[K3PZN-List] Tom Withers Radio

[Curt Milton]

Probably not a familiar brand here, but perhaps well known in the UK.  Just worked G3HGE on 17m CW.  In the UK the calls are not issued by zone, instead the smaller the number the earlier the call sign was issued.  This op is Tom Withers who once manufactured ham gear (from 1958 to 2000 I am told) until far east competition did him in (wow too bad I told him my rig was FT950, I could have instead been using a K2 !).  You never know who you are talking to, not that anyone can be interesting.  He politely invited me to stop by QRZ, where there he politely says to Google TW Radio --

http://www.twradio.co.uk/index.html

For someone like me that has seen pictures of rigs from the middle part of the last century - cool boxes!  


Decent propagation on 17m -- when I was an SWL I was told to operate as close to MUF as possible, as this is where DX propagates better.  At this moment for me its 17m so always check up if lower bands seem to not be doing well.  (ok a few signals on 15m now, mostly big contest stations).  


Enjoy your operating!  73 Curt