Vietnam or Thailand ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Updated: November 2, 2024
"In 1965" George told me, "I was the only SV station equipped for contacts via meteor scatter so it was easy for me to make contacts with many European stations. The longest distance I achieved was with UA1DZ a Physics Professor at the University of Leningrad in the Soviet Union." Norman: "Forgive me for interrupting you, but please explain in simple terms what you mean by meteor scatter."
I1IP wrote on his card 'I am on the air since 1924 but you are the first SV station I have heard'. And the British listener BRS1183 wrote 'Dear old man, very pleased to report your signals. Are you the only active station in SV? I think those comments speak for themselves." Norman: "Had you not heard about Tavaniotis, who had also emigrated from Russia?" Takis: "No.
Obviously the prefix SV was quite a rare one and SV stations were much sought after, particularly the handful who used CW. But as I described in a short article in the October 1948 issue of the SHORT WAVE MAGAZINE published in London, it was not all fun being a rare DX station.
Word Of The Day
Others Looking