. QST . antenna?W7LHL, Seattle, Washington, has96 elements. Each bay of this gi-gantic structure has two half waves inphase, with reflectors and a high-powered rig and alow-noise converter, W7LHL isloaded for bear. moderately-sized antenna systems, and trans-mitters that wont ruin the family budget provideconsistent coverage that could easily take overmuch of the burden now carried by lower of hams now knocking each other out(or trying to) in the turmoil between 3800 and4000 kc. could work over much of the sameterritory on 50 Mc. with a fraction of the power
. QST . antenna?W7LHL, Seattle, Washington, has96 elements. Each bay of this gi-gantic structure has two half waves inphase, with reflectors and a high-powered rig and alow-noise converter, W7LHL isloaded for bear. moderately-sized antenna systems, and trans-mitters that wont ruin the family budget provideconsistent coverage that could easily take overmuch of the burden now carried by lower of hams now knocking each other out(or trying to) in the turmoil between 3800 and4000 kc. could work over much of the sameterritory on 50 Mc. with a fraction of the power— and no strife. The 6-meter band is 20 times as wide as the75-meter phone band, and as good or better, fordistances up to at least 100 miles. On 6 you canuse any mode of operation you like — ,, teletype, , duplex — with little or noworry about stepi)ing on anyone elses toes. Thestatic level is low most of the summer, and anionospheric disturbance means DX, not a washed-out
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