[ICOM] Success. First DX.

[Tad Danley]

Well done Mike - congratulations!

73!

Tad Danley, K3TD
EM10dq


On 1/30/2012 5:57 PM, Mike Olbrisch wrote:
> It works!  I got off work this morning at 0600.  I drove home and took a
> nap.  When I got up I put the finishing touched on my /pm system.  I took it
> to a shoe repair shop to have the pack straps stitched.
>
> When I got home, I couldn't resist.  I put the antenna together, walked in
> the street in front of the house, and got on 10m.
>
> So what did I hear?  HK0NA working a pile-up... listening up 5.  So I set
> the split on the IC-703+, and gave a call.
>
> And guess what.  Yup - he answered my first call.  He was really surprised
> when I told him 10 watts with a CB antenna on a backpack frame.
>
> Malpelo Island, almost on the equator in the Pacific Ocean, S. of Panama, W.
> of Colombia.  That will be the first DX country for KD9KC/pm.  And 99 more
> to go!  And 50 states to go.  This is going to be FUN!!!  Anyone else want
> to give it a try?  I can help you build your system.
>
> Come join the fun.
>
> Vy73 - Mike - KD9KC.
> El Paso, Texas - DM61rt.
> W5-SOTA Association Manager.
> W5-SOTA info: www.qsl.net/kd9kc/