Lol. The field day site I go to is at a state park with a playground or 2,
and a small zoo. If that Lama and rooster get going it goes out on the air.
I've been asked what the noise is, the playground often gets picked up as
well by sensitive microphones.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Duke, K5XU" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 7:01 PM
Subject: Putting the "Field" back into Field Day
> Even if you can't copy CW, the QRM from the neighborhood frog in the
> mp3 link below this story will make you laugh.
>
> The guy who is transmitting is WG0AT, who lives in Colorado, along with
> a few pet goats.
>
> He is talking with a station in Jefferson City, Mo.
>
> For the most part, the frog only croaks when he is transmitting.
>
> Go figure.
>
> Mike Duke
>
> Even if you can't copy CW, the QRM from the neighborhood frog in the
> mp3 link below this story will make you laugh.
>
> The guy who is transmitting is WG0AT, who lives in Colorado, along with
> a few pet goats.
>
> He is talking with a station in Jefferson City, Mo.
>
> For the most part, the frog only croaks when he is transmitting.
>
> Go figure.
>
> Mike Duke
>
>
>
>
> From: Steve Galchutt <[log in to unmask]>
> to: qrp-l qrp-l <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: [QRP-L] Twisted Pair Doublet & Frog QRM
> Reply-To: QRP-L Mailing List <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 09:07:32 -0600
>
> Setup KX3 on the patio outside near the pond to test a portable antenna
> that I've been thinking of using for portable SOTA ops. It's ~48' of
> continuous #22 twisted pair CAT-5 soft drawn copper wire fashioned into
> a 44' doublet. Rolled up it fits in a sandwich bag feedline and all
> (5-oz).
>
> KX3's ATU matched it with ease on 80-6m. But the bands were really
> poor! Did manage a nice contact with Kent/K9ZTV- Jefferson, MO on 30m
> (5W, 680-miles) in spite of the QRM from a frog ...who whenever I keyed
> up seemed to join in chorus with me? Lots of birds, goat bells and
> other environmental noises added to a fun end of day CW QSO. Cndx:
> Solar Flux: 94 SN: 28 A-index: 007
>
> MP3Sound file: https://soundcloud.com/goathiker/k9ztvqsomp3
> Pix of setup/antenna: https://flic.kr/s/aHskc1imzZ
>
> 73, Steve/wGOAT
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