Mike,

Tnx for the nice report.  The only good thing about 2 elements on a 4 
foot boom is that I'm just  as loud off the  back as I am off the front.

Got about 250 in the log today, mostly on 10 and a few on 15 as you 
heard.    Just worked a number of JA's on 10, but am going to 15 and see 
if there is anything different.

Good luck with the antenna stuff.   About a foot and a half of snow on 
the ground, so no antenna work here anytime soon.

73, Steve KW3A


On 2/15/2014 6:33 PM, Mike Duke, K5XU wrote:
> First, for Steve, KW3A,
>
> I heard you on 15 meters around 1:30 PM your time. You made
> several contacts into Europe while I was listening to you,
> and you had a 599 signal, a real 599 that is, into
> Mississippi.
>
> I have played with the contest a little, mostly this
> morning, with a short run on 20 last night.
>
> At this writing, I have 119 qsos, with 40 countries on 10,
> 20 on 15, and 3 on 20.
>
> My 40 and 80 meter antennas are down, so no activity down
> there this weekend.
>
> The 40 meter dipole has been down for awhile, and the 80
> meter came down during the cold weather this week. Of
> course, it's only been up about 10 years, so I think the
> wire simply got tired.
>
> So, spring cleaning at my house will include digging out
> that roll of #12 stranded wire that I happened to catch on
> sale at one of the local home stores so long ago that I
> can't remember. I only know that I snagged one for
> situations such as this one.
>
>
> Mike Duke, K5XU
> American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs
>
>
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