[CW] Re: Good Luck - sometimes it happens on 80m

[David Ring]

I meant to say A9.  A5 wouldn't be bad either, but I've only got A5 on
20 meters.

Bahrain A92GR 0325Z   3787.0 56 (shhh! don't tell it is SSB!)

DR

On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 11:43 PM, David Ring <n1ea at arrl.net> wrote:
> I put up a flat top antenna for 80 meters - nothing special.  70 feet
>  long, six wires, 50 feet up.
>
>  I have been very pleased with the results.
>
>  Tonight I was working some UA3's and SP's on 3,502 kHz when some QRM happened!
>
>  CQ CQ CQ DE VP6DX VP6DX VP6DX UP 25 K
>
>  So I shifted my second VFO to 3,527 and gave him one call!
>
>  BINGO!
>
>  N1EA 599 TU
>
>  With this QSO, I've worked:
>
>  North America
>  South America, YV, PY
>  Europe, G, EI, EA, F, and the usual suspects - even LY and C31.
>  Africa - some DX pedition and also VQ9LC on CW and SSB.
>  Asia - A5 and 4X/4Z count for Asia.
>  Arctic - doesn't count for WAC - but several of those /ANT stations and R1
>  Antarctic - I don't know if some of those /ANT stations were at the south pole!
>  Oceania - VP6DX
>
>  Not bad for a cloud burner!
>
>  I only operate from 2200Z to 0230Z twice a week - other than that I am QRT.
>
>  I did this in just over a month.
>
>  Rig 500 watts to that antenna.
>
>  73
>
>  David N1EA
>