[OKDXA] Fwd: 80 Meters this morning

[Robert Redmon]

Coy,

That was a very strange opening. I was hearing FT5ZM two hours after 
sunrise (S3). Couldn't break the west coast wall, though. Did work them 
on 80 a few minutes ago, though. Now only need 160 and 12.

Bob
On 2/1/2014 6:12 PM, W5LE wrote:
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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:     80 Meters this morning
> Date:     Sat, 1 Feb 2014 15:19:05 -0600
> From:     Coy Day <n5ok at arrl.net>
> Reply-To:     n5ok at arrl.net
> To:     Gene Lewis <w5le at beggstelco.net>
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> Gene,
>
> Please post this for me.  Still can't get thru.
>
> In preparation for the FT5ZM operation, I struggled to get my 80 meter
> sloper back up that had come down in the ice storm several weeks back.  I
> got it up but strained my right knee.  Unfortunately something went wrong
> as it was totally dead.  With my bad knee I couldn't go back up the tower
> to check the connections, so I just said I won't get them on 80 meters
> this time.  A couple of days ago, I thought about trying to use the
> inverted vee that I use to check into the nets.  Not much hope since 
> it is
> only 50ft high at the top and is cut for 3900.  But.....  I got out the
> old Dentron Super Tuner and gave it a try.  I was able to get the KPA-500
> to load into it so I thought if I could hear them I would give it a try.
> I had it all tuned up this morning waiting for the FT5Z but it was after
> sunrise so I was about to give up.  That's when I saw the HS0 spotted and
> sure enough I could hear him.  I called several times and finally he came
> back to N4OK.  I sent my call several times and he came back to me with a
> 449 signal report.  I was really surprised.  So maybe tomorrow I will 
> have
> a chance with the FT5.  That's when someone spotted them on 3523 and sure
> enough I could hear them and they were fairly loud.  I thought maybe it
> was a pirate but everything fit so I give them several calls when they
> called N5OK?.  R R R and my call a couple of times and they came back 
> with
> N5OK 599....   Wow!  They are in the log on 80 meters...   Just telling
> this long tale as an encouragement to those with marginal antennas.  
> Never
> give up.  Now for 160 meters and I'm done.  ;-)
>
> Good luck all!
>
> Coy

-- 
Robert Redmon K5SM
AMA 58073