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Wednesday, November 16, 2022
The ZS6BKW Multiband HF Antenna by Martyn G3UKV
This is the antenna for you guys who want to get on HF effectively, and haven’t too much space or cash to throw around. Actually, it’s a design from ZS6BKW (aka G0GSF), similar to the G5RV, but it actually resonates on five bands, (well 6, actually) and doesn’t rely on a tuner (ATU) to make it work. The design appeared in TT (RadCom) Jan & Feb 1993, but is also in Pat Hawker’s “Antenna Topics” (publ. RSGB 2002) It’s only 90 ft long (27.51 metres), with a 40 ft (12.2 m) downlead.
ZS6BKW
Horizontal or inverted V layout
So, it’s a cousin to the G5RV (which only resonates on 14 & 24 MHz), but better as it needs no ATU on 40, 20, 17, 12, 10 and 6 metres.
When Telford DARS were doing the 50MHz Trophy contest down at Bridgnorth, I took the necessary bits along to try out this antenna. For simplicity, I set it up as an inverted-vee configuration. The reason was simple – you only need one support to hold it up, not two. I also had the club’s MFJ Antenna Analyser with me so that I could see what was happening. I recorded the data – see below.
Incidentally, all centre fed antennas can be supported by just one mast, with the ends left to droop down. The ‘rule of thumb’ is that the angle at the apex should never be less than 90 deg, otherwise cancellation between the two halves occurs. Furthermore, as it is the current peaks along an antenna that do most of the radiation, having the centre at the highest point is a positive advantage, rather than supported at each end with a big droop at the centre (current point nearest to ground). This is another reason for not being too fussy about the ends of a centre-fed antenna being lower, or bent around. It will have minimal effect on radiation efficiency. The only thing is never have the ends dropping right down to ground level – because the ground will seriously de-tune the antenna and it will not work – believe me, I’ve tried it. Just a yard or so off the deck makes all the difference. Simply have end insulators (or plastic strips etc), then wire or twine to the tying-off points. This effectively raises the ends of the antenna sufficiently clear of the ground. So, the ‘BKW can be horizontal (two supports) or inverted-vee layout (single support), as shown. Incidentally, the same applies to a simple dipole.
The antenna wire can be solid copper, stranded, insulated or not. A lot of rubbish is printed about the merits or otherwise of different sorts of wire. It’s largely hogwash. Wire is wire at these frequencies. Wet string? well that’s a different matter.
In the original design, 300 ohm twin was used, but I prefer the 450 ohm stuff. It’s much stronger and losses, especially in wet weather, are lower when impedances are high down the line. Back in 1985, 450 twin wasn’t readily available, there was only 75 and 300 twin, or the option of making your own open-wire feeders (which actually are the best of all – around 600 ohm, but these do tend to twist or get caught in trees etc! Yes – bitter experience and soldered joints here too!)
Finally, if you want to use it on other HF bands (3.5, 10, 21 MHz), an ATU (just like at the bottom of your ‘5RV!) will do the business, but preferably at the bottom of the 450 ohm feeder with a balanced output, not after a length of 50 ohm coax, if you’ve had to use it to reach your rig. Of course for 1.8 MHz (160m), you could short out the feeder twin, and feed it like a Marconi antenna, with a suitable ATU. Not very clever, however.
Here are the MFJ figures I recorded on the test antenna:-
Best in-band frequency: SWR “R” at feedpoint Notes
3.38 MHz (80m) 7:1 20 tunes easily with ATU
7.00 MHz (40 m) 1:1 40 puurrfect
10.1 MHz (30 m) high high needs atu
14.06 MHz (20 m) 1:1 40 wonderful
17.85 MHz (17 m) 1:1 50 below 1.3:1 in 18MHz band
21.00 MHz (15m) high high needs atu
24.69 MHz (12 m) 2:1 100 OK, even without an ATU
28.62 MHz (10 m) 1.3:1 60 No sweat!
50.27 MHz (6 m) 1.3:1 60 A surprise: 6m. too!
Just to show the “proof in the pudding”, I used it on 7 and 14 MHz, and got excellent reports, as one would expect with a half-decent antenna! Didn’t have time to use it on all bands, but I leave that to you (to tell everyone how good it is).
