[OKDXA] Just For Grins...

[Jeff Martin]

Hi folks... Just in case you thought that DXpeditioning is all fun and 
games... I just came inside from adjusting the Crank-IR vertical for 30 
meters. That involves turning the spool for the vertical element wire 
and the other spool for the radial wire until you get to the mark for 30 
meters. In this case, it also involves standing outside in the rain in 
steady 25 mph winds while you do it... Temp is probably in the fortys F. 
This place is at 44 degrees latitude. They don't call them the roaring 
40's for nothing, it blows all the time, I mean all the time, with 
occasional showers every day. Oh yeah, it is still winter time, it 
becomes spring on  the 21st or 22nd of September, somewhere around 
that...
   By the way, the 20 meter element is broken again on the Hexbeam, I 
guess Hexbeams were not made for this kind of wx.
   So, CU in a few minutes on 30 meters CW. As soon as I get a cup of 
coffee...

73,
Jeff - ZL7/K5WE