[WVDXA] tonights opening on six

[Dave Heil]

Clark L. Stewart wrote:
> Dave,
> 
>       That's AWESOME!  I saw your spot on the Cluster and was certainly 
> hoping you had made the QSO.  CONGRATULATIONS!

Thank you!

I almost had a third JA but he kept coming back "MN?" and he never got 
my call.

>       I can't believe WA8JOC worked him off the back of his beam.  Un-real!

Like Shep said, he's glad he still has his 4 element Hy-Gain up as he 
didn't think he'd have nailed it off the back with the 6 element antenna 
he hopes to have up soon.

>       Making WAC on 6-M is HUGE!  I have DXCC but not WAC on the Magic 
> Band.  I heard a 5B station on F2 once but no QSO.  So, I still need Asia 
> myself.

I was a long way from it just six years or so ago.  The 2001-2002 
openings to KH2, V7, 5R8 and EU helped me tremendously.  DXCC is still a 
bit off for me.  I'm at 79 countries now (after TO5E, CY0X and JA) and 
I'm counting on the new cycle to take me home.

As an addendum, I recently checked my logs and have 161 on 160m.  I 
still have to find that bunch of 88 QSLs with a rubber band around 'em 
before submitting for the 160m DXCC.

>       This is just SOOOO exciting I can hardly stand it.

This has been a grand time for 6m and I find myself ignoring chores to 
listen for new ones.

73,

Dave K8MN