THANKS FOR LOOKING ME UP HERE!

ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE I WANT TO THANK EVERY HAM THAT HAS HELPED TO MAKE MY EFFORTS INTO THIS LITTLE SUCCESS STORY. I ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK ALL THE HAMS THAT HELPED ME GET A NEW 1BY A SKED, PLUS ALL DXPEDITIONS I HAD THE HONOR TO WORK.

Success for a little gun: 276 DXCC Countries worked with < 4000 QSOs, it is possible!

I did it from November 2001 to December 2011!

EVERYBODY CAN DO IT!

HERE COMES THE REST OF THIS INFO PAGE

In case you are interested, I passed my CW Test in DL and then here in the US, again. I am just tired of hearing derogatory comments from OMs who do not even have the courteousy to investigate before coming up with their "opinions" about "No-Code-Hams". It is my choice to work DXCC Phone as the bigger challenge and then do it again on CW the easier way, if the Lord allows. and the stations working CW only to enforce the mode their way.but that is their choice!

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GENERAL INFO

Other callsigns used: DG5FAF from 1975 until 1984; DH2FAF still valid today, used as CEPT Class 1 (EXTRA) all over EU and elsewhere, like VK , VS6 etc . W6/DH2FAF from 1-2-2002, used only on 10m/15m SSB; KG6QGV since 4-16-2003 (never used on HF}; K6FAF since 5-14-2003 for all bands here in the U.S.

Station as of 8-25-03: Yaesu 767 GX/100W with MD1 mike. AL 811 with Svetlana 572b 700w; Kenwood TS 520 + VFO 100W; Ranger 2950 mobile/25W/10m only; Antennas: Cushcraft A3S at 45feet, added 6/07, finally; 80m Windom up, no 160m right now.

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ANTENNA STORY

Cushcraft A3S Discussion: Little Pistols versus Big Guns

My opinion: See my DXCC results further down.

This little, unexpensive 3/3 trap yagi has fulfilled every promise Cushcraft put into the manual/description, at this QTH!

Here in our very dry environment I never had a changing SWR due to corrosion and always best results because of a special grounding I had to come up with, due to bad ground. My results from here are comparable to those of more expensive antennas on 70 feet towers not far from here, with the same or higher HF input.

Don't laugh: When I get too much static on the antenna, I water the ground under the 6.5 foot concrete and rebar block by pouring slightly salted water (1/2 Gramm per gallon) into the sand-filled pvc pipes. This runs down and dissipates into the clay under the block, thus changing the clay into a conducting layer taking the static away .I have to do this twice a year, depending on the actual climate in the seasons.

Due to our cold and very wet winter and a thunderstorm, my balun or the cable at the A3S gave up

I am now using a homebrew 80m Windom (12 gauge copper stranded plasic coated) at 32 feet. It works, but not in all directions.

Or does it? FOR A SIMPLE WIRE IT PERFORMS VERY WELL WITH MY TS 520; OLD RADIO, OLD ANTENNA,OLD HAM ????

I worked one day in the ARRL DX Contest on March 5/6, 2011, and was amazed at what I worked 15 through 80. Some even on the Null directions!

Then I tried again on the WPX-SSB: 15 DXCC on 80 for a March total of 21, 6 on 40 for a total of 10 new DXCC on 40 in March 2011.

ARRL DX SSB 2012 brought 10 new ones on 80 plus 6 new ones on 40.talking about a wire, still!

I worked VU on 20 and 9N on15 with this OCD, .both confirmed with card!

HELLO, obviously nothing wrong with this wire! Going to put up a vertical 10m dipole for better receiving on 10, poles are in the yard already. Had excellent results in 2002 with a horizontal dipole and 25 Wkeep you posted!

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QSL CARDS / QSLing to K6FAF

By the way, my direct cards for first contacts are genuine photos 50/50, meaning there are only 50 cards of one image. When the 50 I had printed are gone, I create a new one.

QSL via bureau, LoTW, eQSL, Direct. I do not need SASE, IRC or GB from DX!!! Just send your card and it will be answered.

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AWARDS

AWARD RECORDS SINCE 11-15-2001 FROM THIS QTH ONLY with less than 4200 qsos:

DXCC Phone plus 10/15/20 Phone, WAS Phone, eDX100SSB, eWAS SSB, eWPX are on the wall!

DXCC Country #278; HK0NA (in their log), T2T confirmed ! =277 confirmed

DXCC Country #271 verified by ARRL as of 2/5/12

IOTA 300 worked, 232 confirmed. I will now apply!

5B-WAC worked, confirmed.

WAE worked, confirmed.

WAZ, WAZ 20 worked, confirmed and applied for, WAZ 15 at 37, WAZ 10 at 34.

WPX 1220 wkd, 725 confirmed

I am posting this as an encouragement for all the new DXers out there!

Welcome to the Bands!

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Most wanted by K6FAF:

Myanmar, Srilanka, VU7, 8Q7, T6, TA, AP,UK, EJ! Apart from the Antarctic and Subantarctic Islands and

3A, HV, MM0/S, SV5, TA1, ZA, UN Vienna and UN Geneva for all WAE.

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FACIT:

DXing is my passion.

I adhere to the DX Code of Conduct and I will try to convince my fellow hams to do the same!!

I do believe in Ham Spirit above all in this hobby !

A DX a day keeps the Doctors away!? So they say.

Reading this site does not mean you have to share my way of thinking :

"CHALLENGE IS ALL."

"Being normal might be dull, I really do not know about that, today."

"When I stop laughing about myself, I will probably be with others in Ham Heaven, or elsewhere."

"You never know. Pizza & Beer Heaven?"

"But I know that SFI numbers are rising, YEAH, for now! DX is here every day!"

DROP YOUR FRUSTRATION INTO THE TRASH, THE BEST PLACE FOR IT!

(From meeting notes of 2010)

My log is uploaded to various sites including Clublog, if you do not find it on your favorite web, let me know

73 de K6FAF, Hans

Also K6 Funny American Friend , sometimes K6 Fast And Furious , for crying out loud.

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I find it very refreshing to listen to the DXpeditions working according to Code of Conduct and the Ham community reacting to it,we are on the right path, TNX to all who listen and think first before they enter the pile-ups,.it does help a lot, tnx again.

I am only using an 80m OCD Spec Windom V at 30 feet right now plus ~100 W OUT OF A TS 520 + VFO, but I have worked the last 18 months this way.and it is still working out fine.

I miss the gain of the A3S and the punch of the linear, but,believe me, you can do A LOT WITH JUST A WIRE AND 100 WATTS, it just takes patience, discipline, an understanding of propagation,and thinking like a DXpeditioner!

More QSOs, less QRM !!!