Jay D Miller wrote:
> WOW !! Viewing the comet Hale-Bopp (estimated magnitude, from a
> calibrated eyeball, is now magnitude 1.0) on Sat. morning, and a full
> moon on Friday night.
I spotted it this morning for the first time just knowing it was
somewhere in the northeast sky--its a comet alright--even in light
polluted central CT. Of course, I only saw 1/2 degree of tail :-(.
> anyone notice the pile up on W1VT @ 1809 UTC on 20 meters (14.059 Mhz) ?
> Nice job Zack. I had kept calling, but it was not to be :-( .
Conditions were good to Europe that morning--PA0RBO, FB1PKC, IK3RJQ,
I2IAL, F6UIG, G3PBQ, and EA3ADV (18 minute chat!) all 2X QRP so I
didn't start fixing the fried rotator controller till after the contest
started...and move the beam SW.
Weather was too lousy to go out in the field--it got up to 69
degrees--and I know better than to try to set up a station in the mud.
Not to mention the very light rain, high winds and a threat of a
thunderstorm...Its actually less dangerous when its just cold enough
to keep everything dry...
So, I ran the pileup, went out to have ice cream and wash the car.
Then popped back in and ran another pileup for 31 Qs in an hour of
operating.
--Zack W1VT
zlau@arrl.org
BTW, I plaster QRP all over my CQs--I hunt for QRP
signals underneath stronger signals :-).
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