[ADXA] Fw: Pennant update 01-17-25

[Lanny Aldrich]

Happy Birthday Randy!
160M was brand new to me last winter.  Despite almost two acres at my 1972-1975 and 1975-1992 Vermont QTH's, I never put up a 160M dipole.  Here in Searcy, I have a 35' x 75' back yard and can't compete with you Big Dogs on 160M.  I wanted to get on earlier last night, but I'd started a Windows 10 update that took over an hour, not counting CCleaner and re-opening apps.  It was a pleasure to work Randy, but my highlight was my 40th state when W1FC confirms Massachusetts.

     K1LEC W5ZJ  2025-01-18 02:01:00     160M  FT8   1.84115     UNITED STATES OF AMERICA      
     K1LEC KF0QR 2025-01-18 01:58:30     160M  FT8   1.84115     UNITED STATES OF AMERICA      
      K1LEC W1FC  2025-01-18 01:50:15     160M  FT8   1.84115     

Attached is my antenna: available at hamfests like Mena and on eBay.  It is 1:1 on 1.840, but poor and extremely noisy on receive as evidenced when WB5JJJ and WB5BHS tell me on HoIP I'm getting a reply I can't hear.  PSKReporter drives me crazy because I never decode the DX that hears me!

73, Lanny  K1LEC


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Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2025 11:01 AM
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Subject: [ADXA] Pennant update 01-17-25


Since it was my birthday, I decided to stay up, late (anything after 8pm)  and  actually try to make a contact on 160.  I headed to the shack with the 65th birthday beverages, cran grape juice, and the hard stuff, Coca Cola on ice. The shack dog, PD (puppy dog) who hates ft8 followed. I was able to decode  24 stations in Europe on the pennant. The times when I left the receiver on the inverted L Europe could not be heard due to the high noise.

Starting about 8:45 pm  and lasting till about 9:15, something happened on the band. My transmit signal was suddenly heard all over Europe, as far east as Kazakhstan at a -15. I could see received stations pick up in quantity and signal. The east coast stated calling 7Q6UJ. I never heard him, and pskreporter showed him only heard on the east coast. Just as quickly as it happened, it was over.

Everything after 11:30 pm was a bust, and Europe was dead to me.

I was able to work Bonaire for a new one, and 9 Europeans, none new. The highlight of the evening was working K1LEC Lanny. I hope he will count toward Worked All  ADXA on 160. I also saw JJJ, but missed him.

Have a wonderful day and as always, Good DXing.
Randy W5ZJ.
[cid:d89d68e0-2701-45c7-a52d-1b00217d9ee6 at namprd02.prod.outlook.com]
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