"R.F. Collins" wrote:

6V6U booming in on 14.3475 at 2130Z

Glad you brought that up. I went looking through my old ham QSL's and found that
I worked 6W7OG Senegal back in 1989.

Also found a VQ9WM Diego Garcia QSL from 1990.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

On Sun, 05 Mar 2006 17:16:24 -0500, dxAce
wrote:



"R.F. Collins" wrote:

6V6U booming in on 14.3475 at 2130Z

Glad you brought that up. I went looking through my old ham QSL's and found that
I worked 6W7OG Senegal back in 1989.

Also found a VQ9WM Diego Garcia QSL from 1990.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Those were good years. Sunspot numbers were up near 200 back then. I
got my ticket in time for the next cycle peak around 2000. I wonder
what it was like around 1958 when the numbers reached around 250?
That must have been awesome.

But on the other hand I managed to work two stations in Japan this
afternoon which I never expected. They were at the upper end of 20
meters. Pretty weak but there was no big pileup and I was surprised
they heard me with my terrible SWR. There is a good side to the
contests.

Jim

http://www.dxlc.com/solar/

R.F. Collins wrote in message
...
On Sun, 05 Mar 2006 17:16:24 -0500, dxAce
wrote:



"R.F. Collins" wrote:

6V6U booming in on 14.3475 at 2130Z

Glad you brought that up. I went looking through my old ham QSL's and
found that
I worked 6W7OG Senegal back in 1989.

Also found a VQ9WM Diego Garcia QSL from 1990.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Those were good years. Sunspot numbers were up near 200 back then. I
got my ticket in time for the next cycle peak around 2000. I wonder
what it was like around 1958 when the numbers reached around 250?
That must have been awesome.

But on the other hand I managed to work two stations in Japan this
afternoon which I never expected. They were at the upper end of 20
meters. Pretty weak but there was no big pileup and I was surprised
they heard me with my terrible SWR. There is a good side to the
contests.

Jim

http://www.dxlc.com/solar/

My very first transcontinental DX was 6W8DD on 15M novice band about 1963.
What a thrill- I was probably a bit of a lid as I had no clue how to work a
pile up- but there were gentlemen on the band back then and willing to put
up with a novice.

Dale W4OP

Dale Parfitt wrote:

R.F. Collins wrote in message
...
On Sun, 05 Mar 2006 17:16:24 -0500, dxAce
wrote:



"R.F. Collins" wrote:

6V6U booming in on 14.3475 at 2130Z

Glad you brought that up. I went looking through my old ham QSL's and
found that
I worked 6W7OG Senegal back in 1989.

Also found a VQ9WM Diego Garcia QSL from 1990.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Those were good years. Sunspot numbers were up near 200 back then. I
got my ticket in time for the next cycle peak around 2000. I wonder
what it was like around 1958 when the numbers reached around 250?
That must have been awesome.

But on the other hand I managed to work two stations in Japan this
afternoon which I never expected. They were at the upper end of 20
meters. Pretty weak but there was no big pileup and I was surprised
they heard me with my terrible SWR. There is a good side to the
contests.

Jim

http://www.dxlc.com/solar/

My very first transcontinental DX was 6W8DD on 15M novice band about 1963.
What a thrill- I was probably a bit of a lid as I had no clue how to work a
pile up- but there were gentlemen on the band back then and willing to put
up with a novice.

Imagine my thrill at working JY1 on 15. He on SSB, me on CW. Broke in whilst he
was working a Kenyan.

How rude of me!

dxAce
Michigan
USA

My very first transcontinental DX was 6W8DD on 15M novice band about
1963.
What a thrill- I was probably a bit of a lid as I had no clue how to work
a
pile up- but there were gentlemen on the band back then and willing to
put
up with a novice.

Imagine my thrill at working JY1 on 15. He on SSB, me on CW. Broke in
whilst he
was working a Kenyan.

How rude of me!

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Were you a Novice then?

Dale

Dale Parfitt wrote:


My very first transcontinental DX was 6W8DD on 15M novice band about
1963.
What a thrill- I was probably a bit of a lid as I had no clue how to work
a
pile up- but there were gentlemen on the band back then and willing to
put
up with a novice.

Imagine my thrill at working JY1 on 15. He on SSB, me on CW. Broke in
whilst he
was working a Kenyan.

How rude of me!

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Were you a Novice then?

Yes, I was.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

"dxAce" wrote in message
...


Dale Parfitt wrote:


My very first transcontinental DX was 6W8DD on 15M novice band about
1963.
What a thrill- I was probably a bit of a lid as I had no clue how to
work
a
pile up- but there were gentlemen on the band back then and willing to
put
up with a novice.

Imagine my thrill at working JY1 on 15. He on SSB, me on CW. Broke in
whilst he
was working a Kenyan.

How rude of me!

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Were you a Novice then?

Yes, I was.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Yep, The WV2, WN8, KN8 etc.bought us a lot of grace and mercy back then.

Dale W4OP

dxAce wrote: [about me responding to a 160 meter ham contest post about
a 160 contest contact I made]

I suggest as I have before that you find a suitable amateur radio
group!

and then dxAce wrote: [about this newsgroup]

Indeed! From a LISTENING perspective, 'tard boy.

[implying 2-way contacts should not be posted in this NG]

and THEN

dxAce wrote:

Imagine my thrill at working JY1 on 15. He on SSB, me on CW. Broke in
whilst he was working a Kenyan.

So, we are back to it being OK for you to post a 2-way (non-LISTENING
perspective) item in this NG, but not anyone else.

Thanks for confirming that you are indeed a hypocrite!

dxAce wrote:

How rude of me!

dxAce Michigan USA

You? Rude??? Gee, whatta surprise!!!

Heckuva job, Stevie! LOL at the hypocrite!

"Carter, K8VT" wrote:

dxAce wrote: [about me responding to a 160 meter ham contest post about
a 160 contest contact I made]

I suggest as I have before that you find a suitable amateur radio
group!

and then dxAce wrote: [about this newsgroup]

Indeed! From a LISTENING perspective, 'tard boy.

[implying 2-way contacts should not be posted in this NG]

and THEN

dxAce wrote:

Imagine my thrill at working JY1 on 15. He on SSB, me on CW. Broke in
whilst he was working a Kenyan.

So, we are back to it being OK for you to post a 2-way (non-LISTENING
perspective) item in this NG, but not anyone else.

Thanks for confirming that you are indeed a hypocrite!

dxAce wrote:

How rude of me!

dxAce Michigan USA

You? Rude??? Gee, whatta surprise!!!

Heckuva job, Stevie! LOL at the hypocrite!

Still have your Depends in a knot, troll?

LMFAO

Always remember: If it's not propagation ALONG the grey line, then it is NOT
grey line propagation.

dxAce
Michigan
USA