Normally I wouldn’t remember much from 55 years ago, but the first time Rita and I “went out” was November 1, 1969.  That would have been a Saturday as I recall, one day after a mischievous night involving six teenagers, some eggs and teachers’ houses  on Halloween night.  In case you wonder, one of the six cracked and confessed all.  

Anyway, the Sweepstakes was the following weekend and I remember Rita and a friend of hers driving past the house very slowly several times past the radio room window, trying to figure out exactly what this radio contesting was all about.

At airport on Cayman Brac on way back to Arkansas.

73… Stan

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On Feb 20, 2024, at 12:01 AM, Dennis Schaefer <[email protected]> wrote:


Yeah, I've known Kevin's dad for a few years :)   I thought I was doing well in the Sweepstakes in 1969 and got beat by WA5RTG.  Stan has shown a determination to do the very best he could despite geographical handicaps, etc.  Kevin comes by it naturally, that "refuse to lose" mentality.  There's a bit of natural ability there, too.  That ability plus giving it all and not leaving anything on the table comes out a winner.  I'm privileged to know both Stan and Kevin. 

I just got 8R7X on 160 CW awhile ago so I only need 40 meters for a band sweep.  He's on SSB on 40 now and has a pretty good pileup.  Surely he will be on 40 CW several times between now and when they leave.  I'll try a little on SSB but I will also wish I had my old Drake TR-4C with the Drake RF Speech processor.  3 db helped, and 6 db of processing still sounded OK but gave a lot of punch.  It drove the Henry 2KD5 very well!   The rig I have now (Kenwood TS-590SG) is superior to the Drake in every way, but SSB isn't nearly as much fun on those rare occasions when I try it.  I do have an SP-75 RF processor in the cabinet and it might connect to the 590S, but the 590S is a DSP rig and I suspect I would get little benefit. 

The 8R seems to be hearing mainly Europeans - I'm not getting through.  I'm not giving up, just choosing to work them on CW later!

73,
Dennis/RZ

On Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 8:02 PM <[email protected]> wrote:
Kevin is a MACHINE!!!

I’m becoming convinced Rita didn’t give birth to him, you built him out in the shop !!!  😊

Congrats Kevin. Outstanding, actually amazing, effort and score!!!!!

ZN

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2024 7:09 PM
To: 'Stan Stockton' <[email protected]>; 'ADXA List Server' <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: [ADXA] ZF9CW - 6M

Stan,

There appears to be a good bit of PY's and other SA stations showing on the map up your way. I don't see any NA stations but it could open.

73 Joel W5ZN


-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Stan Stockton
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2024 5:50 PM
To: ADXA List Server <[email protected]>
Subject: [ADXA] ZF9CW - 6M

W1VE is coming to stay at my place starting tomorrow.  He wanted to get on 6M. I had forgotten about it and we are leaving tomorrow.  I put up a little dipole and am hearing a lot of FT8 stuff.  I have no idea who it is because I don’t speak or comprehend that language.  I’m going to call CQ on 50.095 for about ten minutes to see if anyone hears me.  If you have 6m, give a listen and see if you hear my 100w through about 75 feet of RG-6 to a flat dipole up about 40 feet.

Stan, ZF9CW
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