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MCCOMB, W0JMC, WAS EXPLAINING THAT HE CARRIES A PORTABLE MAST TO SUPPORT A
25 FOOT VERTICAL ANTENNA ABOVE HIS TRAILER.  WHEN SOLIDLY BONDED TO THE
ALUMINUM TRAILER, THIS ANTENNA SYSTEM ALLOWS JACK TO PUT OUT A SUPER SIGNAL
AT LOW ANGLES FOR DXING OR TO REACH HIS FRIENDS BACK HOME IN COLORADO.
DIESEL DXING HAM RADIO AND TRUCKING ARE BOTH ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT AROUND
THE WORLD SO IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR A HAM TO CONTACT ANOTHER DRIVING A
TRUCK IN SOME DX LAND.  ON ONE OCCASION I CONTACTED DIEGO NICOLAS, EA5GTU,
ON 20 METERS AS HE WAS DRIVING HIS CEMENT MIXER AROUND CARTAGENA, SPAIN
DIEGO HAS BEEN DRIVING TRUCKS FOR 26 YEARS AND REALLY ENJOYS OPERATING SSB
WITH HIS IC 7000 TRANSCEIVER AND MULTIBAND ANTENNA.  HE RELATED STORIES TO
ME OF SEVERAL LARGE MOBILE ANTENNAS THAT WERE DESTROYED AFTER TANGLING WITH
OTHER EQUIPMENT OR STRUCTURES ON THE CONSTRUCTION SITES WHERE HE DELIVERS
HIS CONCRETE.  DIEGO HAS CONFIRMED 237 DXCC COUNTRIES, ALL FROM HIS TRUCK.
HE GOT HIS START WITH RADIO AT AGE 12 USING CB RADIOS TO TALK WITH FRIENDS.
THE DX BUG GOT TO HIM AND HE EVENTUALLY GOT HIS DIPLOMA DE OPERADOR AND
LICENCIA DE ESTACISN OPERATOR PERMIT AND STATION LICENSE.  WHEN TALKING
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