Amazing achievement by WA2TPU: 10-band DXCC, 5 watts, 100% green power

[wayne burdick]

Hi all,

I wanted to acknowledge what is, to the best of my knowledge, a unique feat by Don Bush, WA2TPU. He has achieved DXCC (over 100 countries worked) on every ham band from 160-6 meters, excluding 60 meters, running 5 watts or less for all QSOs. He used a mix of modes, and 100% natural power (off the grid, in other words). He used a variety of transceivers.

Don was issued the only 10-band QRP DXCC certificate in the history of QRP ARCI on April 4th, 2014. (In fact he was also issued the only 8- and 9-band QRP DXCC certificates a couple of months earlier. I'm not sure if 11 bands is even possible, but I'm sure he'd go for it :)

It takes a lot of persistence to pull this off. Don did it over about 30 years, using various hand-built log-periodics, Yagis, quads, delta loops, Sterba curtains, phased verticals, rhombics, etc. I'm hoping to see his station someday.

Thanks, Don, for giving a lot of us something to aspire to!

73,
Wayne
N6KR

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Congratulations to Don.  That is an amazing feat!


…and thank you, Wayne, for posting this.  






Mark
ars: KE6BB





From: Wayne Burdick
Sent: ‎Sunday‎, ‎July‎ ‎06‎, ‎2014 ‎09‎:‎48‎ ‎PM
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Cc: Donald Bush





Hi all,

I wanted to acknowledge what is, to the best of my knowledge, a unique feat by Don Bush, WA2TPU. He has achieved DXCC (over 100 countries worked) on every ham band from 160-6 meters, excluding 60 meters, running 5 watts or less for all QSOs. He used a mix of modes, and 100% natural power (off the grid, in other words). He used a variety of transceivers.

Don was issued the only 10-band QRP DXCC certificate in the history of QRP ARCI on April 4th, 2014. (In fact he was also issued the only 8- and 9-band QRP DXCC certificates a couple of months earlier. I'm not sure if 11 bands is even possible, but I'm sure he'd go for it :)
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[Jim Brown-10]

On 7/6/2014 9:48 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
>   He has achieved DXCC (over 100 countries worked) on every ham band from 160-6 meters, excluding 60 meters, running 5 watts or less for all QSOs.

That is MUCH, MUCH easier from W2 than from W6. I have 131 countries
confirmed on 160M with legal limit in 8 years and great antennas. Even
with a 550 ft Beverage pointed that way, I haven't even HEARD EU on 160M
for nearly 3 years.

73, Jim K9YC (near San Francisco)
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[Heinz Baertschi]

Congrats Don, excellent job!

>>> Then it is true after all, life is NOT too short for QRP!

73 es have fun,
Heinz HB9BCB

[Wes (N7WS)]

My friend Ned, AA7A, has the first 11-band DXCC (from AZ!) but not QRP.  Isn't
going to happen on 2-meters.

AA7A.net

Wes  N7WS

On 7/6/2014 9:48 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I wanted to acknowledge what is, to the best of my knowledge, a unique feat by Don Bush, WA2TPU. He has achieved DXCC (over 100 countries worked) on every ham band from 160-6 meters, excluding 60 meters, running 5 watts or less for all QSOs. He used a mix of modes, and 100% natural power (off the grid, in other words). He used a variety of transceivers.
>
> Don was issued the only 10-band QRP DXCC certificate in the history of QRP ARCI on April 4th, 2014. (In fact he was also issued the only 8- and 9-band QRP DXCC certificates a couple of months earlier. I'm not sure if 11 bands is even possible, but I'm sure he'd go for it :)
>
> It takes a lot of persistence to pull this off. Don did it over about 30 years, using various hand-built log-periodics, Yagis, quads, delta loops, Sterba curtains, phased verticals, rhombics, etc. I'm hoping to see his station someday.
>
> Thanks, Don, for giving a lot of us something to aspire to!
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR

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