Hi Folks,
I guess I was a bit optimistic before I started as I printed out enough
log sheets to handle 100 QSO's. Didn't quite make it. I ended up with 26
QSO's in all. Nine on 30m and 17 on 40m. I worked 4 stations on both bands.
Things were so slow on 30m that I tried to carry on brief conversations
with some of the stations, just to pass the time. W4VZB told me he was
going to be buying a QRP rig when he goes to Dayton, so be watching for a
new one among us.
This list and the other operating events do help copying of weak signals.
My last contact for the night was with AB7TK. At first all I got was a 7,
after a dididumdumdidi, I got 7TK. I guessed and sent AB7TK? and my report.
Randy came back, still weak, but more copiable with my report. A
recognizable callsign is worth 6dB or more, all the more reason to be on
the air and operating.
Since I had been sending CQ QRP WAS all night long, my last call for the
night was CQ QRP IS de WZ2T GE. I was getting a bit goofy by then as it had
been a long day.
Station Description:
Rig: Kenwood TS-940s at 5 watts
Antenna: 80/40 Trap dipole up about 50 feet
MFJ Tuner and Keyer
Vibroplex Brass Racer Paddles
OHR SCAF Filter - Have I mentioned before I love this thing? If you don't
have one, get one during OHR's current sale. You won't be sorry, my Radio
Shack DSP isn't even used anymore.
I would be interested in hearing from the people I worked with info on
rig, antenna, etc. via private email.
Anyway, here's the log, I will answer all direct QSL's via US Mail, no
need to send SASE. I'll wait about a month or so and answer the rest via
the USA QSL Buro.
30 Meters 10.117 to 10.118 MHz
Time Call Snt SPC Name Pwr Rcvd
0003Z N9TA 579 IN Fred 8w 579
0012z N4ROA 559 VA Dan 5w 559
0020z W4VZB 559 GA Stan 150W 579 he's a convert, buying QRP rig
soon
0039z K4WZ 559 GA Ron 5W 569
0056z KR0I 229 MO Mac 5W 339
0109z AA4EX 579 KY Frank 5w 579
0123z N0UVR 559 CO Dave 5W 449
0149z KQ0I 559 IA Mark 5w 449
0155z WB0CLD 559 MO Bill 5W 559
40 Meters 7.0417 to 7.0418 MHz
0205z N4ROA 579 VA Dan 5w 559
0210z KR0I 579 MO Mac 5W 239
0212z K0FRP 599 CO Al 5w 339
0215z K4WZ 599 GA Ron 5w 579
0221z K4GT 229 GA Jim 3w 339
0227z KS4HQ 599 NC Bob 5w 599
0232 N7CQR 559 OR Dan 5W 339
0241z N4PAC 599 NC Ben 140W 579
0248z KC4WHM 229 FL Ed 5W 259
0253z AB5UA 559 OK Clif 5w 339
0258z AA4EX 599 KY Frank 2w 579
0303z KV7X 559 WA Jay 5w 559
0312z WR4A 559 AL Herb 4w 559
0332z W7CNL 559 ID Jack 5w 559
0336z KI7MN 559 AZ Bob 5w 549
0340z N9TMU 599 IL Clay 100W 569
0350z AB7TK 229 ID Randy 2w 339
And fun was had by all, except during those long dry spells :-) No badgers
were harmed during the 4 hours of operation :-)
Let's do this again sometime. CU in QRP ARCI TST es QRPTTF.
72 de Rick WZ2T Duane, NY Franklin County 100 miles due south of
Montreal, P.Q.
srichard@northnet.org
WIMPS
30M WAS 9/7/0 DX 0/0/0 17M WAS 0/0/0 DX 0/0/0 12M WAS 0/0/0 DX 0/0/0
On the other hand, you have different fingers.
---Steven Wright---
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