>Then, after about an hour of operating, I noticed the clouds had come in, the
>temp dropped from 29F to 26F in a matter of minutes, and my hands were
>shaking, even though I put my operating hand in my pocket between contacts.
>Then light snow....falling on my QRP+ and me.
Sounds familiar. It was nice and sunny here while I was setting up my
antenna, but the clouds rolled in soon after. Didn't affect the actual temp
much, but sure felt colder.
>Sure, I'd try it again next year, but I think I might try my fishing gloves
>with the fingers cut out next time. Great fun Joe, thanks for organizing it
>with the rest of the ScQRPions.
I told my wife that my hands were getting cold since I had to remove the
gloves to write and send, and she also suggested getting a pair with the
fingers cut out. I did do a couple exchanges with the gloves on. As my
hands got colder, I'm not sure which way produced worse CW!
72.
Tony Drumm
ARS AA0SM - Rochester, MN
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