[OKDXA] DXing Simplified

[John Geiger]

>From one who grew up in Iowa, I have noticed that
antennas never work right unless they are put up in
subfreezing WX. In addition, you get an extra 3DB of
gain if there is ice and snow on the roof when you put
them up.

73s John W5TD


--- Coy Day <n5ok at arrl.org> wrote:

> Ken,
> 
> Did you notice that rotors always break in the
> Summer when you have a lot
> of nice days to get up there and fix it?
> 
> Coy
> -- 
> Coy Day, N5OK
> 20685 SW 29
> Union City, OK 73090
> 405-483-5632
> 
> K5KC wrote:
> > I've discovered a new and simpler procedure for
> chasing DX.  All it
> > involves
> > is having a broken rotor; alternatively, you can
> just unplug yours.  If
> > you
> > do the latter, set it first to a direction where
> you have worked
> > everything.
> >
> >
> >
> > Advantages include:
> >
> >
> >
> > No need to know beam headings to DX station
> >
> > LP or SP is irrelevant
> >
> > You can warm the ionosphere in a different
> direction from everybody else -
> > perhaps this could be considered a diversity
> measure
> >
> > You are justified in speaking of "checking
> propagation" as an alternative
> > to
> > just calling CQ (thanks to some of the CA KW+s for
> this technique)
> >
> > You are not delayed by having to complete a QSO
> >
> > You don't have to lie with a 599 when a 229 would
> do better - you maintain
> > your integrity this way
> >
> > You don't have to be bothered with QSLs
> >
> > You don't have to check the mail anxiously to see
> if your count went up
> >
> > It is a lot less expensive
> >
> > You still get to hear your friends making all
> those nasty QSOs and having
> > to
> > be bothered with all the QSL stuff
> >
> >
> >
> > Give it a try!  Happy to be of help.
> >
> >
> >
> > 73 Ken K5KC
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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