Wow! Michigan to Texas on 160! That's pretty impressive, Tom. Congrats on a
great weekend of hamming.
Lou Kolb
Voice-over Artist:
Radio/TV Ads, Video narrations
Messages On-hold:
www.loukolb.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2014 9:09 PM
Subject: Ham radio fun from the RV
> Hi, all.
>
>
>
> Well, among other things, I got to play some ham radio from out at the RV
> this week-end, and it was an interesting venture.
>
>
>
> First, I worked quite a few W1AW Centennial QSO Party operations. They
> included:
>
>
>
> W1aw/5 from Texas on 15 cw, 17 cw 17 ssb, 20 cw, 30 meters, 80 cw, and 160
> cw.
>
>
>
> W1aw/1 from New Hampshire on 40 cw, 30 meters, and 80 cw.
>
>
>
> And w1aw/0 from Colorado on 20 ssb.
>
>
>
> All contacts were made with 100 watts, which is all I have out at the RV.
> Interestingly, I was able to use my MFJ auto-tuner extender to extend the
> tuning range of my TS480's internal auto-tuner with my Alpha Delta DXCC
> sufficiently to make the 80 meter Texas and New Hampshire contacts, and
> even
> the W1AW/5 contact on 160 meters. The 160 meter w1aw/5 contact around 11
> p.m. actually surprised the heck out of me, but I made it through a
> considerable pileup.
>
>
>
> I was surprised to find so few Colorado W1AW portable operations, but
> perhaps I just somehow missed them.
>
>
>
> I also worked a few stations in the Worked All Europe SSB contest late in
> the evening.
>
>
>
> Since my DXCC antenna seems to be doing fairly well right where it out at
> the camp site, I'm actually thinking of asking the camp ground mamagement
> if
> I can just keep the antenna up right where it is over the winter. My XYL
> and I are planning to reserve the same camp site for next year, so
> hopefully, that won't be a problem.
>
>
>
> Anyway, I just wanted to report all of this to the group.
>
>
>
> P.S. I checked for the 40-meter round table at 4 p.m. Eastern yesterday
> afternoon, and heard nothing, so I assume that didn't happen.
>
>
>
> Oh well, there's always next week for that one, and hopefully, I'll be
> able
> to check in from the RV if the weather cooperates for one of the few
> camping
> weekends left in this year's camping season.
>
>
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>
|
