[ADXA] ZF5T 3 bands in 3 minutes - go get ‘em

Mon Feb 17 06:44:47 EST 2025

I think ZF5T could be worked with a coat hanger antenna here in Arkansas LOL.
Congratulations Stan & crew on a super location to NA.

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Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2025 8:21:22 PM
To: Stan Stockton <wa5rtg at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [ADXA] ZF5T 3 bands in 3 minutes - go get ‘em

I was listening on 160 about the time W5RZ was calling but my antenna just couldn’t get through. Signal was about S8 with QRN running S7 to S9 at times. But I was only running 100w in the contest.

Maybe the storms will die down and maybe try one night this week with a KW on my end if anyone wants to try.

Stan
K5VR

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On Feb 16, 2025, at 9:48 AM, Stan Stockton <wa5rtg at gmail.com> wrote:

W1VE was operating on 160 and I was listening on another rig and antenna.  I heard W5RZ calling and tried to get W1VE to go back to him even though he apparently didn’t hear Dennis, but I was not successful through N1MM messaging.  W1VE was operating remotely from NH.  Apparently the noise went lower after midnight or so. I saw they made some contacts that were not possible earlier.  I went to sleep about 0630Z.

I was the operator on a couple of bands, including 10m this morning, when N5QS and N5QT worked us - very loud.

We appreciate all the contacts.

73…Stan, K5GO/ZF9CW/ZF5T

On Feb 16, 2025, at 10:30 AM, KennyDianna via ADXA <adxa at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

Congratulations to all of you!!

73

KG5KS

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On Sun, Feb 16, 2025 at 9:11 AM, Joel Harrison <w5zn at w5zn.org<mailto:On%20Sun,%20Feb%2016,%202025%20at%209:11%20AM,%20Joel%20Harrison%20<<a%20href=>> wrote:
Sharing???

Come clean……Dawn’s station is better than yours!!! 😁

On Feb 16, 2025, at 8:19 AM, Roger via ADXA <adxa at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

 Dawn (N5QT) and I got them on 160 - 10.
She got 80 - 40 - 20 in 3 minutes and added 160 with honest 599 23 minutes later.
I took 33 minutes to get them on those 4 bands but was sharing the radio we both could have done better alone.
Got 10 and 15 this morning.
All the contacts were honest 599 that suprised me on 160.

Roger, N5QS

On 2/16/2025 8:03 AM, Dennis Schaefer wrote:
Jay and Nick,

160 is tough, as others will attest.   I think I have  29 on that band after 62 years on the air.  I’m slowly trying to work up to semi-mediocrity.   I could copy ZF5T even though static from the storms was fierce.  The pennant antenna quieted the noise somewhat.

I was running about 400 watts to a sorry inverted-L and it took quite a few calls.  I heard VY work them and VR was in there calling.  The inv-L runs up about 50 feet over a tree and the far end is probably about 30 feet up.  Not really an L, with the sloping leg.  It also has only one radial.   I’m going to do better next winter!

73,
Dennis/RZ

On Sun, Feb 16, 2025 at 4:05 AM Jay Bromley < jayw5jay at outlook.com<mailto:jayw5jay at outlook.com>> wrote:
Hi Nick,
I got the unclean sweep as well, LOL.  I tried to get them on 160 by loading into a window screen.  Not really, but not that far from the truth!  I got a few " ?'s " a few times and I did my best to vary the speed, change the frequency just a tad for a little different tone, none of the tricks worked.  Then with all the RF in the shack from my lash up, it reset the computer with a few other crashes.  Just now working through those.

It was fun getting them on 80m through 20m the first night.  Then early Saturday morning got them on 15m and they asked me to move up to 28.066.  I did and they were strong there.  So, it didn't take long to get them on the normal bands.  I was a bit shocked to hear Howdy on 20m or I thought I copied that, but there was QRM so I just stuck the routine exchange.

Great fun, but wish I could have got them on 160m!   My fault with not real 160m antenna here.

73 de jay/w5jay..
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Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2025 5:16 PM
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Subject: Re: [ADXA] ZF5T 3 bands in 3 minutes - go get ‘em

I made the unclean sweep of 80 - 10. My TV modem objects to 160 meter operations.

73

Nick, WA5BDU

On Sat, Feb 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM Dennis Schaefer < dennisw5rz at gmail.com<mailto:dennisw5rz at gmail.com>> wrote:
Good deal, Steve!  I’m hoping for less thunder tonight to finish 40, 80, and 160.  That may take more than 3 minutes, though!

RZ

On Sat, Feb 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM W5KI at SL < w5ki at silverlarkcrafts.com<mailto:w5ki at silverlarkcrafts.com>> wrote:

Tough getting them on 160m last night with my poor antenna ... but got a QSB peak and QRN dip.  So today finished off all 6 bands with a 10m QSO this morning.  The "pressure" is off, hihi.

73, Steve, W5KI

On 15-Feb-25 11:14, Dennis Schaefer wrote:
It was thundery all yesterday evening so I didn’t get on.  I got the ZF5T crew on 20, 15, and 10 in 3 minutes this morning.   Now I hear thunder again - dang!

Dennis /RZ

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