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BJ radionut

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May 9, 2008
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Well didn't sleep well last night was up at 3:30 EDST(7:30z). I made a pot of Strong JAVA and turned on the rigs.

8:32z....VK1GG/2...KHRIS/400W PEP TO 2 ELE YAGI AT 40FT...59 BIG SIG FROM HIS TenTec OMNI-6

8:45Z....VK4MON...MARK/50W TO A DIPOLE AT 40FT...55...MARK WAS TOUGH COPY THRU THE STORM STATIC BUT WE MADE IT WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES.
ALREADY HAVE HIS QSL CARD!...ISN'T eQSL A GREAT SERVICE!

9:50z-10:35z....VK4AAV...PETER...375W PEP TO INVERTED "v" DIPOLE AT 35FT...YAESU FT-990/FL2100B
Peter and I carried on for quite awhile as you can see over 40 minutes. We had quite the chat. He was a pleasure to work. Hope we meet again soon. He was about 100km from Brisbane in Queensland.

10:36z-11:00z....KE5ISO/1...AL IN MAINE...ICOM 706MkII/100w...
HB VERTICAL Feed with 450 Ladder line hidden in a tree at 25ft...Al had a nice signal. He called me right after Peter and I signed. We moved up 4kc to move away from Peter in Queensland as he was calling CQ again. Nice chat.

I was running my Yaesu FT-950 plus my Restored Drake L4B amplifier at about 900w to my (2) Phased Dipoles cut for 75 meters feed with 450 Ladder line at around 40ft.
I continue to be surprised by that very simple array...(my JUNK box)wire antenna!
I think I'll get up early again Sunday....40 meters how can you not LOVE that band early in the morning!(y)
All the Best
BJ:pop:
 

eQSL can't hold a candle to the thrill of getting a card through the mail - a card that was actually filled out and mailed by the very person who sent it to you, with the postmarks, postage stamps and all.

Or a large envelope of cards from your district's QSL bureau.

eQSL -- it's okay, but not thrilling.
 
I heard ISO on 40 early this morning (Sunday) and he was coming in at s8 to 9 ....and he had a pileup that was just huge ...needless to say I didnt try to make a call....Seemed like all of the U.S was calling
 

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  • @ BJ radionut:
    EVAN/Crawdad :love: ...runna pile-up on 6m SSB(y) W4AXW in the air
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  • @ Crawdad:
    One of the few times my tiny station gets heard on 6m!:D
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    anyone out here familiar with the Icom IC-7300 mods