[WVDXA] Is This for REAL?

[Dave Heil]

Great tale, Clark.  Imagine what a killer the thing will when you get 
more radials down!

Congrats on nailing ZS.

73,

Dave K8MN

W8TN - Clark wrote:
> OK, I don't know whether to believe this or not.  Tonight I saw a spot 
> for ZS1JX on 160-M.  I could use ZS for a new country.  So I went to 
> that frequency and found some guy rag-chewing.  You know, "Name name is 
> AL AL AL - UR RST RST 559 559 559 in VA VA VA - SO HW?"  etc.  I figured 
> the ZS had left the band.  But, when the "rag-chewer" signed, he WAS 
> working the ZS!  And, when he turned it over, I COULD HEAR THE ZS !! 
>  Not only could I hear him, I heard him well.
> 
> So, I got ready to call but when the ZS said "73", the band exploded.  I 
> mean it was a total *ZOO*!  All I could hear was a solid squeal in my 
> receiver.  So, I did not even call.  I just waited for the calling to 
> cease to see who the ZS heard - but the calling NEVER stopped!  It went 
> on for about a minute.  As it died down I could hear the ZS working 
> someone.  But, I figured this was a lost cause for me.  I would be just 
> wasting my time trying to call in that mess.  So, when I then saw a spot 
> for another ZS a little further up the band, I went to the other VFO to 
> look for him. 
> 
> No joy on the second ZS so I clicked on the A-VFO and there was the ZOO 
> calling away.  I listened for about 10 seconds and said, "Why not join 
> the fun?"  So I dropped my call three times into the mess.  When I 
> finished calling the ZOO was still wailing away but soon it died down 
> and I could hear the ZS working someone.  He gave his RST said there was 
> a lot of QRM gave his name as "Peter" and so on.  As he was about to 
> turn it back to the guy he was working, QSB took him into the noise and 
> I did not hear who he was talking to.  It must be someone in Europe I 
> thought because I could not hear the station he was working.  Then, I 
> heard the ZS, clear as a bell say "W8TN W8TN de ZS1JX ??"  /*SAY 
> WHAT?*/  He had been talking to *ME*???
> 
> Well I jumped on the paddles and gave him a report, my name and QTH and 
> turned it back to him and received a "R R FB Clark Clark."  What do you 
> know?  Without half trying I smashed the pileup with my hastily erected 
> Inverted "L" over a single elevated radial.  Boy, if those other people 
> calling knew what a poor antenna I had, they'd be ticked even more than 
> they probably were already.
> 
> I logged the QSO at 0324 GMT as the clock was just turning over to 
> 0325.  When I looked at the logger, here is a spot that was just sent:
> 
> ZS1JX   1831.0    11 Dec 03:26   KA9FOX   Big Sig, Big Pile :-(
> 
> Notice the "frowny face" on the spot.  Someone is not happy with the 
> pile up.  But NOT ME!  I'm on cloud nine!  8,121 miles to South Africa 
> on my FIRST CALL in a HUGE dog pile!  Who wudda thunk it?
> 
> That's country number 75 AND a NEW ZONE to boot.  Boy, I'll have trouble 
> getting to sleep tonight.
> 
> 
> Clark, W8TN
> *Somebody Pinch Me
> This Can't be Real!*
> 
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