Hi !

Thanks for the QSOs, especially those on the Top Band. This proves that you either have good antennas or a lot of patience (or both). Nevertheless, the feedback received indicates that many stations in JA/US worked me with just a 100w and a dipole on the Top Band, and many EU stations worked me on 80m with similar setup.

Thanks for understanding that this operation was not one of those big bang multi-multi DX-peditions with a few $100K budget to spend and I did not create any opportunities to work VK9N for those with screwdriver antennas. Feel free to e-mail all of your criticism to me.

My setup was as follows: budget class 100w radio. Inverted L vertical for 160m, with 56 ground radials. 1/4 wavelength vertical on 80m and a temporary 30m 1/4 w/l vertical. 120m short beverage to EU and another 100m short beverage to US. Not that I needed beverages - due to a very low industrial noise levels at VK9N and low static QRN (which was a bit of surprise) I could easily do with transmitting antenna on RX.

PSE QSL via VK2CCC via BURO or direct.

You are welcome to see some photos from VK9CNC operation:

http://www.qrz.lt/foto/main.php?g2_view=core:ShowItem&g2_itemId=358694

To see photos from my other "expeditions", please follow the link:

http://www.qrz.lt/foto/main.php?g2_view=core:ShowItem&g2_itemId=3793

You can read my ham story here:

http://www.qsl.net/ly1df

http://www.qrz.lt/ly1df

The best 73 and cu on the air

LY1F, Currently VK2CCC

ex. XX9TCC, VR2/VK2CCC, A35MT, 3D2MT, VK2HTM, LY1F, LY1DF, 6Y5/LY1DF, J41A, J45A, J49W, SV9/LY1DF, SV8/LY1DF, SV7/LY1DF, SV5/LY1DF, SV3/LY1DF, SV1/LY1DF, LZ1/LY1DF, MM/LY1DF, M/LY1DF, MW/LY1DF, EA6/LY1DF, EA8/LY1DF, 5B/LY1DF, ON/LY1DF, I/LY1DF, SM/LY1DF, UP2BHD ... other calls VK9CNC, VK9CLH

OPERATOR OF LY7A, GB2GOL, LY2ZO, LY3AV, UP1BXF