[ADXA] Wednesday Pennant update

[Michael Nettles]

2nd Inverted L should be Southeast feedpoint running towards Northwest.
Fat fingers hi.
73
Mike kb5wbh

On Wed, Jan 15, 2025, 5:37 PM Michael Nettles <kb5wbh at gmail.com> wrote:

> For those that don't know. The antenna I am using is 160m Inverted L with
> the feed point on the west end and goes up about 50ft then across to the
> east as horizontal as I could get it. Total length is around 127ft. I have
> another 160m Inverted L that us up but not hooked up at the moment its feed
> point is southwest and runs to the northwest. Im lucky to have tall trees
> in the right places around my place.
> 73
> Mike kb5wbh
>
> On Wed, Jan 15, 2025, 3:14 PM <w5zn at w5zn.org> wrote:
>
>> With all due respect to my very good friend and fellow ADXA member K5GO,
>> an avid golfer.......
>>
>> Golf is a waste of oxygen!!!!!!!!!!!!  😊
>>
>> 73 Joel W5ZN
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net <adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
>> Behalf Of Curtis via ADXA
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 8:31 AM
>> To: ADXA <adxa at mailman.qth.net>
>> Subject: [ADXA] Wednesday Pennant update
>>
>>
>> Here is what I have learned since yesterday.
>> 1. I originslly thought my pennant was working in reverse. I was wrong.
>> After receiving a few JA stations, yesterday, on what I thought was off the
>> rear, I reversed the direction thinking I would get up this morning and
>> work into Japan.  When my reference station, Mike KB5WBH started receiving
>> Alaska this morning, and I had nothing, I began to think something was
>> amiss.  To figure out this enigma, I knew there was nothing to do but go
>> out into the dark and cold in my “early morning broadcast uniform” and
>> reverse the pennant direction. After much shivering, I managed to git er
>> done, and was immediately rewarded with a JA decode.
>>
>> 2. The second item I learned this AM was that “Randy’s law” is roughly
>> the equivalent of “Murphy’s”. In my attempt to quickly work the DX, my
>> first transmission was into the pennant. In a split second I had changed
>> the turns ratio from a 4:1 into a 4:0. Yes, I could fix this with the parts
>> I have laying on the bench, but apparently I subconsciously enjoy winding
>> transformers more than wiring a relay to switch the pennant during receive.
>> I sure wish I could blame MY error on Murphy.
>>
>> I am currently looking at used golf clubs on Facebook marketplace. I am
>> sure golf would be much easier to master than the 160 meter band.
>>
>> Have a wonderful day, and good DXing!
>> Randy, W5ZJ
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