Martyn Vincent G3UKV
Kevin VK2FUO advises to put a 1 to 1 current balun on the ZS6BKW antenna 450 ohm feeder line where it joins the 50 ohm coax to the radio.
VK2FUO acknowledges author Martyn G3UKV
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Skalkaho Mountain, Montana | October 2022 Submitted by K7VK
Skalkaho gets its name from the area in Salish meaning ‘many trails’. Unrelated to the name, the summit does have several trails converging near its summit. I chose the trail coming from the west off FS road #364. This trail has many views of other SOTA summits and to the west the much higher elevation Bitterroot Range.
The trail is well defined and approaches within ¼ mile of the summit, an easy off-trail scramble.
Four curious mule deer greeted me near the summit and hung around. Interested in CW, I thought?
There are trees on the summit suitable for hanging wire antennas or attaching antenna poles.
Trail Miles: 3 on-trail, 0.5 off-trail, round trip
Elevation Gain: 1300’
Water: None
Bear Spray: Recommend for all Montana summit hikes
Camping: Ample room is at the trailhead or several dispersed sites along the access road
Map: US Forest Service, Bitterroot National Forest
Directions: From Corvallis MT follow Willow Creek Road #373 for 2.25 miles west to junction with the signed Willow Creek Road. Turn right continuing on the Willow Creek road and travel up this road approximately 5.7 miles where it becomes FS#364. Follow #364 another 3.7 miles where it turns hard right and crosses Willow Creek at the junction of road #969. Follow #364 to its near end in a saddle junction with roads #73898 and #13141. #364 continues up to old mining areas, but don’t go there as you’ll miss the trailhead. The trailhead is not signed. At this junction, look for the trail going ENE up the ridge through heavy forest. Shortly up this trail the area becomes quite open with scattered trees and grassland slopes for much of the remaining hike.
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
TIPS FOR WORKING DX FROM A MODEST STATION by MATT ATWOOD
Lately, there has been quite a bit of nice DX out there on the HF bands. If you are like me, you have a modest station to work from (100 watts and a wire antenna or two), but still like to chase DX. Often, you’ll hear lots of other “1 landers” working the DX station, but you can’t ever seem to break the pileup. Well, I have a few suggestions I’ve gathered over my 30 years of DX’ing and contesting that I’d like to share, which might help you get a few new ones.
One universal “truth” I have found though, above all others, is that working DX on CW is infinitely easier than working DX on SSB. If you have not yet jumped in to learn CW, I highly advise it if you want to be a successful DX’er and work the rare ones from a modest station. FT-8 / FT-4 is a bit of a different animal, and not all of what I will share is applicable to those digital modes, so I am going to focus on CW and SSB (although I work a lot of FT-8 and FT-4).
Without further ado…
#1: Listen, Listen, Listen
Did I mention you should listen? This is the first step in the process to catch that needed country. Almost all of my other recommendations stem from this… don’t be the alligator on the calling frequency… ever. A good DX’er listens far more than they transmit.
#2: Use a DX Cluster
I recommend using a DX Cluster for finding the DX. It is much easier to find the choice DX if you have others looking for it too! If you’re not familiar with a DX Cluster, there is a good primer here. If you are but aren’t sure which to connect to, I recommend W1DX (dxc.dxusa.net:7300), unless you use Ham Radio Deluxe, in which case I suggest WA9PIE-2 (hrd.wa9pie.net:8000). They both run the DXSpider cluster software. When you use a “cluster”, you might want to set a few filters to get rid of the spots (the reports of DX activity) you don’t really want to see. Here is a couple that work on DXSpider to get you started.
From the cluster, console enter the following to only see DX spots originating from US and Canadian stations…
“reject/spot 0 by_itu 1,3” <enter>
“accept/spot 0 by_dxcc k,ve” <enter>
“sh/mydx” <enter>
Disconnect from the cluster, and then reconnect. At this point you should only see DX spots from US and VE stations
#3: Find and Hear the DX Station’s Calling Frequency
Once you identify the DX you want to chase, go find them on the air. Sometimes, that is easier said than done. Here’s where a set of good headphones and your radio’s RX IF filters will really come in handy.
Wearing headphones is important because they filter out all that background noise. If they are good headphones, they can also enhance the audio you are listening to and reduce fatigue.
