[ADXA] Clipperton last day 24.955

[Bill Priakos]

Persistence for sure, a TRUE DXer and with a cold and all.  Congrats, Bill

73

Bill Priakos
19417 Gulf Boulevard
Indian Shores, FL 33785
479.461.8368
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From: adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net <adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Dennis Schaefer
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2024 5:59 PM
To: BILL KENNAMER <k5fuv at prodigy.net>
Cc: ADXA List <adxa at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [ADXA] Clipperton last day 24.955

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<mailto: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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