[Elecraft] High bands open

[Bill Weaver]

I wasn’t licensed till the next cycle but I know my parents ran interference for me with KDKA, channel 2 in Pittsburgh being the main channel in the area 🤣.

73,
Bill WE5P

Comfortably Numb

> On Dec 19, 2021, at 19:03, Dave Sublette <k4to.dave at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> One of these messages talked about 20+ years ago at the peak of cycle 25.
> I remember 64 years ago with a DX100B, 4 el yagi at 70 feet and BC348 with
> a Gonset 10M converter for receive.  I was king of the bands, working the
> world and every TV set in the county.  I'm not sure my parents even
> mentioned it to me.  Only many years later did they tell me.  Obviously,
> they were very supportive of their budding engineer. I am grateful.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Dave K4TO
> 
>> On Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 4:42 PM Bayard Coolidge, N1HO via Elecraft <
>> elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Have made 8 QSOs on 10m FT8 today with my K4D, running into an inverted-L
>> (20ft up, 40ft over)from a 1/5 acre houselot in south Florida. 6 of those
>> contacts were with badly needed entities tofill out my DXCC dancecard for
>> 10m (and 5BDXCC and 8BDXCC) and help me get closer toDXCC Challenge. Yep,
>> chompin' at the bit :-)
>>    On Sunday, December 19, 2021, 03:51:34 PM EST, Wayne Burdick <
>> n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I suggest checking 17 through 10 meters today. Quite a nice opening. Lots
>> of SSB activity around 28.400 right now.
>> 
>> 73,
>> Wayne
>> N6KR
>> 
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