As for your radio’s RX IF filters, this is where you may need to “RTFM”. Most modern HF radios will have some form of IF filter or DSP to shape the received audio. On Yaesu radios, they are “Width”, “Shift”, “Contour”, and “APF”. I won’t go into detail about their use here as all radios will be a bit different. I will say, however, that learning to use them is a critical part of effectively hearing the DX station. Ultimately, you can’t work ’em if you can’t hear ’em. Do not start calling the DX until you can reliably hear them.
#4: Find Where the DX is Listening
DX stations will listen in one of two ways… simplex (same TX and RX frequencies) or split (different TX and RX frequencies). Sometimes, the spot on the cluster will tell you where to start. However, many times the spots are not entirely right.
Simplex
If DX is working simplex, you are all set as to finding their RX frequency, but trust me… working rare DX simplex can be very difficult and painful. Always pray for split ;).
Split
If they are working split, finding the RX frequency can be a little challenging. Remember, working split means the DX station is transmitting on one frequency and listening somewhere else. Notice I didn’t say “on another frequency” – this is important to recognize. Many times, if the DX is listening on only one frequency, you can determine this from the DXCluster spot (i.e. “up 5”, which means that they are listening up 5 kHz from their TX frequency (such as TX: 28.507 / RX 28.512). However, often the DX is listening in a range of frequencies (i.e. “up 5-10”), which means they are listening somewhere between 5 and 10 kHz from their TX frequency (such as TX: 28.507 / RX 28.512 to 28.517). Now comes the fun part.
If the DX is listening split, it’s your job, as a skilled DX’er, to figure out their strategy and exploit it. Remember, even if the DX says “listening up 5”, they may not be listening up 5. They may in fact be listening up 7.2 or 9.3 or 3 kHz. Your job is to figure that out. Recently, I worked a DX station on CW that would sign “UP 1”. He was actually listening up 1.3 kHz. Had I simply called him up 1 kHz, I would not have worked him.
Patterns
To figure out their pattern and have a strategy to exploit it, you have some work to do, and likely some frustration in your future. It’s all worth it, though, if you bag an ATNO (All Time New One). Here are some steps to follow to find the DX stations listening frequency if they are working split.
- Use the “split” function of your radio (you do know how to use “SPLIT” on your HF rig, right?). Set the “A” VFO to your RX frequency and the “B” VFO to a TX frequency where you think the DX is listening.
- When the DX answers a station (i.e. “W1ABC UR 599”), flip the VFO’s so you are listening on the “B” VFO (or use your dual receive). Now find the station that the DX answered as they give their report. This can be tough, but is essential, especially if the DX is listening across a range of frequencies. Finding the station answering the DX gives you an idea of where the DX is actually listening. Do this until you can find/hear a station that the DX answered.
- You can now do one of two things… flip the VFOs back and start calling the DX on the frequency you found that the other station was using, or you can keep listening to find if there is a pattern (like is the DX creeping up the band, down the band, moving 500 Hz at a time, staying put, etc). Once you can figure this out, your chances of working the DX greatly improve. When you’ve got their pattern (most DX stations will have one), flip your VFOs and work ’em. Repeating the process as needed.
[Side Note – Being DX
An important side note on being a DX station that may help you be better able to work them… a good DX operator will (in my opinion):
Work split. Simplex is fine if the DX is an everyday DX station like Poland or England. However, if they are even semi-rare, and expect pileups, they should work split. Simplex makes working rare DX very hard. The DX’ers have to separate the DX from the calling stations, which can be nearly impossible if the stations in the pileup call over top of the DX (which they do most of the time). IMO, simplex is bad.
Manage the pileup. Managing a pileup is hard and is a learned skill. To manage a pileup, the DX operator needs a strategy. It could be nearly anything, but having a strategy allows the DX to work more stations more efficiently and with less fatigue, and makes it easier for skilled DX’ers to work them.
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#5: Use Your Rig’s “Monitor” Feature
If you’re working SSB, use your rig’s “Monitor” feature to listen to your transmitted audio. Do this to make sure it is not overdriven and sounds good. If you can adjust your TX audio as many new rigs can, do a little work to determine the best TX audio configuration for your voice and equipment. For many voices, there are differences in DX versus Rag Chew TX audio settings. For this, Google is your friend. (I recommend using “Monitor” for CW as well… lets you hear the quality of your transmitted tone too).
