[ADXA] 160m contest ...

Mon Dec 7 10:49:05 EST 2020

No, Joel; I had just called a few times and only when you were barefoot 😊I just wish I had more time to work a few more states I need, like Alaska.  In the mid 70’s I got on with my Viking Ranger and the A4 into a vertical for the contest with the goal of working all states, only counting those contacts with 1X2 calls using the old boat anchors and getting WAS award.  Just now picking it back with just few states needed.  Regrettably, we will be in Florida for the WW top band…shucks!

Bill

Bill Priakos – W5SJ
10 Free Ferry Heights
Fort Smith, AR 72903
479.461.8368
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From: w5zn at w5zn.org <w5zn at w5zn.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2020 4:55 PM
To: Bill Priakos <bill at priakos.com>
Cc: Steve Norris <w5ki at silverlarkcrafts.com>; adxa at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [ADXA] 160m contest ...

I did something that put the K3 I was using into LaLa land so to recover I had to turn it off and back on with the amp on stby. When the radio fired back up there you were calling so I worked you running about 35 watts. Hope you hadn't been calling but a couple of times. After we worked I flipped the amp back to operate and rode off into the sunset (moon set?).

ZN

On 2020-12-06 10:50, Bill Priakos wrote:
I worked you, too, Joel !!!  You were S5 and the next time I heard you, you were 40 OVER!  Love that top band!  I made just a few Q's; you, ZF5T, C6AGU, and a few other FOC friends.  Was using the Viking II and 75A4 ( I got from K5YY in about '79) 80 W into an Inverted L for top band.

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73, all!  And YES, my vote is for the current slate of hard working ADXA officers!!!

Bill

Bill Priakos – W5SJ
10 Free Ferry Heights
Fort Smith, AR 72903
479.461.8368
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Subject: Re: [ADXA] 160m contest ...

You didn't miss a JA opening. I was lucky to snag just three and never could get HL5IUA to hear me. He couldn't hear anyone else either. He is usually boomin' in here in the mornings on 160 but he was very weak today so condx were not gud.

I've posted my score on 3830 in the SOHP category. I was not using any assistance, no skimmer, no internet, no DX cluster just just working the band. I ended up with 1490 QSO's, 83 sections and 21 DX countries. The only section I missed was NT. Guess there were no moose available to activate it!. It is difficult to work a lot of EU in a contest like this. When the band fills up with wall to wall east coast stations my noise floor rises around 5 to 10 dB so weak EU is simply buried.

Good to work everyone. It was really great to hear all of the ADXA folks on. When I listed who I heard I also forgot Pat, W5VY who was in the fray. There may have been others.

Anyway, another one in the bag and I'm glad I was able to participate in this one, even if it was at the cost of our not having an annual conference this year!

Now, next one??? Next weekend the ARRL 10 meter contest so some of you folks need a few on 10 that you can pick up next weekend. You know what to do....GET IN THERE!

73 Joel W5ZN

On 2020-12-06 07:22, Steve Norris wrote:

Nice first night you had, Joel ....  Not many hours for me, and all S&P.  With conditions that looked good for two night in a row ... your score should huge.  Look forward to seeing how the rankings fill out.  Knowing AR was so well represented, I felt comfortable with only putting in a few hours, hihi.

Didn't get up for the JA's either morning, but maybe "next year".  Noticed my low dipole could easily work most stations I heard  ... so that's a "real bad sign!"  Haven't had a beverage up in many years, but might need to fight through the weeds & woods and do that again.

73, Steve, W5KI

On 12/5/2020 7:29 PM, w5zn at w5zn.org<mailto:w5zn at w5zn.org> wrote:

I knew when I started naming names I would forget someone. BIG GUN Steve, W5KI was in there last night and back at it again tonight!

ZN

On 2020-12-05 11:44, w5zn at w5zn.org<mailto:w5zn at w5zn.org> wrote:

George is on a roll and earned BIG GUN status!! CONGRATS George!

Hey, I worked your buddy, WB6JJJ last night in the 160 test last night.

Was gud to see ADXA folks WB5BHS, K5UR, K5VR, K9OZ and WA5BDU knocking off some Q's last night. There may have been others that I missed. I finished the first night with 1066 Q's, 82 of the 84 sections and 15 DX. The DX seems down but we'll see what happens tonight. I did not find any EU during their SR last night and no JA's or SE Asia this morning. The DX activity was way down last weekend in CQWW.

The two sections I missed last night were Canadian sections NL and NT. Don't guess any moose were active last night.

ZN

On 2020-12-05 07:39, patw5vy at gmail.com<mailto:patw5vy at gmail.com> wrote:
George, WB5JJJ, has provided updated DXCC standings info.  George has been chasing DX pretty hard and managed to catch a good number.  He got an update from 7Q7RU yesterday that bumped him to 261 Mixed and 1152 on the Desoto Challenge.  He's added new band/mode counters across the bands.  Nice work George.

73,
Pat, W5VY

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