[TowerTalk] QSL card in the hole before the concrete pour

[Allen Brier N5XZ]

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 at aol.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>; <rmthorne at 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 at contesting.com writes:
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>>  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?
>
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>    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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