#6: Call High / Low
If you’re working CW and having a hard time working the DX on what you know is the correct frequency, try calling 100 Hz up or down from there. Sometimes that will serve to separate your signal from the others enough to work them. Due to the width of SSB signals, this rarely works on SSB, but can. Experiment.
#7: Watch Your Keying Speed
Also for CW… ideally you will match the DX’s keying speed. If they are calling at 35 WPM, call them at 35 WPM. You can go slower, but do not exceed their speed, as they may be at the top of their capability. If you send back at 45 WPM, you might never work ’em. Sometimes, however, if the pileup is full of speed demons on the key, sending a little more slowly will allow your signal to stand out. Again… experiment.
#8: Be Patient
I mean this in more than one way… it may take a while to work that ATNO, but patience on the mic or key can also pay off. While you are listening, notice if the DX is responding to stations quickly after calling “QRZ” or if there is some “dead” space in there. If there is a delay between “QRZ” and the DX responding, that may indicate that the pileup is all calling at the same time, immediately following the “QRZ”, making it impossible for the DX to discriminate calls; and the DX is waiting for a “laggard” to call them after the main pileup has finished. Be that laggard! Wait 3,4, or 5 seconds and then make your call. You might be the lone voice the DX hears!
#9: Use Proper Phonetics
Many stations like to use their own phonetics “Wally One Finger Licking Good” may sound funny, but when the conditions are marginal, there’s a huge pileup, and the DX’s first language is not English; you might as well hang up the mic. Use proper, recognized phonetics so the DX can understand your call. K0NR has a great document on proper phonetics.
#10: Use the DX Station’s First Language
I have found that using the DX station’s first language can give a 10 dB gain to your signal LOL. So, if you speak German, French, Spanish, or any other language and you find a DX station that speaks that, use it to your advantage!
To “Tail End” or Not?
While not a recommendation (hence no number), I wanted to address “tail ending”. This can be a controversial tactic, but it can also be very effective if done correctly.
Tail-ending is when you throw your callsign out at the very end of someone else’s report to the DX (for example you say “November One Xray Yankee Zulu” as soon as “K5AAA” finishes his report. It goes something like this (K5AAA says: “P5DX, UR 599 in Texas” and you immediately say “November One Xray Yankee Zulu”).
Depending on how quickly the DX responds to K5AAA and how they feel about tail-ending, you might be able to work them by doing this. Some DX do not like that practice and will not respond to “tail-enders”. Best to either see if others are successful with this or don’t do it. I personally do not like this tactic, but it can be effective (especially in contests).
Putting it Into Practice
Before you start using these tips… look back at tip #1. Your ears are your best tool to successfully work DX. Of course, there are times that you simply won’t work a DX station no matter what you do. I had that issue on the very morning I wrote this… 30 minutes of using every trick I know, and I still didn’t work them before their signal faded.
So there you have it… my top 10 list of strategies to be a successful DX’er. As always, your mileage may vary, and others may have a completely different list. Every little trick helps in my opinion. Whatever strategies you choose to employ, just get out there and have fun.
In case you are curious, I have been on both sides of the pileups, working as the DX from a number of locations with very large pileups, as well as working from my home as the DX’er. At home, I rarely run more than 100 watts and have never had more than wire antennas or a vertical… unfortunately no beams have ever graced my yard. Yet, I’ve been successful in working DXCC in a weekend during contests, and have worked DXCC on 5 bands. I finally have a good 160M antenna up, so maybe I’ll increase my country count there too in 2023!
See you on the bands!
73 de Matt, WE1H
VINCE’S CHILLY #POTATHON1111 RUN ON REMEMBRANCE/VETERANS DAY 2022 by THOMAS WITHERSPOON
Many thanks to Vince (VE6LK) who shares the following guest post and field report from Alberta, Canada:
#POTAThon1111 – report from the field
by Vince (VE6LK)
My goal is to activate all of the parks I can that have never been activated.
I’m blessed to live in such a beautiful part of the world and see these parks up close. One wall in my shack has a map of all the un-activated parks and routes within a day’s drive of me, and most are already planned with routes. There will be more #POTAThons!
