Hi, I have a similar experience. Tried several times the first few days and got frustrated. Then last night I figured I'd try one last time before they pack up. Lo and behold, shortly before midnight EDT they started coming out of the fog at 14210 with a fixed QSX of 14225. So I started calling and after about an hour they came back to AB2... One more update to the call and and a response and I was done with an ATNO! Just 100W and a G5RV here. No HOA or antenna restrictions here but there are too many trees to put up a tower. I have several resonant dipoles and a delta loop for 20m but the G5RV is almost always better.
AB2TC - Knut Elecraft mailing list wrote > As there are only one or two days left before the KH1 crew packs up and > leaves Baker Island, I thought I’d post this in hopes that other > antenna-restricted hams don’t think they have no shot. I live in a CC&R / > HOA “no ham antenna” neighborhood. However, I DO have several stealthy > wire antennas strung through the trees in our yard. My 60-6 meter antenna > is an 88 foot long doublet, about 45 feet high, fed with 110 feet of home > brew 600 ohm ladder line. I also have a Hustler 5BTV ground mounted that I > use for diversity receive. My primary station is a K3 / P3 combo, 100 > Watts max. > > I had tried working the DX-petition on several evenings, usually on 20 or > 40 meter CW. The pileups were horrendous. I knew I was duking it out with > guys running mega antennas and a LOT more power than me, so I didn’t have > much hope after the first few evenings. Usually went to bed with a > headache and frustration. Last night was different. > > After an evening of TV with the XYL, I thought I’d give it another try. > Listened on 20 and I could hear them, but just barely at the noise level; > not loud enough to try calling. So I jumped up to 30 meters. Wow - the KH1 > station was great copy at close to S7! And the pileup was once again > monumental. Well, using the P3 I found a nice “hole” where it seemed like > there were no other signals. Took about 15-20 minutes and.... bingo: W6JHB > 599 K. Yes! In the log for an ATNO! > > My hats off to the great ops at KH1/KH7ZZ and to the Elecraft developers > for the fine rig. Having the K3 and the diversity receive capability > certainly helped offset having to use crummy antennas and “low” power. > > If I could work ‘em, so can you! > > Yeah, I know - being on the west coast helps! :-) > > Jim Bennett / W6JHB > Folsom, CA > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto: > Elecraft@.qth > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to > lists+1215531472858-365791@.nabble -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
