I ran the IC-703 and Cushcraft R6000 to work "Tomy" on 31 Oct. 2004

during the CQ WW SSB DX Contest.

It was a real nice Halloween Treat for me.

It was late 2006 when I read about QRP ARCI's 1000 MPW Award

and a few weeks later via the Bureau, I rxed "Tomy's" QSL.

I had forgotten that our QSOwas during one of my QRPp contest runs.

What a great joy for me and then I applied for this Award!

I held the call sign K7TDC for a short time while using indoor antennas.

It was 3 September, 2011, +/- 0330Z, and while tuning down on 20, I heard Alex working a pile-up.

While getting ready to transmit, I said out loud “I’m gonna break this pile-up”

then laughed very loudly and got ready to transmit.

I didn’t break the pile-up, but I found a hole,

and with Alex’s great operating skills, I was able to make the contact.

What is so special about this contact? It is the antenna that makes this a great contact.

I was using my BUDDIPOLE DIPOLE, indoors,7 feet / 2.1336 meters above the shop floor.

Two days before the WPX contest,

I lost my voice and my digital voice was not working either -- REALLY BAD NEWS!

I managed to complete the DV repairs by 2000 Z on Sunday, 25 March 2012.

Now, with only 4 hours left I started working the contest.

My first Q was with E7DX at 2011Z and my last was with CN2R at 2351 -- LESS THAN 4 HOURS.

After awhile, I decided to look up the calls,

ALL 16 OF THEM & discovered, much to my amazement, that I had worked WAC.

HOLY SMOKES!!! EQUIPMENT: ICOM IC-703, ALPHA 4510 Wattmeter,

HEIL HC6, W2IHY EQplus,

CUSHCRAFT R8, fed with ANDREW 7/8 inch HELIAX. My station is performing well.

I worked Andrew VK4NM in the WPX contest running the IC-703 and the Cushcraft R8 Vertical.

I have three of these signs posted around my property

to warn people and animals that can read of the dangers of high power QRP.

I worked Jim running the IC-703 to the Cushcraft R-6000 Vertical.

The Cushcraft R-8 reinstalled 15 March 2012.

See the YouTube video “QRP ANTENNA FARM 2012 – The R8”.