[Elecraft] [OT]VP6DX on 160 - GOT HIM!

[Greg - AB7R]

When I got home from work yesterday I installed some supports for the open wire feedline to keep it off the ground 
(short 4-ft T-posts with a 5-ft PVC sleeve).  I splieced in the feedline (did not have time to solder it - thats 
today).  The 240 ft doublet is fed into the BL2 and then to the K3.  The tuner had no problem tuning it on all bands, 
160-6M.  I proceeded to work VP6DX on 30 CW and RTTY and also got them on 160.  I had one radio set to get them on 40 
SSB and the other on 80 CW, But for 3 straight hours it was EU ONLY.  Needless to say there was frustration!  But was 
glad to get them on 160.

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73,
Greg - AB7R
Whidbey Island WA
NA-065
K3#0009

On Thu Feb 21  6:38 , Tom Hammond  sent:

>Hi Ken:
>
>CONGRATULATIONS PAL!  Nice catch.
>
>And yes... I guess the power lines out to Ducie must be 'very clean'
>indeed... heheh!
>
>Tom
>
>At 03:09 02/21/2008, Ken K3IU wrote:
>
>>After reading Tom's (N0SS) email yesterday morning, I became 
>>motivated to try and snag Ducie Is. on 160m. My antenna is an 85 ft 
>>doublet CF with window line up abt 32 feet on one end and 20 feet on 
>>the other. I've never had much success on 160, but I tied the 2 legs 
>>of the feedline together, connected it to one side of the balun, and 
>>ran a short piece of wire from the other balun connection about 8 
>>feet over to my outside ground rod, and fired up the K3.  It's a 
>>cold morning here (abt 20F), and between my furnace running and 
>>normal atmospheric noise, all I heard was noise.  When the furnace 
>>stopped, WOW! There he was.  He was listening "Down 3" so I set up 
>>VFO B, split, and fired away. Got him... second try (0856Z). I am 
>>amazed. Those guys are GOOD! It must be awfully quiet out there in 
>>the middle of the Pacific.
>>
>>Wheeee, Indeed! Try it... it might work for you, too.
>>
>>73,
>>Ken K3IU
>>Portsmouth, RI
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