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ad4mg
06-26-2010, 05:18 AM
Bob's 160 meter amplifier project won the 2010 South East Radio Group's Homebrew competition! Congratulations, Bob!

Pictures of the amp, along with a QSL from Bob's TF (Iceland) QSO on the top band are shown halfway down the page:

http://serg.mountgambier.org/Convention%20results.html

The winner of the homebrew competition was Bob VK3ZL's 160m amp. An exemplary demonstration of how to work with high voltages and high power.

We should all make the effort to work Bob on 160 meters to put some Islanders in his logbook! :-D

PA5COR
06-26-2010, 09:15 AM
Congrats Bob!!

I'll try next winter.
Building antenna's by the bucket load to see what works best now.

WØTKX
06-26-2010, 10:42 AM
What I like is the interest in available reasonably priced tubes in those designs. The man is the Chip Foose of amplifier builds. Like, wow.

I promise to do my best to get back on 160 this winter... the signals may be weak at times, but they sure can go a loooooong way. :)
May be one one the best bands for saying HEY to overseas Islanders. Especially when we have so few sun freckles. Topband is weird.

KG4CGC
06-26-2010, 11:22 AM
Congratulations and Awesomesauce!

suddenseer
06-26-2010, 06:35 PM
It is so cool to have a real celebrity on the Island. FB Bob!

KC2UGV
06-26-2010, 07:07 PM
And we saw it first :lol: Congrats on the win :)

kd8dey
06-27-2010, 02:34 AM
Now if we could only post it on Teh Zed as a news article

"Islander wins SERG 2010 HB Competition with 160m amp design"

PA5COR
06-27-2010, 06:06 AM
Ooooo... Naughty....:hahano:

Good for a direct ban me thinks...:chin:


Now if we could only post it on Teh Zed as a news article

"Islander wins SERG 2010 HB Competition with 160m amp design"