[ADXA] China on 6m?

Fri Jun 28 14:42:44 EDT 2019

Huh???? I thought you always worked stations BAREFOOT??????

ZN

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> On Jun 28, 2019, at 11:57 AM, k5ur at aol.com wrote:
> 
> Steve, ole Ted, K8NA (SK) was a buddy of mine back in the day.
> 
> I started on 6 meters AM (yes, on AM) back in the late 60's. My first home made amp was a pair of 4-400's laid out on the floor in my bedroom. Didn't even have it in a cabinet. My parents got calls from miles away that I was causing TVI, and I was because we were on the fringe of LR TV reception in Russellville. Man, I made those tubes glow, but I sure had a solid power supply. :) Think about that a KW of AM on 6 meters. I subsequently had to get off the air on Sunday and Wednesday because I got into churches' PA systems. 
> 
> 73
> K5UR
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven Rutledge <rutl7340 at bellsouth.net>
> To: HamOP <k5yy1 at cox.net>
> Cc: Jay Bromley <jayw5jay at cox.net>; w5zn at w5zn.org <w5zn at w5zn.org>; k5ur at aol.com <k5ur at aol.com>; adxa at mailman.qth.net <adxa at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Fri, Jun 28, 2019 11:41 am
> Subject: Re: [ADXA] China on 6m?
> 
> Stories.  Got my first beam up in MI, TH5.  Worked DXCC plus more on CC R5 vertical.  I am a CW op, prop was good, 10 F2 starting to happen.
> 
> My pals left and I started tuning on 10 with TS-830, I miss that receiver.  Anyway, at about .650 I hear station calling CQ.  I called him, QTH “Bird Island.”  Not sure where that was but VP8 call.  I got on DX repeater and told K8NA.  He exclaimed “that’s South Georgia!” 
> 
> When I went back to the freq, it was a giant hetrodyne.
> 
> Another time in R7 there was T33 op.  I tried for days on CW, no amp.  I got up in middle of night last day, worked him.  Cats came with note, “last QSO.”
> 
> Finally, arrived in Memphis, 96, no antennas.  Heard Island on.  Tossed up 30 meter dipole about ten ‘ off ground.  Almost wore out TS850.  Last day, Sunday, wife said let’s go for walk.  I said I’m going to call one last time and forget it.  Bang!  Good Q.
> 
> There is something to be said for perseverance.
> 
> Steve, QQ
> 
> 
> 
>> On Jun 28, 2019, at 10:53 AM, HamOP <k5yy1 at cox.net> wrote:
>> 
> 
> Hey, when prop is down and nothing of note to work, get on OUR ADXA chat page! HI  Great fun forum full of ideas, etc.
> Gotta run errands.. 73 all,
> san
>  
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>  
> From: Jay Bromley
> Sent: Friday, June 28, 2019 10:50 AM
> To: w5zn at w5zn.org; k5ur at aol.com
> Cc: adxa at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [ADXA] China on 6m?
>  
> I bet there are a ton of them we haven’t heard B4  😊
>  
> 73 de jay..
>  
> From: w5zn at w5zn.org <w5zn at w5zn.org> 
> Sent: Friday, June 28, 2019 10:48 AM
> To: k5ur at aol.com
> Cc: ejj at suddenlink.net; jayw5jay at cox.net; adxa at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [ADXA] China on 6m?
>  
> Is it time now to “unzip” and start telling DX stories?????  :-)))
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Jun 28, 2019, at 9:50 AM, Rick Roderick - K5UR - aol address via ADXA <adxa at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> I worked China, BA4SI, and BV also, on 6 meters a few years ago, human to human, none of that digital stuff where you can't hear the station. (hi).
>  
> 73
> Rick - K5UR
> -----Original Message-----
> From: EJ <ejj at suddenlink.net>
> To: 'Jay Bromley' <jayw5jay at cox.net>; adxa <adxa at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Fri, Jun 28, 2019 8:27 am
> Subject: Re: [ADXA] China on 6m?
> Good one.  I saw some west coast guys posted him last night and a VK was copying KA9CFD.  Have to listen this evening to see if they are in there again.  I got in a little later and didn’t hear anything good
>  
> EJ K5EJ
>  
>  
> From: adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jay Bromley
> Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2019 8:07 PM
> To: adxa at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [ADXA] China on 6m?
>  
> Guys this seems to be real.  I am pointed in the right direction and printing out BA4SI on 6m FT8.  Even on that mode it is hard for me to believe.  Sadly I don’t have enough power for the BA4 to see me!  ☹
>  
> I was telling Bill K5FUV that I was seeing some countries all over the UK and now in the far east. 
>  
> That does it, the manual on the 7 element M2 is on the bench and been looking at 6m amps, hi.
>  
> BTW, he is a -17 on me right now.  Has been as high as -12
>  
> 73 de jay/w5jay..
>  
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