Thank you! F5USK, I8KCI and OE6MBG (sorry, I8KCI for saying you were in France. I mess up a lot while making a vid because I"m really nervous. lol
I couldn’t sleep. I went to the rig to listen to the ‘old boys’ on 80m.. it’s my habit, only earlier tonight.

You may skip the BS and go right to my contacts: 02:16

Notes:
I said "two tap primary" and meant 'two turn primary'.
My ALC was ideally set, I was using 4K Tx BW, processing was on, as was my mic EQ.
My no-signal noise level was S1 to S2. And they say an EFHW is a noisy antenna :)
He reported me as S7 - and this is using an antenna that cost $15 and took 1/2 hour to put up.

I immediately heard a fellow in France, and he called CQ a few times with no reply. So I bit.
The only antenna I have for 80 is my EFHW, which is mostly low and mostly sloping up in a parabolic shape to the 40’ level, goes over a branch with no insulator, and drops vertically about 15’.

Not only did I work him, but I also worked two of his friends on frequency - one in Italy and one in Austria. What fun! It always, always thrills me.

The thrill never leaves! it’s been with me in life since I was 15. And I still look out the window sometimes at night – thinking, hoping, expecting.. that my antenna wires might glow with the rhythm of my keying. They never have – but you never know when they might! I’ll never stop looking :)

Not to be a jerk- but try that with FT-sucks. FT-sucks lacks social value. Period. In the opinion, of course, of Blowzo the Humble Ham.

Build a multi-tap UNUN
String up wire, anywhere, over anything
Trim to resonance
Work Dx
Have fun
Learn about another person, family, or different culture (try that with FT-sucks)

73…
Chuck

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