Let me know if there's a separate category for "Most DX contacts using ridiculous, inadequate, compromised antennas." ![Wink ;) ;)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Jim: I had you beat by 30 years living in apartment's, rentals etc..."Most DX contacts using ridiculous, inadequate, compromised antennas."
Jim: Now if there was a category for: I have space, but no effort and think antennas really are ugly... You would win HANDS DOWN![]()
Please don't let this subject devolve into some little girl bullcrap. Thank you in advance.
@sixshooter If there were awards for terrific answers yours would be Blue Ribbon for sure. Both you fellas have given me hours worth of research and I appreciate it. SIXSHOOTER as I read your wonderful post I thought of the movie "Tombstone." Precisely the act of twirling a SAA done by Mark Harmon?? Your information just kept coming and coming, non stop energy. BTW I know, through the internet some very good old timers who had done spinning 6 shooters in contests and were top notch. That scene was the best gun twirling I ever seen. I wonder if it was dubbed or refinished. In any event thank you.
I'm in Florida as well and I wonder what area you might be in? West Palm is mine. Retired and went to old lady heaven and I need some activities other than shopping with the Mrs. So Ham radio is my next in line life preserver. Anyhow that's a long enough post. Thanks
I have 9 antennas up so I can cover most any band.
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How about contacting Mainland China? North Korea?
I have tried to post them here but I have not managed to do so.It always says my file is too large I believe.You can see many of them on my QRZ.com bio picture but not all of them.If you wish to copy that picture & post it here feel free to do so.If you still have it, you should post that aerial pic of your place here, Clayton.
It's fabulous.![]()
I'm a little pumped up now that HamCation is about to begin in Winter Garden Fla. this coming weekend. 9 antennas wow! Cool @ Riverman. Thanks for the explanation.