[OKDXA] CQ160

[Ed Gilliland]

Aha!  I think that was the ice storm that turned one of the elements on 
my KT34XA.  It was okay with the ice on but then one side of the element 
thawed before the other and the elements were not pinned.

cul, Ed

On 2/2/2010 4:52 PM, Robert Redmon wrote:
> Ed,
>
> Wondered where Gary's stuff got off to. Never heard. Glad you got the
> amp. He loved everything about that thing besides the warm-up delay.
>
> Christmas of '87 we had a terrible ice storm....couple inches at least.
> It was our first winter on top of the hill (Baylor). Lost power for 24
> hours or so. Had the KT34XA up at that time, and it was really sagging.
> Bounced back, though. One good thing about short elements.
>
> Bob
>
> Ed Gilliland wrote:
>    
>> Yep...I was going for 1,000 Qs which was certainly possible with all the
>> activity.  I bought Gary's ETO 91b, it loafs at 1,500 watts.  Europe was
>> weak here.  The ice probably put them on the ground.  I haven't been out
>> to check it's still really soggy here.
>>
>> I go into September looking for March, don't like the cold.  Maybe this
>> will be the last of the storms.  Refresh my memory on 1987.
>>
>> Ed
>>
>> On 2/1/2010 6:07 PM, Robert Redmon wrote:
>>
>>      
>>> Wow, Ed! I know you have loftier goals, but still not bad for an ice
>>> storm. Your signal was very stout down here, as usual. I was still
>>> running low power when I worked you, but gave in to the siren call of
>>> EU...just can't help myself sometimes. I am somewhat embarrassed to call
>>> my 600 watts "high power." I think we need a "mid power" class in these
>>> contest for us little pistols. I guess I still operate as though the
>>> power limit was still 1kw (dc) INPUT. The band was incredibly quiet
>>> Friday night...maybe because most of Oklahoma was without power.
>>>
>>> We haven't seen the sun here in a week. I am really tired of
>>> winter...already! Then I remember that winter sometimes lasted into May
>>> in Bartlesville, and I feel better. Remember the Christmas of 1987?
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
>>> Ed Gilliland wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>        
>>>> Hi Bob...all,
>>>>
>>>> Operated 4 hours Friday evening and then ice got the power lines.  Got
>>>> back on Saturday evening.  Conditions seemed pretty good and I wasn't
>>>> bothered with power line noise until the Sunday a.m. JA run.
>>>>
>>>> Final stats:
>>>> 829 Qs, 58 sections, 54 DX for 347,648 points
>>>>        NA     667
>>>>        SA       6
>>>>        EU     108
>>>>        AF       3
>>>>        AS      42
>>>>        OC       3
>>>>
>>>> Worked Oklahoma stations in this order, thanks guys.
>>>> N4IJ, AA5JG, N50T, W5LE, K5KC, KD5JGA
>>>>
>>>> Ed
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 1/31/2010 9:03 AM, Robert Redmon wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>          
>>>>> Well, I really enjoyed this contest. Lots of activity, and the band was
>>>>> excellent. Only heard two or three OK stations (Hi, Ed...hear you still
>>>>> pounding away.). All S&P @ 600w...stopped at 350qs.(50 w/ve sections and
>>>>> 29dx)..like a round number. Log shows I operated 10 hours, but much of
>>>>> that was when I just didn't log off during when off doing other things.
>>>>> John, never found RI, DE, DC, ND, or SD this time. Also missed many of
>>>>> the less common VEs. Never heard so many Tennessee stations before.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>            
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