[OKDXA] Contest Station, HiHi

[John Geiger]

Hi Alan,

Good luck on Clipperton.  I worked the FO0AAA team in
2000 on 20m CW and 12m CW using 100 watts to a dipole.
 I worked the FO0CI team in 1992 on 75m SSB using 100
watts to a end fed wire, so they can definitely be
worked with a "finger gun" station like mine.

73s John AA5JG
 
--- N5PA <n5pa at n5pa.com> wrote:

> Guys:
> 
> I got back on the air Saturday afternoon and
> operated some of the ARRL DX
> Phone Contest.  I do not consider my station as a
> “Little Pistol”, more like
> a “Little BB Gun”!  I operated with 100 watts and a
> vertical on 20-10
> meters.  I operated a couple of hours on Saturday
> afternoon and a few hours
> on Sunday.  I made 240 contacts, 101 band countries,
> with 67 unique
> countries worked. This is the first time I have been
> on the air in 12 ½
> months and I can really tell the difference between
> the Force 12 XR5 at 82
> feet and Big Bertha running.   I also worked the
> FO5A/MM bunch headed toward
> Clipperton on 20 and 15 with relative ease.  The big
> question is will I be
> able to work them once they are on the island with
> all the rest of the
> stations.  I looked back last night and I only have
> Clipperton confirmed on
> 10 meter phone.  So I have a lot of fills that I can
> work on.  I do not have
> anything up for 160-30 meters so I will be very
> limited to where I can work
> them.  Around noon yesterday they said they were 600
> miles out, which meant
> 2 ½ days left to get there.  So it looks like
> Wednesday the fun will begin.
> I will try them with my “Little BB Gun” station and
> see if I can pull out a
> contact amongst the fury.  Good Hunting!
> 
> 73,
> Alan, N5PA
> 
> 
> 
> 
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