[Elecraft] OT: Re: Baker Island - Tnx Elecraft!

[Bob McGraw K4TAX]

Although there are several DXpedition cards on my wall, this was really 
my first somewhat serious attempt at working a DXpedition. The antenna; 
a 256 ft center fed wire as an inverted V at 50 ft, with a balanced feed 
line all the way from the feed point to the operating desk where it 
terminates into a 1:1 Balun Designs 1171t current balun.  Then using a 
CMC {Common Mode Choke} from The Wireman, model 8232, to connect the 
balun to the Tentec 238 tuner.   The radio........is an Elecraft K3S.

While I don't consider my station anything but modest, I did work the 
Baker Island group on 20M {CW & SSB}, 17M {CW & FT-8} & 15M {FT-8}.    
All in all,  a fun experience and most enjoyable experience thanks 
largely to the folks at and from Elecraft.  And thanks to the excellent 
operators at the KH1/KH7Z site.  Nice work fellows.

Now......looking forward to another one and seeing the confirmations on 
LOTW.

73

Bob, K4TAX



On 7/5/2018 11:59 AM, ab2tc wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a similar experience. Tried several times the first few days and got
> frustrated. Then last night I figured I'd try one last time before they pack
> up. Lo and behold, shortly before midnight EDT they started coming out of
> the fog at 14210 with a fixed QSX of 14225. So I started calling and after
> about an hour they came back to AB2... One more update to the call and and a
> response and I was done with an ATNO! Just 100W and a G5RV here. No HOA or
> antenna restrictions here but there are too many trees to put up a tower. I
> have several resonant dipoles and a delta loop for 20m but the G5RV is
> almost always better.
>
> AB2TC - Knut
>
>