[Mldxcc] DX SPOT: VK9WA 3.524 up

[Rick WA6NHC]

I wasn't sleeping well, so I thought I'd come into the shack.  The VK9WA 
team was there and in 5 minutes, they heard me too.  I now have 8 bands 
worked... I'm waiting to see if I can hear them on the last band, 160.  
Unless I bring out the BIG tuner, I can only manage 225 watts there (I 
can produce 600 max here).  The KAT500 simply doesn't have enough to 
manage with this non-resonant antenna on 160.

370' (112M) of wire, running roughly N/S, supported by oak trees at 
25-40', center fed with ~70' of window line into a 4:1 common mode choke 
(balun), 8' of coax into the K Line.  (A double extended Zepp tuned for 
80 meters, with 30' more wire added to make it align with what EZNec 
said it should be.)  Completely stealthy, it's on the HOA common 
property and no one sees it; hidden in plain sight.  The intent is to 
specifically be NON-resonant on all bands so a tuner is required.  (It 
ROCKS on 40.)

If I can manage 160M with VK9WA (a band sweep), a complete slot sweep is 
possible, I just need to get 80 phone and more RTTY slots. If I don't, 
I'm still happy.  I'm not being piggy, but I was curious just how far I 
could push this antenna, they're a long ways away. Once I have the slot 
in the log, I wait to confirm online.  So far the team and I have agreed 
on everything and I place ALL the credit on them, they're awesome.

160 M is the most challenging band here.

Current standing 15/20 band slots.

My latest ATNO from yesterday, Rwanda, is already confirmed in LOTW.  
Those of us from the old days of waiting YEARS for possible buro cards 
just grin at this.

73,
Rick wa6nhc