I concur and very good deal indeed. What a great feeling when you make that first contact.

73
Scott/N3BYY
On Jan 2, 2012, at 1:36 PM, Tom Behler wrote:

> Darren:
> 
> Well, a hearty congratulations to you on that first HF contact!!!!
> 
> Now, you need to get your General, a rig, and an antenna or two, and then 
> you can join us on our various nets so we can hear more from you via RF!
> 
> Your fun is just beginning, and somehow, from the enthusiasm you displayed 
> on that recording, I think you realize that!
> 
> Congrats again, my friend!
> 
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ, Big Rapids, MI
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "KK4AHX Darren Duff" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 11:54 AM
> Subject: My first contact on hf 10 meters!
> 
> 
>> Here's my first contact on hf. 10 meter band made yesterday playing radio 
>> at
>> lake Alatuna.  Some ham buddies and I thought we would set up at the lake
>> and see how many contacts we could make. WE were playing around on 70 40 
>> and
>> 20 meters and I talked them in to rigging the antenna for 10 meters so I
>> could put my own call out and this is how it went.
>> 
>> KK4AHX FIRST HF CONTACT 10 METERS WITH WT6V
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdhGJnUyD74
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 73.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Darren Duff.
>> 
>> Vice President,
>> 
>> Cherokee Amateur Radio Society.
>> 
>> amateur radio station KK4AHX.
>> 
>> Cherokee county ares.
>> 
>> http://www. <http://www.cherokee-ares.org/> cherokee-ares.org
>> 
>> http://www.cherokeehams.com <http://www.cherokeehams.com/>
>> 
>> 
>>