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Title: Coast to Coast on 75! Post by: Todd, KA1KAQ on November 14, 2006, 02:54:29 PM Okay, so I'm not on the coast and neither is KL7OF, but close enough!
I didn't get on last night until fairly late due to problems with the furnace (still waiting for the repairman), but the wait was well worth it. Was first hearing Chuck, WA0ZZH coming in from Midland, TX remotely via Marv KC9VF's T-368. He had an excellent signal throughout the late evening into Vermont. Also heard a W6 in southern CA (W6CBN?) well enough to talk with him, but the band was busy. Chuck sounded like he was working a big DX pile up. A bit later who should appear but KL7OF in Tum Tum. Now I have to say, I've read many posts in the past from Steve to 'JJ and the guys back east here about their FB contacts. So I got a tad excited. When I got the chance to call, he heard me well enough for a brief QSO, which made me happy. Afterwards I heard his signal start to build, and who was he talking with? My old pal Brian, W1LYD/KL7 up in Alaska! So when he turned it back to Chuck, I jumped in quickly and asked Steve to relay my greetings to Brian, which he did. I could even hear Brian coming back, albeit a mere murmur compared to Steve. Went back to Steve a few more times as conditions improved and was amazed at his signal back to tiny VT. Thanks again, Steve! Talked with Chuck a bit later for a few, then called it a night. Went to bed in a cold house, but with that warm, fuzzy feeling that only good AM radio and good friends can leave you with. Still grinning today. :) Title: Re: Coast to Coast on 75! Post by: KL7OF on November 14, 2006, 04:27:55 PM It was good to work you last night Todd!.....I went to 160 after we worked and talked to the Pacific NW crowd ......Then about 11 PM local I went back to 75 mtrs and called CQ and got aich yell arrrh TIM....I stayed on until about midnight...
WA0ZHH ...Chuck W9FGJ ...willis Lake Havasu city AZ WA2PJT WA6TJW ..ted Hemet CA N3JHU...PA NI5I...Jay AR? W1LYD/VY1....Brian Carcross Yukon KA1KAQ....Todd VT WA6JUS ...John SanDiego CA WA0VLM ....Jim Ohio WY3D...Frank NJ KH6JS.....Hiram Waki-Baki Title: Re: Coast to Coast on 75! Post by: K1JJ on November 14, 2006, 05:04:18 PM and called CQ and got aich yell arrrh TIM....I stayed on until about midnight... KH6JS.....Hiram Waki-Baki Was Hiram running the usual pair of phased birdcages beaming stateside? Speaking of Tim - you made me laugh... Back several years ago in the DX window on ssb, Tron and I were working some Euros. A UK station axed Tim to repeat his call many times. Tron kept saying Henry YELL R. The Brit kept axing him to repeat the middle letter. Tron kept it up... "It's Yell, Yell, Yell.... aich YELL R, over! ". It was pretty funny. ;D ;D T Title: Re: Coast to Coast on 75! Post by: n3lrx on November 14, 2006, 09:45:21 PM Coast to Coast AM on 75.. Did you work Art Bell?? lol
Aliens Ate My Antenna, The Black Helicopters mowed my lawn, and the Men In Black raided my fridge! Title: Re: Coast to Coast on 75! Post by: KB2WIG on November 14, 2006, 10:17:33 PM Its more like "aliens ate my brain" klc
Title: Re: Coast to Coast on 75! Post by: n3lrx on November 15, 2006, 01:34:37 AM They did? Sorry to hear about that.. You should have been wearing your Aluminum Foil cap!
I'm wearing mine! :D Title: Re: Coast to Coast on 75! Post by: KB2WIG on November 15, 2006, 05:10:11 PM Well, I let my mind wander and it never came back ...
Title: Re: Coast to Coast on 75! Post by: W9GT on November 16, 2006, 08:59:52 AM Hey Todd, AMfone - Dedicated to Amplitude Modulation on the Amateur Radio Bands
You were certainly loud in Indiana last nite!! You were 50 over at one point, but band conditions were really unstable with a good deal of QRN also. Steve, W8TOW is about 150 miles from me and at one point I couldn't hear him at all...... then he was 30 over 9 in the next minute. Sorry I couldn't stay for the Mighty Elmac net, but condx were pretty interesting. Good to hear you anyway. :) 73, Jack, W9GT |