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Calling CQ for Wyoming, Europe Answers: N1BRL and the Road to 80-Meter WAS
Bart, N1BRL, set out for Worked All States on 80 meters with a 24-foot DX Flagpole. Forty-seven states later, Europe keeps answering his CQ for Wyoming. -
N9VJY: A 20-Foot Flagpole, 100 Watts, and the Tuner That Looked Like the Antenna
Jim Scholz, N9VJY, put up a 20' DX Flagpole near Milwaukee. When 40, 80 and 160 wouldn't tune, the problem turned out to be in the shack, not the yard. He fixed it just in time for CQ World Wide SSB, then let 100 watts do the talking.
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Florida Is Being Heard Again
Tom Anderson, KA8JIL, has flown a Greyline DX Flagpole in a Lake Wales, Florida HOA since 2020. A new pair of insulators, and within days: Fiji, Samoa, Japan, Turkey, Hawaii, and Europe on 100 watts or less. -
187 Countries on 35 Watts: Craig W3GF, Seven Years on a 20-Foot Vertical
Seven years, one 20-foot Greyline vertical, 35 watts, and 187 DXCC entities — Craig W3GF's log, in his own words. -
Every Station He Can Hear: Bernie KB6FRD's 24-Footer Under a Nevada Sky
Bernie, KB6FRD, busted a Big Island pileup on 17 meters with 100 watts and a 24-foot DX Flagpole on the Tilt-Up Base. The faux rock at the base hides the tuner. Spanish Springs, Nevada.