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#POTAThon is what I call it when I plan on getting to more than one park in a day. Usually these things aren’t thought of for weeks in advance, they are more like a “tomorrow morning” kind of thing. Opportunistic, if you will.
But first, a note about the day I chose…
November 11 is called different things in different countries, but what we share in common is we honour our Veterans and we give thanks for the freedoms they fought for. So today I paused to give thanks and think of the lives they gave so that I have the freedoms I do today. I would bundle up that giving of thanks into an urgently needed day away from the office.
And with that, #POTAThon1111 was born.
#POTAThon is what I tag these activities on my Twitter feed and the month and day denote when it happened. By definition a #POTAThon is more than one activation in a day; I’m simple like that. #POTAThon1111 is the third such event.
The first was #POTAThon0930, an ambitious day attempting 8 sites with two operators and most of them in backcountry outside of cellular range. You can see the video from that day when you click on this link. We didn’t get to all 8 but we had a hoot trying.
Just before I departed for #POTAThon0930, Thomas Witherspoon K4SWL (you know him, right?) said words to me I’ll never forget: “Vince, just work CW at a speed where you are comfortable, people will adjust. If you work the sacred language, I will find you.”
With those words of encouragement, I gave it a go. On that day I worked CW and a bit of SSB, but since then it’s been all CW for POTA. While the propagation wasn’t with Thomas and I on 0930, we did connect some weeks later – KX3 to KX3 no less.
You need to understand that I think I’m terrible at CW, but I also need to let you in on a secret: there’s no such thing as a Bad CW Contact. I explain that concept in more detail on YouTube, and the essence is: just do it and roll with it, warts and all. People adjust their ways and usually their speed. Go out and have fun trying.
And that brings me to #POTAThon1111. By day I’m a mild-mannered Project Manager in IT, so the plan is the thing. It guides me but it does not rule me. It helps me to understand what time I need to leave home and when I’ll return. It helps me plan travel times, which Google Maps tells me when I ask it how far to go from point A to B and so on. I’ll email it to you on request if you think it helps you too.
The plan was to visit four parks, operating from the comfort of my Ford F-350 at 50W. For HF, the truck is well equipped with a Yaesu ATAS-120A including a lengthened whip, and a Yaesu FT-857D radio. An external speaker sits on the “B” pillar behind my left ear, and the radios are all on a grounded metal plate behind the rear seat and out of sight.
Near the driver’s seat are the remote faceplates for it and the FT-8900 that also is in the truck. Lastly, a cable for a CW key is also at the faceplates making it easy to plug in. The F-350 is equipped with dual batteries as it is a diesel.
For spotting I scheduled activations on POTA.app for each stop as this would help the Reverse Beacon Network to spot me. I would also use cellular, when available, to create the first spot for the activation. A bonus of using RBN is that you see your relative signal strength in their reporting. I was pleasantly shocked when my 10W signal late in the day would exceed the SNR with my 50W signal – that’s performance data that is otherwise hard to get.
Lake McGregor Provincial Recreation Area (VE-3100) was an hour from home. Weather was sunny and cold, about 9F/-12.8C. It climbed to a balmy 25F/-4C by day’s end. It was also 5 minutes off the highway driving on unplowed roads with 6” of snow.
I arrived on schedule, posted my spot and a few minutes later was inundated with callers. The sun was gleaming off of the snow crystals, a true sign it’s brrrrr level cold out. A damp overnight with below freezing temperatures creates hoarfrost which turns the landscape into a winter wonderland with each blade of grass and tree branch covered in the spiky frost.
Between VE-3100 and VE-3137 the way the clock struck 11:00AM, and I stopped and got out of my truck to reflect on Remembrance (Veteran’s) Day. It gave me the gift of time away from work and the least I could do was to think of those that sacrificed for our freedoms, simple things like the day I was having.
Forty five minutes after departure, I arrived at Little Bow Reservoir PRA (VE-3137). It was another 5 minutes off the road and driving through the snow slowly, as skidding off-road would be painfully expensive and time-consuming. I hadn’t planned on this slowdown, but fortunately I allowed some “contingency” time in my plan so I crossed my fingers and it all worked out in the end. The detailed PRA maps showed me where I needed to be where the road crossed into the PRA zone itself as it’s not good enough to be immediately adjacent to the property, you and all of your gear must be on it.
