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

[Chris Hallinan]

Anyone else have to look up ATNO?  LOL
Even funnier, Google found it - the questions was asked on eHam 5 years
ago.  Came up near the top of the search  <grin>

73 de K1AY
Chris

On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 1:00 PM ab2tc <ab2tc at arrl.net> 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
>
>
> Elecraft mailing list wrote
> > As there are only one or two days left before the KH1 crew packs up and
> > leaves Baker Island, I thought I’d post this in hopes that other
> > antenna-restricted hams don’t think they have no shot. I live in a CC&R /
> > HOA “no ham antenna” neighborhood. However, I DO have several stealthy
> > wire antennas strung through the trees in our yard. My 60-6 meter antenna
> > is an 88 foot long doublet, about 45 feet high, fed with 110 feet of home
> > brew 600 ohm ladder line. I also have a Hustler 5BTV ground mounted that
> I
> > use for diversity receive. My primary station is a K3 / P3 combo, 100
> > Watts max.
> >
> > I had tried working the DX-petition on several evenings, usually on 20 or
> > 40 meter CW. The pileups were horrendous. I knew I was duking it out with
> > guys running mega antennas and a LOT more power than me, so I didn’t have
> > much hope after the first few evenings. Usually went to bed with a
> > headache and frustration. Last night was different.
> >
> > After an evening of TV with the XYL, I thought I’d give it another try.
> > Listened on 20 and I could hear them, but just barely at the noise level;
> > not loud enough to try calling. So I jumped up to 30 meters. Wow - the
> KH1
> > station was great copy at close to S7! And the pileup was once again
> > monumental. Well, using the P3 I found a nice “hole” where it seemed like
> > there were no other signals. Took about 15-20 minutes and.... bingo:
> W6JHB
> > 599 K. Yes! In the log for an ATNO!
> >
> > My hats off to the great ops at KH1/KH7ZZ and to the Elecraft developers
> > for the fine rig. Having the K3 and the diversity receive capability
> > certainly helped offset having to use crummy antennas and “low” power.
> >
> > If I could work ‘em, so can you!
> >
> > Yeah, I know - being on the west coast helps! :-)
> >
> > Jim Bennett / W6JHB
> > Folsom, CA
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