[TowerTalk] How can this be?

[n4kg@juno.com]

I think the BEST CONDITIONS in the last 10 or 20 years
may have just a little to do with your success! :-)

During the last two weeks of March, I worked over 200
Asians in all zones and all republics of the former USSR.
TEN Meters was open to Asia until 3 hours past my sunset.
FIFTEEN Meters was open to Asia until 5 hours past sunset.

de  Tom  N4KG

On Sun, 9 Apr 2000 08:59:38 -0600 "sparks" <sparks@cptnet.com> writes:
> 
> Just wanted to share a novel ANTENNA experience
> -  I recently bought a 2 el 20m RAI beam - this is
> monoband yagi on 7 foot boom!  I have temporarily
> installed it at 18 ft above ground in a tiny tight river
> valley in New Mexico.  The nearby hills are above the
> yagi.  It uses a novel phasing delay design - both elements
> see power.   Anyway at 100w output  I have been "running'
> Europe on 20m - with 3 to 6 callers often responding.
> 
> I have been pounding cw for over 40 years -
> I have operated at some of the biggest contest stations -
> Worked DXCC on 4 bands each in a weekend -
> and I have to say I am very impressed with these RAI beams
> made by Chuck Smith WA7RAI down in Phoenix.
> 
> I know that everyone is 599 some where some time !!
> but despite this -  I am very impressed with this 16 pound
> yagi -      I have no commercial interest in RAI beam of any kind
> 
> Josh N7XM
> 
> 
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