[WVDXA] Yee - Haw! Passed the 100-Mark on Top Band

[Dave Heil]

Clark L. Stewart wrote:
> Well, you all were rooting for me to stay up last night and get No. 100 
> on 160-M but I was a bit under the weather and had a sinus headache that 
> sapped my will.  I really saw nothing spotted that would have put me 
> over the top anyway.
> 
> But, today, thanks ever so much to Tim, KC8UHE, I have now crossed over 
> the 100 Country Mark on Top Band.  You can read the gory (and I DO mean 
> gory) details on my Blog:
> 
> http://w8tn.blogspot.com/
> 
> Suffice it to say that in my first 1-1/2 hour of the CQ 160-M CW Contest 
> tonight, I added SIX New Ones to my Worked List.  EI-Ireland, V3-Belize, 
> YU-Serbia, UA2-Kalingrad, VP9-Bermuda and CT-Portugal.

Congrats on stirring up the ether, Clark.  You're doing super!

> I must thank Dave, K8MN, for helping me work the V3 station.  We were 
> both in the pile-up and the V3 came back once to the "W8" and I gave my 
> call three times (along with a hoard of other folks.)  When I could hear 
> him again he was giving a signal report but I had not heard to which 
> station he was talking.  As he finished, K8MN began transmitting "599 
> WV" to him and the Belize station returned with "QSL W8TN."  Thanks, 
> Dave!  Now, Dave had to bust through the pile-up again and give the guy 
> another "599 WV" for himself!

Work, work, work!  I never even heard you in the pile, Clark.  My first 
inkling was when the V3 sent your call, heh.  I did some search and 
pouncing early on, then my son called from Memphis and we chatted for 
about two hours.  That pretty well took care of any serious effort from 
here.  I did manage to work a number of WVDXA folks.

At any rate, I went to bed about 1:30 AM local time.  I'll get back on 
late this afternoon.  Maybe I'll get to work a new one too!

I loved your blog tales.  That's some dedication that you and Tim exhibit.

73,

Dave K8MN