[OT]VP6DX on 160 - GOT HIM!

[Ken Wagner K3IU]

After reading Tom's (N0SS) email yesterday morning, I became motivated
to try and snag Ducie Is. on 160m. My antenna is an 85 ft doublet CF
with window line up abt 32 feet on one end and 20 feet on the other.
I've never had much success on 160, but I tied the 2 legs of the
feedline together, connected it to one side of the balun, and ran a
short piece of wire from the other balun connection about 8 feet over to
my outside ground rod, and fired up the K3.  It's a cold morning here
(abt 20F), and between my furnace running and normal atmospheric noise,
all I heard was noise.  When the furnace stopped, WOW! There he was.  He
was listening "Down 3" so I set up VFO B, split, and fired away. Got
him... second try (0856Z). I am amazed. Those guys are GOOD! It must be
awfully quiet out there in the middle of the Pacific.

Wheeee, Indeed! Try it... it might work for you, too.

73,
Ken K3IU
Portsmouth, RI
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[Tom Hammond-2]

Hi Ken:

CONGRATULATIONS PAL!  Nice catch.

And yes... I guess the power lines out to Ducie must be 'very clean'
indeed... heheh!

Tom

At 03:09 02/21/2008, Ken K3IU wrote:

>After reading Tom's (N0SS) email yesterday morning, I became
>motivated to try and snag Ducie Is. on 160m. My antenna is an 85 ft
>doublet CF with window line up abt 32 feet on one end and 20 feet on
>the other. I've never had much success on 160, but I tied the 2 legs
>of the feedline together, connected it to one side of the balun, and
>ran a short piece of wire from the other balun connection about 8
>feet over to my outside ground rod, and fired up the K3.  It's a
>cold morning here (abt 20F), and between my furnace running and
>normal atmospheric noise, all I heard was noise.  When the furnace
>stopped, WOW! There he was.  He was listening "Down 3" so I set up
>VFO B, split, and fired away. Got him... second try (0856Z). I am
>amazed. Those guys are GOOD! It must be awfully quiet out there in
>the middle of the Pacific.
>
>Wheeee, Indeed! Try it... it might work for you, too.
>
>73,
>Ken K3IU
>Portsmouth, RI
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[Greg - AB7R]

When I got home from work yesterday I installed some supports for the open wire feedline to keep it off the ground
(short 4-ft T-posts with a 5-ft PVC sleeve).  I splieced in the feedline (did not have time to solder it - thats
today).  The 240 ft doublet is fed into the BL2 and then to the K3.  The tuner had no problem tuning it on all bands,
160-6M.  I proceeded to work VP6DX on 30 CW and RTTY and also got them on 160.  I had one radio set to get them on 40
SSB and the other on 80 CW, But for 3 straight hours it was EU ONLY.  Needless to say there was frustration!  But was
glad to get them on 160.

-------------------------
73,
Greg - AB7R
Whidbey Island WA
NA-065
K3#0009

On Thu Feb 21  6:38 , Tom Hammond  sent:

>Hi Ken:
>
>CONGRATULATIONS PAL!  Nice catch.
>
>And yes... I guess the power lines out to Ducie must be 'very clean'
>indeed... heheh!
>
>Tom
>
>At 03:09 02/21/2008, Ken K3IU wrote:
>
>>After reading Tom's (N0SS) email yesterday morning, I became
>>motivated to try and snag Ducie Is. on 160m. My antenna is an 85 ft
>>doublet CF with window line up abt 32 feet on one end and 20 feet on
>>the other. I've never had much success on 160, but I tied the 2 legs
>>of the feedline together, connected it to one side of the balun, and
>>ran a short piece of wire from the other balun connection about 8
>>feet over to my outside ground rod, and fired up the K3.  It's a
>>cold morning here (abt 20F), and between my furnace running and
>>normal atmospheric noise, all I heard was noise.  When the furnace
>>stopped, WOW! There he was.  He was listening "Down 3" so I set up
>>VFO B, split, and fired away. Got him... second try (0856Z). I am
>>amazed. Those guys are GOOD! It must be awfully quiet out there in
>>the middle of the Pacific.
>>
>>Wheeee, Indeed! Try it... it might work for you, too.
>>
>>73,
>>Ken K3IU
>>Portsmouth, RI
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[Charly]

Talking abt waiting out an "EU only" calling practice of 3 hrs from VP6DX.....
realize that there is NEVER a directional CQ for South East Asia.
 
DXpeditions rarely call for "Africa only,"  "VK ZL only," nor "South Asia only."
 
An "Asia only" call really means "JA" if such a call was ever made.
 
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