Re: [amsat-bb] Wimo Antennas

[Cliff Buttschardt <k7rr@xxxxxxxx>]

Hans Hopstaken wrote:
> Hello Mike and others,
> 
> I used the Wimo 13-40 type helical. It has good performance and is very 
> well made (German quality!!).
> Even made a qso via AO-40 with it while the helical was standing before 
> my attic window.
> Should work extremely well with AO-51.
> Good luck.
> 
> Hans, pa0hop
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> 
Hans, I remember well that QSO!!  I was one of the stations you worked 
on AO-40.  W6HDO was the call in use at that time.  There was a German 
station run by a youngster that stood in the bathtub while aiming his 
antenna out the window in the same fashion.  Great operating story! 
Cliff K7RR    LM1606


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