Having first dabbled in SW, I was first introduced to MW DXing in the mid
80âs when I lived in Lynwood and wondered why I couldnât get the same
loggings with my NRD-515 and a piece of wire out the window from my
apartment as I saw reported by Mark Connelly! Boy did I have a lot to
learn!
Life and trying to keep from starving to death kept interfering with my
Dxing but I managed to plug along, learning little by little from many in
this group, attending conventions and get-to-gethers as well as Grayland
outings when I was in the Seattle area visiting my daughter. Along the
way,
I got licensed but always kept MW Dxing on the front burner while living
on
Cape Cod for the last 17 years.
Always eclectic, I dabbled in utilities, NDBs and some of the esoteric
modes as a diversion but managed to log over 100 countries on MW from Cape
Cod locations and Prince Edward Island. Itâs hard to ignore the thrill of
hearing KFI and Japan from the east coast. Of course, having room for
antennas like the flag, delta, super loop, K9AY, beverage, etc was a
decided advantage and I was fortunate to count as fellow DXers and friends
the likes of Mark Connelly, Bruce Conti and other legendary Dxers.
But, as I approached the seventh inning stretch of this game, my wife's
health prompted a move back to Washington to be closer to family. I now
live in a planned community in Redmond where antennas are as verboten as a
t-bone to a vegetarian. Having unloaded all radio equipment before the
move, I was despairing of ever re-connecting with the hobby. But we Dxers
are a resilient lot and so I throw myself on the mercy of the collected
wisdom of the group for suggestions as to radios, SDRs, antennas, etc so
that I might stay in the game from my modest digs in Trilogy at Redmond
Ridge.
My best to all and its good to be back.
73 de Chris Black
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