S79YA 1989 Seychelles
Operator: Jim McCook W6YA
Here
is the file with the 1989 grapesmash pileups.
It was K6NA on the recording who said, "Jim, you're going
down rapidly."
The winner of the SSB grapesmash (1st to break thru the pileup)
got a bottle of California wine and was W6MKB (now K6JL).
His 20, 15 and 10m yagis were 10 elements.
The winner of the bottle of California wine on CW was either
K6JYO, N6ND or K6TQ.
My rig was a TS-440S and the ground mounted vertical of S79MC.
I was primarily there for the diving. On the way back I stayed
with 3B8CF for a few days. He stayed with us in California around
1985.Unfortunately, Jacky died this year (2024).
Courtesy of W6YA