A prime example of a TRUE DX’er !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats Bill. Amazing effort and to say “anticlimactic” is quite an UNDERstatement!!!!
ZN
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of BILL KENNAMER
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2024 4:25 PM
To: ADXA List <[email protected]>
Subject: [ADXA] Clipperton last day 24.955
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.