[WVDXA] The Further Antenna Adventures of W8TN

[steve bumgarner]

Clark
  I enjoyed your pictures and description of your trials (sorry) during your antenna installation.  I always like the details you provide.  Contgrats to you and the others on your new contacts  that moved the needle towards them all.
  Steve
  

W8TN - Clark <w8tn.wv at gmail.com> wrote:
  Garry,

     It seems like it just takes the right antenna and a healthy helping of luck to do well on 160-M.  I'm pumped over how well the thing played last weekend.  I only hope the wind we got tonight did not pull it down with the ARRL 160-M contest this coming weekend.  Maybe I can snag that Slovenia you worked as he could not hear me this weekend. 

     I just looked over my log and found I actually worked THIRTY NEW Countries this weekend (and I really only had 21 confirmed before this weekend, one of which is a Deleted Country.)  All I was really trying to do this weekend was find new countries to work.  So far, I've gotten five of them confirmed on LoTW including TWO new ones - England and Canada !!!

     Here is the list of what I worked this weekend:

Bold/Underlined is a NEW Country/Zone 

                           Confirmed
                    LoTW       NEW
Call      Zone   Confirmed  Country
CN2FF      33      
CM6YAC      08      
W8UVZ      04      
PJ5NA      08      
VE3MGY     04      
VE1ZJ      05      
C6ARR      08      
HR2DMA     07      
VE2ZI      04      
VE9DX      05        X             
J3A        08      
KV4FZ      08      
EA2LU      14      
VE7UF      03      
PJ4A       09      
P40W       09      
SV3RF      20      
VE2IM      02      
FS5KA      08      
8P5A       08      
3X5A       35      
G4PWA      14      
VE7SV      03      
SK6M       14      
KP2M       08      
OM7M       15      
C6AQQ      08      
VY2ZM      05      
ZF1A       08      
HI3A       08      
SP3BQ      15      
OK2ZU      15      
XE2GG      06       
V47NT      08      
HC8N       10      
H7/K9NW    07      
PJ2T       09      
GW0GEI     14      
KH7X       31      
PJ2T       09  DUPE      
FM5BH      08      
VP5W       08      
VE3NE      04      
P43JB      09      
VY2TT      05      
VC3A       04      
KH6LC      31        X
HQ2A       07      
VE2TZT     05      
VE7GL      03      
KH6YR      31      
OA4/N6XQ   10      
6YV1       08      
VE3OSZ     04      
XE2S       06      
VE3ZI      04      
VE3CUI     04      
VE3QDR     04      
VE3SG      04      
VE3FDT     04      
YS/K9GY    07      
VA6XDX     04      
G4AMT      14        X         X
VE3UTT     04        X
VP2MSC     08      
VE3KP      04        X         X
EA6IB      14      
V26K       08      
LX7I       14      
VE3EY      04      
VO2FF      02      
VA3NR      02      


     And, for Hal, not a problem to chuckle at my mis-adventures.  I wrote that piece with total honesty to try and educate and motivate others to give something like this a shot (but to not make the mistakes I did, hi!) 

     Thanks to K8MN and W8WEJ for some antenna tips.  I should have talked to you guys earlier!  When the antenna does come down and I have to fix it, I'll put your advice to good use.  That's what's so great about the WVDXA, there is always someone with an answer to your question and with some encouragement for your efforts.  

     Thanks guys - I'm glad you enjoyed reading about what an old man can accomplish if he puts his mind to it and manages to not fall off the tower.


Clark, W8TN
Now 51 "Worked" on Top Band 
Halfway to DXCC

At 8:36 p.m. on 11/26/2007 W8OI wrote:
    Wow!.  You do deserved to be called our "Fearless Leader."  I worked four new ones on 160 and had my chest all puffed out until I read your email.  ONLY THING OUT NOW IS MY LOWER LIP.
   
  Congrats, Clark.
   
  Garry

At 8:08 p.m. on 11/26/2007 W8HC wrote:
    Clarkster,
  Enjoyed reading about your adventures with the antenna! I hope you 
  don't mind I chuckled at your misfortune.  You paint too good of a 
  picture.  But it sounds like you have a winner there and will have tons 
  of fun with it this winter.  Congrats on the new ones on Top Band and 
  hope you get lots more!
  73,
    Hal W8HC




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