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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
>
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>> 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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