To plan for this problem (and others) I bring hardcopies of several things, per site: Printout of the park’s page from POTA.app, a copy of the map from Google Maps, and a map from the authority that owns/manages the park showing exact boundaries.
Those three pages are stapled together, placed in a file folder in the order I’ll drive on that day. In our ever-connected world, many parts of where I live have poor to no cell service so I plan on being without access to data on trips like this. Pre-planning is an essential step as a result. The plan for this trip took just a few hours, would have been less had I travelled in any of the areas prior to now.
10 minutes after departure I arrived at Travers Reservoir PRA (VE-3117) however I would discover there was no place I could be on the property and in my truck. As I was not equipped to go hiking in the snow I abandoned that stop.
Another 25 minutes later and I was at my to-be final stop, the Little Bow Provincial Park (VE-1183). It looks like a lovely campground and I’ll have to return in warmer weather for some glamping. Glamping = glamourous camping, some people call it RVing.
Anyways, as I saw at many other locations, here I also saw ice fishing in progress. Alberta had an early cold snap in November and I was quite surprised to see ice fishing shacks up already.
I paused to upload photos and catch up on the computer before I departed. As I drove away I reflected, wistfully, that I wouldn’t get the 4 activations I set out to do. Opportunistically, I aimed the truck -with a fuel stop on the way- for Chain Lakes Provincial Park (VE-1168). It was about a half hour detour from my planned route and I had the time before sunset. It was a stunning drive across the Porcupine Hills and directly facing the Canadian Rockies.
This stop would be different. A bonus stop, and with weather now at a balmy 25F, I decided to try out my new-to-me Elecraft KX3 along with a plain old 60’ wire at 10’ sloping to 3’ on the tailgate and activate outside running 10W; a stark contrast to the 50W the rest of the day. I underestimated how cold I would get, operating in gloves the entire time standing outside, but it all worked out well enough. I operated using the 3000mAh AA NIMH batteries I put inside the KX3 “just to see how it would work” – the answer is pretty well mind you in a short amount of operating time.
How and why I acquired the KX3 is another story for another time but needless to say I’m pretty pleased with it overall.
With the sun setting over the Canadian Rockies and my numbers for the last stop achieved, it was time to head home. That, and my feet were pretty cold.
By the time I arrived home, I had made 60 contacts at 4 stops, all on 20m CW. Along the way I hunted a half-dozen parks operating CW mobile. The FT-857 has a mode whereby you can paddle key using the up and down buttons on the hand mic.
Before leaving home I enjoyed a hearty breakfast, then during the day I consumed 3 Diet Cokes, some water, an Eat-More bar, a bagel with tomato, and the truck drank 60 liters of fuel covering almost 400km in 8 hours. I took some wonderful photos of hoarfrost, re-discovered just how large and isolated parts of Southern Alberta are, and had a front-row seat to the Canadian Rockies to wrap up the day.
It’s an understatement to say it was a great day.
73 and dit dit.
..Vince
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Monday, November 14, 2022
Fake Elections Are The New Normal Dr. Joseph Sansone
The predicted red wave in the 2022 midterm elections turned out to be a mere splash. Media analysts will read the tea leaves and decipher what this means about GOP messaging and other apparently insightful lessons to be learned. This is all BS. This election was possibly more fraudulent than the 2020 election.
In 2020 Trump likely won by 10-12 million votes or more. I make that assertion based on the number of votes Trump received in his reelection campaign above the number of votes that Obama received, the number of votes Clinton was awarded, and the alleged attribution of voted to Biden. Biden allegedly received 81 million votes, Obama received 69 million, and Trump supposedly only 74 million. I have yet to find anyone to explain how Biden could possibly receive more votes than Obama while hiding in his basement. Biden probably received less votes than Hillary Clinton which was about 65 million. In Florida, Trump actually received 1.1 million more votes than DeSantis in his recent landslide victory. Nationwide, Trump received more votes than any sitting president in history.
Currently, the economy is dismal, inflation out of control, and 75% of Americans say the country is headed in the wrong direction. In addition to these salient facts, for the past two and half years, Democrat governors have been acting like total fascists. Yet, we are to believe that Democrats gained two governor’s seats and one senate seat? This defies all logic and reason and is total BS.
