I agree 100% with you! I am continually blown away at how well my flagpole vertical performs. It is a hybrid design that incorporates some of John Ellis design, Rich Erlichman’s design, and some of my own ideas. It’s both simple and complicated at the same time, but get’s it done! I have worked the entire world using it along with my new FTDX10 that hears things many radios will never hear! I tell people my radio can hear gnats wings in Kuwait. That literally is how good the receiver is that Yaesu built for we hams on modest budgets. I know modest for some, but not for others. Enjoy and building your own flagpole design is better than ordering one from that money sucker at Greyline! Don’t ask, it’s a long story.

Sent from my iPhone in The Villages, Florida

On Nov 30, 2022, at 7:45 PM, Tom Menas <[email protected]> wrote:

Very enjoyable contest. I continue to be amazed at what’s possible to work from here in The Villages on postage-sized piece of property with a flagpole antenna. Prior to moving here, I thought I’d have to give up HF ham radio or just use something like Remote Ham Radio. As I’ve said previously, I can not thank John Ellis, NP2M enough for his article on building the flagpole antenna. My buddies in MN are surprised at my signal strength as they listen in to me running DX stations while they’re using their beam antennas atop fairly tall towers.

Didn’t run into many TVARCers in this contest except for Pete, K2PS, Rusty, W3US and Bob, K3ZGA. I’m sure that others participated, too.

CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW - 2022

Call: K3WT
Operator(s): K3WT
Station: K3WT

Class: SOAB HP
Class Overlay: Classic
QTH: NFL
Operating Time (hrs): 18

Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
------------------------------
160:    0     0        0
   80:    0     0        0
   40: 194    19       67
   20: 174    19       55
   15: 289    20       76
   10:   57    18       33
------------------------------
Total: 714    76      231 Total Score = 610,623

Club: The Villages Amateur Radio Club

Tom Menas, K3WT
Cell: 952-303-2086
[email protected]
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On Nov 30, 2022, at 7:45 PM, Tom Menas <[email protected]> wrote:

Very enjoyable contest. I continue to be amazed at what’s possible to work from here in The Villages on postage-sized piece of property with a flagpole antenna. Prior to moving here, I thought I’d have to give up HF ham radio or just use something like Remote Ham Radio. As I’ve said previously, I can not thank John Ellis, NP2M enough for his article on building the flagpole antenna. My buddies in MN are surprised at my signal strength as they listen in to me running DX stations while they’re using their beam antennas atop fairly tall towers.

Didn’t run into many TVARCers in this contest except for Pete, K2PS, Rusty, W3US and Bob, K3ZGA. I’m sure that others participated, too.

CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW - 2022

Call: K3WT

Operator(s): K3WT

Station: K3WT

Class: SOAB HP

Class Overlay: Classic

QTH: NFL

Operating Time (hrs): 18

Summary:

Band QSOs Zones Countries

------------------------------

160: 0 0 0

80: 0 0 0

40: 194 19 67

20: 174 19 55

15: 289 20 76

10: 57 18 33

------------------------------

Total: 714 76 231 Total Score = 610,623

Club: The Villages Amateur Radio Club

Tom Menas, K3WT

Cell: 952-303-2086

[email protected]

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