A few quick clicks in Google Maps, and you are there. Yes, Terry, a nice
chap, that I mostly remember from the 3Y0PI Peter I DXpedition, and the
follow up DX Convention in Visalia
Here is an aerial photo of the neighborhood, but I haven't spotted Terry's
tower in the photo yet...
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=1880+Summit+Drive+Escondido+CA&ie=UTF8&z=17&ll=33.109238,-117.041355&spn=0.005994,0.013561&t=h&om=1
73, DX, de Pat AA6EG aa6eg@hotmail.com;
Skype: Sparky599
Moon or Bust!--Jamesburg Gang Rides Again!
>From: "Leigh Sedgwick" <bipi@comcast.net>
>To: "Kelly Johnson" <n6kj.kelly@gmail.com>,<towertalk@contesting.com>
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Escondido Tower
>Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 20:10:17 -0800
>
>Hi Kelly,
>
>His name is Terry and I remember him giving a presentation of his tower and
>antennas down in Visalia some years ago. The great part of this story is
>he
>made everything, tower and antennas, and he put the whole thing up himself.
>If I remember correctly, 80m through 1296 mhz rotatable antennas, all
>full-size monobanders. It is one of the best shows I ever saw down there!
>One of the nicest guys you ever want to meet too. I would love to see it
>in
>person too. If you go, please take some digital pix's and send me a few.
>
>73 de Mike
>K7PI
>Mercer Island, WA
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kelly Johnson" <n6kj.kelly@gmail.com>
>To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
>Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 7:11 PM
>Subject: [TowerTalk] Escondido Tower
>
>
> > I've been asked to share the answer to this "trivia question" with the
> > list. I didn't think it deserved TT bandwidth, but apparently
> > inquiring minds want to know. It appears that the answer is: K6JL ex.
> > W6MKB. He apparently owns the 200 ft. rotating tower I remember from
> > the cover of QST or CQ back in the 70's and dreamed of from the time I
> > saw it. The reason I asked was that I will be going to San Diego on
> > business soon and thought it would be fun to drive over to Escondido
> > to see it if it was still up. Apparently, it is still there. I may
> > go see it just for fun.
> >
> > He only has about 500 hits on QRZ.com so I guess he isn't that active
> > anymore.
> >
> > I think that end today's little tower trivia thread :-)
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