Doin' the Happy Dance!

[KJ3N]

9M2ZAK in West Malaysia @ 16:17 UTC on 20m SSB. :hyper: :dance:

Yes, I had to use the amp, but who gives a shit? :rock: :bbh: :monkeydance:

[KG4CGC]

Fine business OM!
That's a tough one from the East Coast.

[KJ3N]

I keep telling people I don't need a beam, but some can't seem to grasp that proper deployment of simple wire antennas can do quite well. My biggest problem is not being able to "turn" the wire.

The Asian / Pacific region is a challenge not only because of the path, but I have to fight through the West Coast to get there. Of course, they have the same problem with Europe, so I guess it all balances out.

[WØTKX]

Must be your offerings to his noodley goodness! :snicker:

[KJ3N]

Must be your offerings to his noodley goodness! :snicker:

Shouldn't you be wearing your patented Stu-Pon-a-Tron helmet? :snicker:

[NQ6U]

The Asian / Pacific region is a challenge not only because of the path, but I have to fight through the West Coast to get there. Of course, they have the same problem with Europe, so I guess it all balances out.


I was going to say...

I work Asia and the Pacific islands regularly from here on the Left Coast but I can count the number of my European QSOs on one hand. With a measly 100 watts, I just can't get by you city-slicker Easterners and your kilowatt stations.

[WØTKX]

Shouldn't you be wearing your patented Stu-Pon-a-Tron helmet? :snicker:

Naaa, just a bloody head...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpE-9kod_FY

[N2CHX]

Nice!

[N8YX]

Every time you use an amplifier to work DX, you make the Baby Ferf cry. :naughty:

[KG4CGC]

Every time you use an amplifier to work DX, you make the Baby Ferf cry. :naughty:
How's ya gonna get over all the bucket mouths?

[KJ3N]

I was going to say...

I work Asia and the Pacific islands regularly from here on the Left Coast but I can count the number of my European QSOs on one hand. With a measly 100 watts, I just can't get by you city-slicker Easterners and your kilowatt stations.

It's not a KW station most of the time. I will do most of my QSOs with 100 watts. Actual use of the amp is maybe 15% of the time. Keep in mind that the winner of the DE QSO Party for 2010 (http://www.fsarc.org/qsoparty/2010_results.htm) did it with 100 watts. Who was that masked man? ;)

AK and HI are do-able from the East Coast with 100 watts. So are ZLs and VKs, depending on the band, but when West Malaysia is only an S-3 to S-4, why waste your voice yelling at 100 watts? Not to mention, that kind of DX always produces a pile-up.

I've got a lot of "holes" to fill up in the Indonesian part of the world. I'm not going to waste any time using everything I have to work that path.

[KJ3N]

Naaa, just a bloody head...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpE-9kod_FY

"Hmm... No sir, I didn't like it!"

[KJ3N]

Every time you use an amplifier to work DX, you make the Baby Ferf cry. :naughty:

The Baby Ferf can kiss my hairy, black ass. :neener:

:rofl: