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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