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Old February 22nd 08, 04:15 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.dx
Doug Smith W9WI[_2_] Doug Smith W9WI[_2_] is offline
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Default VP6DX on AIR !!!!

As of when I left for work yesterday, I still needed them on 160, 80, and
40.

Landed them on 40 on the way home from work. (yes, from the mobile. I
work second shift so this was around 0700 UTC +/-.)

Got home & found them on the bottom of 80. Had just turned on the amp to
give 'em a call - phone rang. Server upgrade that worked when I left had
gone bad. Had to turn around & go back in. Figured that was the end of
my shot at working them yesterday on 80.

Guess not. Stuck the 80m resonator on the car on the way home. Found 'em
on 3503 working up 3. Took about 10 minutes of calling - but they heard
me. Worked on 80 from the mobile.

I don't have a 160 resonator, so had to wait until I got home to try
there. On 160, the problem was QRN. HORRIBLE on this end - severe storms
about 250km south of here in Alabama - and from what I hear it wasn't any
better on their end. And, my amp doesn't work on 160 so was limited to
100 watts.

Got 'em anyway.

Still need 30 and 10 meters. Heard them on 10 during the DX Contest but
was a QRP entry & that wasn't enough "soup" to make a QSO.