[OKDXA] 5B DXCC here

[W5JMW]

congratulations..well done..
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Geiger" <aa5jg at yahoo.com>
To: <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
Cc: <suejim at geneseo.net>; "AD5VJ" <rtnmi at sbcglobal.net>; <nn9k at arrl.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 8:55 PM
Subject: [OKDXA] 5B DXCC here


>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
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