Charles Gallo wrote:
On 5/6/2007 Peter Dougherty wrote:
I'm willing to wager that for most of the complainers, if they did
two things they'd get a lot more in the log. Buy a small amp. 600W or
800W makes a HUGE difference (difference between working an
ultra-rare one and not), and two, if putting up a yagi - even a small
one - isn't possible replace their 15 year old feedline with
something that's not green and full of water on the inside. Frankly,
though, a wire at 15 feet above the ground is really never going to
cut it except near solar max, and even then....
Pete, your right - but there are 2 other options - don't complain if you don't
work'em, and 2, make good ham friends who let you wake them up at all hours of
the morning to use THEIR setups, while you're planning on putting up your own
tri-bander and wires - thanks again for letting me work #180 from your place
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73 de KG2V
You know, following this thread is enough to turn one off DXing. The ones that
worked BS7H are sneeringly demeaning those who didn't, criticizing their
operating, etc. Then, I find they consider it acceptable to go work the DX from
someone ELSE'S station? Seems very unsporting to me.
I didn't even bother. I am only a minor DXer, with only 160 countries since I
moved to NJ. BUT, they were all with 5 watts or less......
BTW, I happen to know that a few QRPers DID work BS7H. Now THEY can brag about
operating procedures. The guy that has to go to someone else's rig to run a KW+
has no bragginmg rights, IMHO.
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