tree in an urban area in the city of Providence, RI 
    
    
    http://www.sws.bom.gov.au/Images/Educational/The%20Sun%20and%20Solar%20Activity/Solar%20Cycle/Solar%20Cycle%2019.png 
    
    
    My antennas are a little better now... 
    
    
    https://www.qrz.com/db/W3LPL 
    
    
    73 
    Frank 
    W3LPL 
    
    
    
    ----- Original Message -----
    
    From: "Fred Jensen" <k6dgw at foothill.net> 
    To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net 
    Sent: Monday, February 13, 2017 7:33:11 PM 
    Subject: Re: [Elecraft] EFHW 
    
    In the 1960's, you could work the world with 20 watts to a window 
    screen. Peak of Cycle 19 was in the front half of the 60's. [:-) 
    
    73, 
    
    Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW 
    Sparks NV DM09dn 
    Washoe County 
    
    On 2/13/2017 9:41 AM, donovanf at starpower.net wrote: 
    > I used a 20 meter "Happy Accident Ground Plane" mounted 50 feet 
    > 
    > up in a maple tree for many years when I was in Rhode Island during 
    > the 1960s and worked the world with it. 
    > 
    > 73 
    > Frank 
    > W3LPL 
    > 
    
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