[50mhz] [PNWVHFS] Re: 6 m DXCC

[Lance Collister, W7GJ]

Congratulations, Dave!

Yes, it sure is a great accomplishment from this corner of the country ;-)   Get 
ready for a couple more new ones in August ;-) GL and VY 73, Lance


On 1/9/2016 21:43, David Kerl wrote:
> Congradulations Dave!
> I am reading this late but wanted to say congrats for hanging in there so long!
> Dave
> N9HF
> 6m DXCC #1368
>
> On Thursday, November 26, 2015 at 6:06:40 PM UTC-5, BDLO... at aol.com wrote:
>
>     Greetings Friends and Fellow VHF€™ers,
>
>     Paul (K7CW) and Mark (W7MEM) completed 6 m DXCC from the states of Washington
>     and Idaho in 2013 and I am happy to report that after fifty two Sporadic-E
>     seasons, five solar cycles, and two years on 6 m EME I have received Six Meter
>     DXCC certificate number 1424 from the ARRL and joined Paul and Mark in their
>     accomplishment.
>
>     Prior to 2012, I had 75 countries confirmed on 6 meters. Sunspot Cycle 24 was
>     proving to be a 6 meter fizzle compared to the previous five cycles and I had
>     pretty much given up on the idea of ever working 100 countries on six meters
>     from Oregon. Then, on June 29^th , 2012, six meters treated many in the Pacific
>     Northwest to an incredible, once-in-a-lifetime, six hour opening to nearly all
>     of Europe. I worked twelve new countries that day which brought my country
>     count to 87 and renewed hope that I might be able achieve six meter DXCC within
>     my lifetime.
>
>     After talking to Dan (NN7J), Hal (N7NW), Paul (K7CW), and Mark (W7MEM) and
>     reading the wealth of information on Lance (W7GJ)€™s six meter EME page it
>     became clear to me that I might be able to work at least some of the remaining
>     thirteen countries I needed for 6 m DXCC on EME. With that encouragement and
>     information, I decided to build a 6 m EME array and give the moon a shot. It
>     turned out that I was able to work eleven of the last thirteen countries I
>     needed for DXCC on EME and in September of this year I completed my goal of
>     working one hundred countries on six meters from Oregon.
>
>     I know there are other six meter operators in the Northwest who are chasing and
>     closing in on six meter DXCC and I wish them the best of luck in achieving
>     their goal. It is not an easy task to work one hundred countries on six meters
>     from anywhere in the Pacific Northwest. I am looking forward to hearing soon
>     from those PNW operators who are also in the six meter DXCC hunt that they too
>     have achieved their goal.
>
>     In the event that anyone is interested, I have attached a list of the one
>     hundred (including number 101 worked earlier this week) countries I submitted
>     to the ARRL for the 6 m DXCC award. It comprises 47 phone, 42 cw, and 11
>     digital (eme) QSOs made during the fifty two years from September, 1963 to
>     September, 2015.
>
>     Happy Holidays and may the DX Gods be with you!
>
>     73,
>
>     Dave Lofgren,K7RWT
>
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