. QST . dworking each other. In fact, several times duringour schedules with WGLW, these stations weremuch louder than Roy. A few contac^ts were als(j made on 75 plionc,but broadcast harmonics from the Mainlandproved troublesome on that band. I had promised several of the IGO-meter gangthat I would make an attempt to operate on thetop. So the old long-wire was loaded up andseveral CQs were sent. Just about the time it wasthought that IGO was for the birds, W0NWX, yeolde Clippertonian, heard my peanut whistleand the first 160-meter QSO with Cocos was inthe books. Twenty-one contacts on that ban
. QST . dworking each other. In fact, several times duringour schedules with WGLW, these stations weremuch louder than Roy. A few contac^ts were als(j made on 75 plionc,but broadcast harmonics from the Mainlandproved troublesome on that band. I had promised several of the IGO-meter gangthat I would make an attempt to operate on thetop. So the old long-wire was loaded up andseveral CQs were sent. Just about the time it wasthought that IGO was for the birds, W0NWX, yeolde Clippertonian, heard my peanut whistleand the first 160-meter QSO with Cocos was inthe books. Twenty-one contacts on that bandfollowed. Subsequent reports from Englandindicated that TI9MHB was heard in Europe byat least one listener. The morning after the 169-meter operation, seaweed was hanging from thelong-wire. How the thing worked is beyond me! An attempt was made to improve the contactformat used by previous expedition and contestops. One gimmick was to end a transmission withthe call of the station being worked, the idea. The .11 (. Ha> is littered with larger iie> are carNed with the names of shipsand seafarers who have visited Cocos. Some inscrip-tions date back over 100 years; almost to the timepirates were active in the area. The expedition alsoleft its share of autographs. Chief inhabitants of Co<-os arc hermit crabs, wildpigs, deer, antl small lizards; there are also manytro[)ical birds. Fishing is excellent but sharks up to sixfeet in length infest the waters surrounding the island. I{ising above the rocks on the shore of ChathamBay stands the ground plane antenna used by TI91VIUBfor 40-meter operation. Jhe antenna remained erectdespite merciless pounding by waves. being that everjone calling should know thecharacteristics of my signal. Also, if there wasinterference during the first part of my trans-mission, it might be gone before the end. The factthat very few repeats were requested indicatedthat the pracitice paid off. Another scheme, although not
Size: 1414px × 1768px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectradio, bookyear1915
