As an avid football fan I was too wrapped up in games the past two days to participate in SKN or the ADXAthon. I did get a chuckle out of Nick’s comment about the VF-1. I have a VF-1 I use with my DX-40 xmtr. I performed some mods and use a homebrew external power supply  to stabilize it, but in its original form it does drift.

 

It reminds me of an OO card I received in 2001 while running one of my Novice stations and using the WN5IGF callsign. The OO advised me I had frequency instability, chirp, and key clicks. I humorously replied and thanked him for confirming my transmitter was performing up to the design specifications as shipped from the factory!! Unfortunately he did see the humor in that!

 

73 Joel W5ZN

 

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Nick Kennedy
Sent: Wednesday, January 1, 2025 2:34 PM
To: EJ Jones <[email protected]>; ADXA <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [ADXA] Fw: ADXAthon - Let the Competition Begin!!!

 

I've been using the EICO 720, Heath VF-1, and SX-111. People tell me my VF-1 drifts. Well, duh!

 

73

 

Nick, WA5BDU

 

On Wed, Jan 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM EJ Jones <[email protected]> wrote:

Anybody participate in the straight key night?   I fired up an old Drake 2C/2NT combination last night on 40 CW and had some fun

 

EJ

 

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Curtis via ADXA <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 1, 2025 2:02:55 PM
To: Joel Harrison <[email protected]>
Cc: ADXA <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [ADXA] Fw: ADXAthon - Let the Competition Begin!!!

 

I’ve been hammering off and on. It is a brutal contest. I’m pretty sure when I called RZ, he intentionally didn’t answer to keep me from getting the US. Randy/ W5ZJ

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On Jan 1, 2025, at 1:51 PM, Joel Harrison <[email protected]> wrote:



That’s interesting that I’m on the list for 6 Q’s because I’ve been in football mode last night and today and have NOT made any QSO’s in 2025 !!!!

 

73 Joel W5ZN



On Jan 1, 2025, at 1:04 PM, Lanny Aldrich <[email protected]> wrote:



 

Rank

Callsign

160

80

60

40

30

20

17

15

12

10

6

DXCC ▼

Slots

Range

1

W5DM+2

0

2

0

34

6

36

7

6

7

9

4

96

111

3 yrs

2

KI5QQG

0

4

0

21

6

21

5

1

19

18

0

79

95

4 yrs

3

W5ZJ+1

0

0

0

2

9

22

14

22

5

13

0

74

87

48 yrs

4

W5RZ+1

0

1

0

1

3

5

3

9

0

5

0

25

27

67 yrs

5

K1LEC

0

1

0

1

11

5

2

0

0

7

0

24

27

31 yrs

6

K5VR

0

4

0

11

1

0

0

0

5

3

0

21

24

48 yrs

7

KT4AC ★

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

20

0

0

0

20

20

29 yrs

8

KB5WBH

0

0

0

5

4

0

0

1

1

4

0

13

15

32 yrs

9

N5RN

0

0

0

6

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

7

7

32 yrs

10

W5ZN

0

0

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

6

52 yrs

 

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Jon W. Reynolds via ADXA <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 1, 2025 12:28 PM
To: ADXA Reflector <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [ADXA] ADXAthon - Let the Competition Begin!!!

 

Ive gotten 2 on 11 meters (cue big truck airhorn) 10-4

Jon
KI5UCZ

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-------- Original Message --------
On 1/1/25 12:09, Dennis Tune wrote:

Club Log under the DXCC Leagues tab on left...Pick ADXA club and filter for 2025...It's been updating about once every hour so it's fairly current...Of course that's only members that are logging on the run...I'm sure there will be a couple of sleepers that upload late and jump everyone...Deborah KI5QQG is right behind me with their new humungous tower...Someone probably needs to run and check on Charles KF5TL and make sure she doesn't have him tied up in the cellar so she can have the radio to herself Emoji

 

Dennis Tune W5DM....Sitting at 95 now...

 

On Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 11:56:33 AM CST, Stan Stockton <[email protected]> wrote:

 

 

That is great, Dennis.  You should have said you had 90 countries last night.  Everyone would have quit.   What we need is a live scoreboard so everyone can see where everyone is and create some excitement.

You probably know who is trying from a pileup or two.  Wonder how many are giving it a big effort?

 

Stan, ZF9CW

 

 

On Wed, Jan 1, 2025 at 12:22 PM Dennis Tune <[email protected]> wrote:

Thanks for the contact, Stan...That puts me at 90 so far...Still plenty of time...

 

Dennis Tune W5DM

 

On Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 11:18:22 AM CST, <[email protected]> wrote:

 

 

That’s a strategic game plan I don’t believe I would have revealed because a lot of folks just flat forget the “real easy ones” !!!!!!   😊

 

ZN

 

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jon W. Reynolds via ADXA
Sent: Wednesday, January 1, 2025 11:15 AM
To: ADXA Reflector <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [ADXA] ADXAthon - Let the Competition Begin!!!

 

I worked an ADXA member because I needed 'Merica!

I have to work today but I'm giving it what I think i can get away with! ;)

Jon
KI5UCZ

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-------- Original Message --------
On 1/1/25 11:10, Dennis Tune wrote:

I need ZF...Where you going to be?...FT8...FT4?  LOL

 

Dennis Tune W5DM

 

On Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 11:05:33 AM CST, Stan Stockton <[email protected]> wrote:

 

 

By the way, I am going to get on some and call CQ for anyone who needs ZF.  I worked maybe three of the ADXA people.  I am not going to enter.  I would feel bad if I won and even worse if I lost.

 

73 and HNY...Stan, ZF9CW

 

On Tue, Dec 31, 2024 at 7:00 PM <[email protected]> wrote:

ADXA Folks,

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR UTC !!!!!

 

The ADXAthon has begun – GL es DX to all !!!!

 

73 Joel W5ZN

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