[OKDXA] 5B DXCC here

[John Geiger]

I went to the mailbox today to find my 5BDXCC (#6469) and 17 meter DXCC certificates!  The 5BDXCC was earned with 100 watts and nothing larger than a Cushcraft MA5B 2 element yagi.  I used either a vertical, dipole, or random wire on 40 and 80, and a dipole or vertical much of the time on 20-10.  If I got back thru the logs I probably got 100 countries on 20, 15, and 10 with the dipole or vertical!  Still can't believe I got 5BDXCC!

I am not bragging about antennas and power level, I just wanted to show what can be done with a minimal setup if you have some persistance-it only took me 27 years to get 5BDXCC but then I took a couple of years off at the peak of cycle 22 while in college.

73s John AA5JG