[ICOM] Success. First DX.

[Ted Wright]

Yes Well done indeed
  ted n3zrx

Tad Danley wrote:
> Well done Mike - congratulations!
>
> 73!
>
> Tad Danley, K3TD
> EM10dq
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> 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/
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