I always heard it was supposed to be a JT card. Anyway, when I poured my base,
I threw in a bunch of cards, including a JT that actually wound up touching the
rebar base when it landed (I have a picture of it for proof). I considered that
very good juju. I also threw in cards from every continent and a bunch of JA
cards. Just for good measure, I threw in a card from Martti to help with
DXpeditions. I think I threw in about 40 or 50 cards, based on some formula I
had devised in my head, which of course has long since passed through the
sieves of my mind. It all seemed to make sense at the time. Bottom line is that
the antenna seems to work very well.
There must be some "official" site spelling out the folk lore of the "QSL in
the Hole". Perhaps Tom or someone else could weigh in there to educate the rest
of us believers.
Allen N5XZ / KL5DX
----- Original Message -----
Well wait! It is according to what you want the antennas to do. If it is a
DX station, then you are correct. If it is a contest station, then a JA
card because you want large JA runs. And that's not just me saying that,
even though I have 54 years ham radio experience, I got it from my contest
Elmer, K5RC so it HAS to be right!
Chuck W5PR
----- Original Message -----
From: <K7LXC@aol.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>; <rmthorne@att.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 10:48 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] QSL card in the hole before the concrete pour
>
> In a message dated 10/31/2011 4:00:17 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
>
>> Now for the more important question. If I remember correctly, I'm
> supposed to sacrifice a prized qsl card by throwing it in the bottom of
> the hole prior to the pour, correct?
>
>
> Yessireebob. It'll help prevent bad juju. And not just a JA card. It's
> supposed to be a more meaningful DX card.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve K7LXC
>
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