I started calling them at 8pm and called them almost continuously until 11pm except for a few breaks to let the amp cool. I saw them work several ADXA members with a couple of near misses. I did also see Debbie work them first, then Charles work them a short time after she did.

I spent my time looking up several stations they were working and a found on all that had their equipment listed that everything west of the east coast states had listed legal limit amps and large antennas. There were a few east coast stations that had listed only 500 watt amps and wire antennas or verticals.

During the time I let the amp cool, I would always decode 52or 53 stations calling. I know this doesn't include the stations I couldn't hear.

My setup with 500 watts and a loop antenna at 50 feet and the inverted L was clearly inadequate. What I did notice, as I checked where I was being heard, was the inv L was better early in the evening with some good signals into VK long path. As the evening went by, the loop became the better antenna to the stations that were hearing me.

At this point, I have more hours invested in calling ZS8W than another other station I have attempted to work. My plan at this point is to think about all the errors of my ways as a child, the misfortune of not investing in Walmart stock in the 1970's and pray for a world power outage except to my QTH and ZS8W.

Congratulations to all the were able to work him. I was very happy to see several of you conquer the brutal pileup.

To: [email protected]; 'lanny aldrich'; 'adxa'

Deb and I just nabbed him on 7.070....I saw K5UR work um a bit ago on 40 as well as K9CT , they gave Craig a +25 signal report, eeks! Was playing with antennas, both my 40's are 3 elements, the Trapped Mosley is at 90 ft, the coil loaded JK is at 122 ft, the JK is on a 40 ft boom per the Mosley 26 ft I think...more or less. Seeing um @ a 0 to +2 on the JK, -12 on the Mosley. I couldnt have worked then on the Mosley, the traps melt @ above 600 watts We were legal on power out.......

KF5TL

KI5QQG

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of [email protected] <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, May 4, 2025 8:36 PM
To: 'Lanny Aldrich' <[email protected]>; 'ADXA' <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [ADXA] Marion Is. on 7.070 MSHV I think

He’s on 80 right now also, 3578 KHz with big sig.

K5EJ and I wrked him on 80 about 45 mins to an hour ago just at our SS

73 Joel W5ZN

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Lanny Aldrich
Sent: Sunday, May 4, 2025 8:31 PM
To: ADXA <[email protected]>
Subject: [ADXA] Marion Is. on 7.070 MSHV I think

ZS8W isn't decoding here but I've seen several ADXA members calling. K5UR just snagged him!

73, Lanny K1LEC