Well, I worked about 25 stations in the balmy Fresno 55-60 degree WX.
The famous Fresno Vertical with its elevated tuned counterpoise worked,
but in my opinion not well enough to brag about. A number of guys with
loud signals did not hear me, despite my having a clear shot, and I
generally got lower signal reports than I gave out. Back to horizontal
next time!
Hey N4BP: TURN UP YOUR HEARING AID!!! You could have had a lot more Q's
(well, at least one more)... You were s8 on 20 meters at times here in
CA, why didn't you hear me?
Other high points: I forgot my lunch, and dropped my antenna on the hood
of somebody's brand new car, incurring a financial obligation that I
have yet to find out the magnitude of.
By the way, you guys recounting your FYBO experiences (etc.): when you
post messages here, GIVE YOUR CALL! Maybe I worked you.
Vic K2VCO
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