[SJDXA] Alphabet Challenge UPDATE

[Bob Schenck N2OO]

Our newest member to work the alphabet is David WN9Q!

 

Good job DAVID!  

 

I thought that I would share David's email. A super accomplishment!

 

Hello Bob,

   I didn't think I could do it.  Twenty five of the contacts were done with
a Wolf River Coil and a 102 inch whip three feet off the ground.  Average
power used was 45 watts.  Two weeks ago I was down to B, R, U and then the
darn war had started.  I had trouble getting to Eastern Europe and finally
succeeded evenings working R and U on openings to the West when the JAs were
coming in.  I called many Bs in the evenings and according to PSK Reporter
my signals were fair into the Js and South Korea, but not into China.

   Yesterday I threw together an endfed :47' wire to 9:1 unun up 15' on an
old fiberglass windsurfer mast that I retained for such a purpose.

I found BA4TD on 20 cw and with 70 watts got him.  I am glad he stuck with
me to get my call right as there was a persistent XE calling at the same
time.  But yes after several tries we were successful in exchanging our
599s.

   This was one of the more difficult challenges that I have ever
participated in and I really enjoyed it.  

   The endfed has been taken down and stowed in my garage and I will be back
to the Wolf River Coil vertical for daily dx.

 

Thanks, good DX and 73,

Dave,  WN9Q

 

 

 

 

Our list of aphabeteers are now:

 

K8PT

N2OO

KZ2I

KS3F

W2CG

KF2BQ

W1GD

K2RET

W2ARP

NY3B

W2TT

KE2D

WN9Q

 

 

See ya' in the Pileups!

73!

Bob Schenck, N2OO

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