Hi Gang,
We are all in for a treat during the month of March, with several
stations sharing Net control duties--including N3GO, K3QIO, WJ4P, and
AA4XX. I got a chance to see the famous 80M dipole of N3GO last weekend
as we prepared to head out to the FYBO site. This is the antenna that
pulled in WA3NNA's 80M 100 uW beacon, so more than likely Gary's great
ears will also be able to pull any of us QRPp types out of the soup.
K3QIO has a bodacious antenna farm near Wilmington, DE. Jim hears weak
signals a lot of us don't hear down South, so his addition to the NCS
Roundtable is also most welcome. WJ4P is an old hand at CW traffic
handling. As of late, Randy has been checking into the Roundtable with
his 89'er, running an RST 599 signal from his Off-Center Fed 80M Dipole.
His experience in calling the Carolinas Traffic Net and serving as 4th
region rep will serve us in VFB fashion. All of these guys are
experienced CW operators and we are fortunate to be able to take
advantage of their talents.
This past Sunday, Feb 23, we welcomed newcomer Zoel - AA1HV,
to the KnightLites Roundtable. Zoel was running a FB signal with his 4W
transmitter from Westford, MA.
We also had the following soapbox comments: "I ended FSFD with 46
2xQRP States and for FYBO had 24 QSO's. XYL and I will see you at
Charlotte Hamfest" (K4NK), "Running new rig with battery power" (N2TNN),
"Can't use 6L6 rig--no xtals--so on FT1000 backup rig with power down
all the way" (WA5POK), "Was in FYBO and CQC Contests and went to
swapfest. Had great weekend" (WA8LCZ) "Running my 89'er at 300mW. 9V
battery getting weak!" (WJ4P)
The KnightLite's Roundtable meets each Sunday night, beginning at
0230Z (9:30PM EST) on 3686.4 KHz. The Net Control Station, which will
be N3GO for this coming session, will be using the KL Club Call, WQ4RP.
We invite you to join us soon. This past session was rather light,
probably due to the fact that many of us were involved in the FYBO and
CQC Contests. Thanks to N2TNN for his assistance with NCS duties this
past session.
Here's the Roundtable roster for Sunday, Feb 23rd:
W8KC Paul Oakland Township, MI 549 500mW
K1CL Chuck Chelmsford, MA 579
VE3SP Ron Hamilton, ON 599+ 50W
AA1HV Zoel Westford, MA 339 4W
K4NK Les Greenville, SC 559
W5XE Ray El Paso, TX 329
N2TNN Dean Sommerset, NJ 589 3W Dipole
WA5POK Mike Spring, TX 579 5W FT1000
WA8LCZ Byron Warren, MI 559 5W Gap Titan Vert
WB0CLD Bill St. Charles, MO 439 5W
WJ4P Randy Summerville, SC 579 300mW 89'er/OCF Dipole
AA4XX Paul Raleigh, NC (NCS) 5W OCF Dipole
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