Topband: Fwd: Re: [QRP-L] HU1DL German DXpedition in El Salvador by N6TVN

[Carl Mannle <cjm3@sonic.net>]

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Subject:        Re: [QRP-L] HU1DL German DXpedition in El Salvador
Date:   Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:22:50 -0500
From:   Bobby Drummond <alphak4ja@gmail.com>
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A very poor one for DX, for sure.

It's my 160 meter doublet with one end of it fallen down near the ground.
The other is up about 65 feet above ground level and the center is also
about 65 feet above ground level. It is fed with 450 ohn window line and
an almost 40 year old MFJ tuner with a larger than factory sized balun.

In spite of my less-than-ideal antenna, a very good operator at the El
Salvador end of the QSO pulled me out (after multiple tries) and it's in
the log now.


On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 8:16 AM Mike Maiorana <zfreak@gmail.com> wrote:

> Nice going Bobby!
>
> What kind of antenna do you use on 160?
>
> 73
> Mike M. KU4QO
>
> On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 6:51 AM Bobby Drummond <alphak4ja@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > According to their QRZ page, this group's DXpedition is about to end
> (they
> > show on their page that they will be active until Feb 13th)
> >
> > Couldn't sleep well last night, so I got up very early and managed to
> catch
> > them before sun was up locally on the 160 meter band using the homebrew
> > tube transmitter and the Heathkit VF-1 VFO. I had heard them on some
> other
> > bands recently but wasn't ever able to work them due to the competition
> in
> > the pile ups they created.
> >
> > It was great to work them this morning, luckily, before they shut down
> > their DX operations.  I rarely get a chance to work El Salvador* and to
> > work this one on 160 meters with the homebrew transmitter rig was an
> extra
> > thrill. This also let's me add another country to my 160 meter countries
> > list.
> >
> > * third contact with El Salvador - once on 30 meters, once on 12 meters
> and
> > now once on 160 meters in a 9 year span)
> > --
> > 73 de AK4JA
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