[OKDXA] RE: P29VCX

Coy Day n5ok at arrl.org
Thu Sep 27 12:14:17 EDT 2007


John,

Hey!  That's pretty close to having the "Real" 5 band DXCC.  ;-)

Iused a half wave sloper on the 95ft tower that slopes that slopes to the
NW.  I also have an off center fed 80m sloper that slopes to the NE from
the 100ft tower.  Both work real well for me.

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

John  AA5JG wrote:
> What are you using for an 80 meter antenna?  I have a dipole up way too
> low, but only need one more country on 80 to finish off 5BDXCC.  Still
> need a few cards for 80, though.  Actually I have 5B DXCC as I have DXCC
> certificates for 40, 30, 20, 15, and 10.  It is just the wrong bands
> according to the ARRL.
>
> 73s John AA5JG
>
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "Coy Day" <n5ok at arrl.org>
> Reply-To: n5ok at arrl.org
> Date:  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:32:27 -0500 (CDT)
>
>>John,
>>
>>I managed to snag P29VCX on 80 on the first call this morning.  It was at
>>1245Z.  I was really surprised as they were working JA's at the time.
>>Wouldn't happen again....  :-)
>>
>>Coy
>>--
>>Coy Day, N5OK
>>20685 SW 29
>>Union City, OK 73090
>>405-483-5632
>>
>>John  AA5JG wrote:
>>> They must be on double daylight saving time!
>>>
>>> Did work P29VCX on 40m this AM.  They were louder on 80, but the pileup
>>> was a lot larger also.
>>>
>>> 73s John AA5JG
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>>> From: AC5UP <ac5up at windstream.net>
>>> Reply-To: Discussion of OKDXA <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
>>> Date:  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:16:32 -0500
>>>
>>>>On a completely unrelated note, around 5:30 am local time Thursday
>>>>morning KDKA in Pittsburgh was coming in 5 by 7. Very nice copy,
>>>>although they kept telling me it was 6:30 in the morning.
>>>>
>>>>Good propagation, but learn how to read a clock...! ;)
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