[OKDXA] VK0IR 1997 question

[John Geiger]

Hi Jim,

Were they loud?  Do you remember how the pileup was?  I will need it next 
year for an all time new one.  Back in 1997 I had just started a new job, 
recently moved to Oklahoma, and had an indoor dipole in the apartment. 
Didn't know about the DX cluster back then and wouldn't have helped if I did 
as I didn't have internet access at the apartment back then either.  Hope 
the pileups for it next year aren't as insane as they are for FT5Z, but I am 
sure they will be.

FT5ZM is proving to be frustrating for me so far.  I thought a hobby was 
supposed to be enjoyable.

73 John AF5CC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jimmy Richardson" <n5ohl at cox.net>
To: "Oklahoma DX Association" <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2014 4:34 AM
Subject: Re: [OKDXA] VK0IR 1997 question


>I remember this one very well. Sun was spotless and the solar flux was 
>running around 77 for the entire event. At that time I did not have a beam 
>or amp. I worked them on 20 meters with a dipole and 100 watts.
>
> Jim N5OHL
>
> On Jan 31, 2014, at 10:07 PM, John Geiger wrote:
>
>> I was more or less inactive during 1997 when Heard Island was last 
>> activated.  I know that it was at the bottom of Cycle 22.  Given the lack 
>> of sunspots, how workable were they from Oklahoma?
>>
>> 73 John AF5CC
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