[ADXA] Dupe!

[w5zn at w5zn.org]

So do I understand you correctly that TN8K is nominating several ADXA 
folks for the DX Hog Award???   :-)))

ZN

On 2023-01-10 13:48, jayw5jay wrote:

> Dennis I am also marked twice for one of the Bands. I think it was on 
> 40 m CW. However I was watching their live streaming and for several 
> minutes everyone got a double contact. I am sure it was a software 
> glitch.
> 
> I am really getting to hate Side Band these days. One listen and you 
> can figure out why.😀
> 
> 73 Jay..
> 
> Sent from my Galaxy
> 
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Dennis Schaefer <dennisw5rz at gmail.com>
> Date: 1/10/23 1:54 PM (GMT-06:00)
> To: ADXA <ADXA at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [ADXA] Dupe!
> 
> Y'all jinxed me, talking about dupes.  In my never-ending quest to 
> catch up with George and John for Challenge points, I keep a chart of 
> each expedition and bands worked.  I've worked TN8K on 10, 15, 17, and 
> 20M CW, and in the spirit of "taking them however I can get them", also 
> worked them on 40 and 12 FT8.  Last night, I finally got through on 40 
> and when I came back to the shack a couple of hours later, I checked my 
> chart and my old eyes deceived me and I saw him on 40 FT8 with a 
> booming signal and worked him again!
> 
> Oh well, 20 lashes with the Wouff Hong and things will be square.
> 
> I usually get them on CW on bands above 80M, but occasionally resort to 
> FT8, and in extreme cases, even SSB!  I took a shot at a very tall pine 
> tree with my spud gun and got my projectile hung up.  It would have 
> been perfect for an 80M wire vertical.  I'll try again.
> 
> I'd like to have a dual band inverted-L for 160 and 80, but haven't 
> figured out exactly how best to do that.  Tuning the 160 part is the 
> puzzle - It would be very narrow and I'd have to lower the far end to 
> tune it.
> 
> There have been posts about the River Valley Hamfest maybe not 
> happening - it's fake news.  The hamfest is ON and we are now even more 
> motivated to do well.  We may not have a commercial dealer for new 
> equipment, but times have changed.  MTC doesn't do much of that 
> anymore, and Associated Radio isn't available.  It's a little far from 
> home for Associated Radio, anyway.  We've checked with every dealer we 
> can think of, so if you know of anyone we could call, let us know.
> Everything else is on track for business as usual for the hamfest.
> 73,
> Dennis
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