[WVDXA] 16-M Keeps on Truckin'

[W8OI at aol.com]

Clark:
 
You need to patent that tower/wire/feed configuration and start selling the  
"TN Topbander Antenna."
 
Garry, W8OI
 
 
In a message dated 1/5/2008 11:17:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
w8tn.wv at gmail.com writes:

I got to  bed at a reasonable time last night (just after 2 a.m.) so I'm 
feeling pretty  normal today.  While talking on the phone with my 160-M Guru, 
KØCS, he  asked if I had worked EL2DX (Liberia) that was operating on 160-M  now.  
I said "No" and Steve told me the guy was HUGELY loud last night in  Colorado 
and had a MONSTER pileup on him.  Steve has never worked EL on  Top Band and 
told me that would be his 214th Country on 160-M if he could work  him!  (I 
didn't know there were that many countries ON 160-M!)  

So, I got off the phone and onto the radio.  I could hear the EL,  just 
barely, and played in the pile for about 1/2 hour but he just kept  getting weaker. 
 So, I gave up and went to help my wife take down  Christmas decorations.  
(It's always good to help the wife when you stay  up nearly all night!) 

An hour or so later I came back and could not  hear the EL station.  I 
listened for about 10 minutes then barely could  tell a station was there.  He 
slowly began to build, little by little and  after about another 10 minutes, I 
began calling.  It took me 10 more  minutes but I finally managed to hear him send 
my call and report at 0206  GMT.  YEAH, I beat my buddy to working EL!  
(NOPE: KØCS logged him  at 0151 GMT and said he was even loud on the 30-M dipole 
out there in  Colorado.)  Oh, well, I made up for that struggle by moving down 
the band  and working MJ/F5CWU on Jersey Island just 5 minutes after working 
the  EL.

Then, about 1-1/2 hours later I walked into the shack and worked  LZ2PEP in 
Bulgaria on my first call.  That is three NEW ones on  Top Band tonight and 
it's only 11 p.m.  Do you think I might get to bed  before midnight tonight?


Clark, W8TN
Now with 89 Worked on  160-M






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