[OKDXA] N8S on 160m

[N5PA]

Coy:

I know that Malcolm, W5XX over in Vicksburg does because he loads his towers
up on 160 meters and he has a few radials in his pond.

73,
Alan, N5PA
(The Homeless Person)


-----Original Message-----
From: Coy Day [mailto:n5ok at arrl.org] 
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 9:33 AM
To: n5pa at n5pa.com; Discussion of OKDXA
Subject: RE: [OKDXA] N8S on 160m

Alan,

Never heard of anyone running radials into a pond.  Who knows, it may work.

Coy
-- 
Coy Day, N5OK
20685 SW 29
Union City, OK 73090
405-483-5632

N5PA wrote:
> Coy:
>
> I needed Spratly Islands when they were on, but no propagation to my QTH
> at
> all.  I wonder if I run ground radials out into the pond at my new house I
> will have a better grounding system?  You guys keep working them and I
> will
> keep cheering you on!
>
> 73,
> The Homeless Person, N5PA
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Coy Day [mailto:n5ok at arrl.org]
> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 9:14 AM
> To: n5pa at n5pa.com; Discussion of OKDXA
> Subject: RE: [OKDXA] N8S on 160m
>
> Alan, (homeless person)
>
> Don't feel too bad.  I'm afraid that you wouldn't have been able to work
> them anyway.  Oklahoma and North Texas had a field day but the South Texas
> guys were having trouble hearing him.  He was working New England big time
> around 1000z when I worked him.  He was solid copy here until sun rise.
> Good luck on the move and thanks for the info on Kosovo.
>
> Coy
> --
> Coy Day, N5OK
> 20685 SW 29
> Union City, OK 73090
> 405-483-5632
>
> N5PA wrote:
>> Coy:
>>
>> You really know how to make a guy feel bad!  Here I am, with my antennas
>> and
>> tower down and my station disassembled, and N8S is workable on 160
>> meters!
>> All I can say is, way to go dude!  I know you guys are glad to get them
>> in
>> the log on 160.  I only have Swains Island confirmed on 15, 17, and 20
>> meter
>> phone.  I need them on CW and RTTY, plus a lot of other bands.  But that
>> will have to wait until another DXpedition.
>>
>> N5OHL called me on the phone last night and said he had worked N8S on
>> several bands and modes for an all time new one for him.  Looks like you
>> Okies are racking them up!
>>
>> As of 4:00 p.m. yesterday we are homeless (sort of).  We closed on our
>> current house and have until the 23rd to get out and into our new house.
>> I
>> think it will probably be about the 18th before we close on the new
>> house,
>> though.
>>
>> Looks like there is going to be another new one out there for us to be
>> chasing.  I saw this morning where the Kosovo parliament voted 100-1 to
>> accept the U.N. proposal to become a new country.  I think I can work
>> them
>> with my vertical at the new house before I get the tower up, HiHi!  Good
>> Hunting!
>>
>> 73,
>> Alan, N5PA
>>
>>
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