Actually, the guy I worked was on phone, but he did tell me he does CW on
the bike too. How, I have no idea but he said he did it with a key mounted
to his handlebars.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 4:24 PM
Subject: Re: Interesting CW Mobile Contact
> I've worked bike mobiles on 17 but it's always been phone. CW on a bike?
> That's pretty special and pretty ambidexterous as well. Lou
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:04 PM
> Subject: Re: Interesting CW Mobile Contact
>
>
>>I worked a bike mobile in England a couple years ago while I was on
>> vacation, we were on 20 meters, but he was running 70 or so watts with an
>> Alinco DX-70 on his bike.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 9:02 PM
>> Subject: Interesting CW Mobile Contact
>>
>>
>>> This evening, I was tuning 30 meters and heard W3FF calling CQ. He was
>>> =
>>> sending slant something but he faded the first time I heard him so I =
>>> missed what he was saying. I heard him call CQ again so I answered him.
>>> =
>>> He was sending W#FF portable Bike. You heard me. Bike, as in bicycle?
>>> =
>>> He was in California. He was running, if I got it all correctly, I =
>>> will know when I get his card, 7 watts output and a vertical, he said, =
>>> of sorts, whatever that means. We signed as he was pulling into his =
>>> driveway. I've worked guys on 2 meters riding their motorcycle but this
>>> =
>>> is the first QRP and first bike mobile I have worked any place.
>>>
>>> Phil.
>>> K0NX
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