[HCRA] Funny Ham Story (reminds me of Field Day 2001)

[Steve, KB1GHC]

The "Die Hard" DX'er�

By: Clinton Herbert -- AB7RG.

5:00 AM - Fellow DX'ers arrive. Crawl out of nice warm bed.

5:30 AM - Toss all gear into truck.

5:45 AM - Get gear out of neighbors truck, and put it in own truck.

6:00 AM - Get speeding ticket while hurrying to get to the mountains.

7:15 AM - Get to "The Site", near top of mountain.

7:16 AM - Start unloading gear.

7:20 AM - Get poked in eye with 20M vertical by fellow DX'er.

7:50 AM - Arrive at hospital to get eye patched up.

8:30 AM - Get another speeding ticket while heading up to mountains.

8:45 AM - Arrive back at site. Unload antennas alone this time.

9:45 AM - Hike up to mountain top. Pass out from exhaustion.

9:50 AM - Wake up to smelling salt, and laughter from fellow DX'ers.

10:00 AM - Put up antennas, and set up rigs.

10:15 AM - Fire up rig, call CQ for half an hour; no replies.

10:46 AM - Hook up coax to rig...

10:48 AM - Realize that finals are wasted in main rig.

10:50 AM - Hook up back-up rig, this time with coax.

11:00 AM - Yell CQ, rare P5 comes back; antenna falls down...

11:15 AM - Wake up to smelling salt, fellow DX'ers shaking heads.

11:30 AM - Guy antennas.

12:05 PM - See long list of QSO's made by fellow DX'ers.

12:06 PM - Notice rare P5 in logbook.

12:07 PM - Beat fellow DX'er over head with logbook.

12:09 PM - Restrained by rest of DXpedition team.

12:30 PM - Back to rig for another attempt.

12:35 PM - Nearby lightning strike kills receive. Notice wet pants...

12:36 PM - Look for shelter.

12:38 PM - Find cave!

12:41 PM - Watch antenna get struck by lightning while hiding in cave.

12:42 PM - Wish it was fellow DX'er's antenna, or fellow DX'er that was
struck...

12:45 PM - Realize not alone in cave...

12:46 PM - Pick up really big rock...

12:47 PM - Mauled by large angry bear.

12:50 PM - Get pulled out of cave by fellow DX'ers.

1:05 PM - Finally get talked into receiving medical treatment.

1:30 PM - Arrive back at hospital.

1:55 PM - Receive series of painful rabies shots, and multiple stitches.

2:30 PM - Get out of hospital and return home.

2:35 PM - "Explain" stitches and eye patch to wife.

3:00 PM - Realize gear is still up on mountain, with bear.

3:01 PM - Wish fellow DX'ers were still up on mountain, with bear...

3:03 PM - Consider taking up drinking.

7:00 PM - Get phone call from DX'er buddies.

7:05 PM - Agree to go on DXpedition again tomorrow...


73 Clinton AB7RG


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