[ADXA] Clipperton last day 24.955

[Dennis Schaefer]

That’s definitely the true DX spirit!  Getting it done no matter what.
Hy-gain is among several who have done some dodgy things and I’m glad you
got it figured out.   Changes in Element taper, boom corrections, different
element mounting schemes, etc, have cost DX’ers a lot of db.   I bought YO
(yagi optimizer) many years ago and it has saved me several times.
73,
Dennis/RZ

On Fri, Jan 26, 2024 at 4:25 PM BILL KENNAMER <k5fuv at prodigy.net> wrote:

> So it’s the last day, I’ve been sick all week, weather bad, Hexbeam
> spreader broke, and need Clipperton on 12 meters. Felt ok this morning, not
> raining, but muddy up here at the swamp on top of a hill.
>
> Run computer programs all day yesterday to figure why my 3 element hygain
> beam that’s on the junk pile wouldn’t work. Found out that it’s because
> hygain dimensions are wrong for the tubing size they give you these days.
> Not the same size as in the directions or what Telex used when they were
> the manufacturer. Cheaper to build, I guess.
>
> Anyway, spent the morning cleaning it up, adjusting elements, etc.
> Finished at around 2:30, heard they were still on 12. Put on my climbing
> gear, found some old coax, pulled it up about 15 feet, and strapped it to
> the side of the tower. Came back inside, connected it up, and worked them
> on the first call. Anticlimactic.
>
> FUV
>
>
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