Consider the case of Florida. Governor Ron DeSantis won with almost 60% of the vote, a very similar percentage to the Republican governor of Wyoming in his victory. Wyoming is a very Republican state. Florida Republicans are not as conservative or libertarian as Wyoming. Florida Republicans are generally more moderate, although this is clearly changing since Trump and DeSantis.
Why did DeSantis win so big?
After being pressured into an unconstitutional lockdown (which did have many loopholes) DeSantis apparently recognized the con and pushed back, and even apologized for the lockdown, stating that it caused harm. Florida opened up its state forcing other Republican governors to follow suit. DeSantis pushed back on lockdowns, as well as mask and vaccine mandates. DeSantis hired Dr. Ladapo as Florida’s surgeon general. The Florida department of health gave guidance against wearing masks in community settings, then the Florida Department of Health advised against children getting Covid shots because the risk outweighed the benefit, and more recently, the Florida Department of Health has advised against men under 40 getting the shots because there is an 84% increase in cardiac death.
The governor undercut cities and counties forcing mask mandates by basically taking away their ability to enforce fines. The Florida Department of Health created broad exemptions for Covid shots allowing anybody to claim an exemption and not have to get the shot. Even healthcare workers working at Medicare facilities. This was done by creating a broad religious exemption based on an ethical or moral belief, which also states that the employer can’t ask the employee about their beliefs.
Governor DeSantis has also pushed back against critical race theory, and the grooming of children with transgenderism, and the state is about to make gender transitioning illegal for minors. Other actions contrary to the Woke mob include laws allowing motorist to defend themselves from attacks by rioting mobs and firing prosecutors refusing to enforce laws against rioters.
Florida turned from purple to deep red on the political map in a few years. Floridians have typically been moderate. This political change occurred because DeSantis is perceived as anti-lockdown, anti-mandates, and increasingly anti Covid shots, as well as anti-Woke. In short, DeSantis is perceived as pro freedom, and Floridian’s decided in favor of freedom over fascism.
This is the crux of the issue and the logical leap of faith required to believe the election results of the 2022 midterms. The Pennsylvania senate election literally gave us a brain damaged left wing fascist who is likely to of had a stroke as a result of the Covid shot. This same candidate who chased an unarmed black man with a gun in the past, dominated the black vote in Philadelphia. It is also a leap of faith to believe that Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, decided to reelect fascist governors. The same reason that moderate Floridians chose freedom over fascism is the same reason that these states would reject their fascist governors.
Freedom is popular!
There is, as Alex Jones’s subtitle of his new book states, a War for the World, which is part of the Great Reset promoted by Klaus Schwab and others seeking to depopulate the planet and create a global technocratic authoritarian system of government. I believe, as already written, that World War III May Have Already Begun and that this war is a war between technocratic globalists and the world population.
The Great Reset itself is not conjecture or speculation. It is out in the open and a stated purpose of the globalist technocrats. Depopulation and transhumanism are real. It appears that Covid shots are a biological weapon and an experiment on the human race designed to both depopulate and explore the possibility of creating a merger of biology, artificial intelligence, and synthetic structures in the body, in support of the transhumanist quest to live forever and transform what it means to be human. Klaus Schwab has clearly declared that the fourth industrial revolution will change what it means to be human.
The orchestrated unscientific lockdowns, masks, Covid gene therapy shots, vaccine passports, and insanity that was implemented globally, was driven from the top down. It is impossible to get a dozen people to agree on anything. It is more impossible to get the whole planet to basically go along with what has happened for the past two and a half years or so, unless it was all orchestrated from the top down globally.
The fake 2020 election has just been repeated with the fake 2022 election. This is part of The Great Reset and is being driven from the top down and designed to usher in an age of global technocracy. The scam election is sophisticated as it is two pronged. The cheating is occurring with mail in ballots, and the participants literally waiting to see how many votes to create after the polls close, as well as cheating with the algorithm on computer voting machines. The intent is to get people to support computer voting with the obvious ballot stuffing.
Republicans won the popular vote by 6%, at least for now, and should have easily reclaimed the house and senate. Mike Lindell appears to have caught the computer election fraud in real time. If this scam is allowed to continue the Democrats may be able to steal the U.S. House of Representatives too. More importantly, if these scam elections are allowed to continue, many horrible things are going to be done to the American people.