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: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Dennis Schaefer
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2024 5:59 PM
To: BILL KENNAMER <[email protected]>
Cc: ADXA List <[email protected]>
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 <[email protected]> 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.

 

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