Well, even though I was just set up in the back yard,
I managed 37 contacts all on 40m except for one 80m
contact.
Worked a couple of VE's, Bob N4BP, and lots of others.
Had a mini pileup going for a lil while, then the wife
came and got me (right then, wouldn't you know) to
come and look at the VCR that was shredding tapes
for my 3 yr old.
WB5QYT and his kite antenna was really the strongest signal
I heard the whole time, but once it sounded like it hit the
ground or something, 'cause his signal took a real "drop".
He came back up tho' in a few minutes, so the wind must of
have started blowing again. ;-)
Lots of guys started QRMing 7040 and just below, and did any
of you hear the Cuban staitions on? CO8xx (callsign witheld to
protect his identity) had the "classic" hum, buzz, drift characteristics
that I hold so dear to my heart from when I lived in central Fla. I
started
to call him just for fun, but I couldn't keep up with his "unintentional
QSY"
long enough to track him down.
Worked 3 QSOs just before calling it quits after 10:30 local time.
A few of us were still looking for that last QSO. The S beacon was
beginning to drown out the stateside signals!
Figured we'd have to send search and rescue up to Mingus Mt. to
get Joe, thinking he'd wound up like the old mountaineer that was
in the Robert Redford movie "Jeremiah Johnson". :-)
If conditions had been better earlier in the afternoon, no telling how
many contacts we all could have made. I lost of few of you in the
QRM, QSB, QRN, so thanks anyway for the efforts. This is about
as serious as I ever get during a contest, but next time I may be
even more competitive!
Thanks to all the ScQRPions and AB7TT for the good idea!
72 to all,
Gary Surrency AB7MY
S&S TAC-1(40&80m) and ARK30, AT-11 (QRO and QRP)
QRP-L #571 Chandler, AZ (near Phoenix)Grid Square DM43BH
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