(Brian Kelly) wrote in message om...
Dave Heil wrote in message ...
N2EY wrote:

Froze me butt off I did even before sundown too. Better than the
alternative though.

roger roger!!

for the Marshall County WV ARES
bunch, atop the hill at Grandview Park overlooking the burg of
Moundsville. I'm not sure of the final tally yet but it should be in
the neighborhood of 26 to 27 k points. The CW duo was good for about
950 QSOs. We didn't manage a WAS on CW though--missed Alaska and
Hawaii.

This year was a sort of "shakedown cruise" for us'ns. Unfamiliar
little FT-847 xcvr (MP? Not!), untried antennas, untried team, etc. so
we just sorta dabbled at it for the jollies and educations. We were on
the air for only 10-11 hours out of the 24 but still managed to garner
over S&P 400 Qs. And that included some SSB ops too by golly.

Iron Man style. No computer, not even a memory keyer. Paper
log'n'dupe.

Most memorable scene:

Late Sunday morning I'm milking 40 ssb at a great rate. Handed the mic
and chair to Jim. I wish I'd taken a photo of the look on his face.
But he sallied forth and kept the rate going. Yes he did.

Points is points, and I knew it was a setup anyway when I saw the
camera.

I asked him
when it was that he last operatd phone in a contest. "Six meters AM
days . . . "

Ya misunderstood - I meant "last time on Field Day". Which was 6 meter
AM - 1968 or thereabouts. Ol' Lafayette HA-460 and five elements at 50
feet at WA3CCP. Bacton Hill, PA - not far from where we were,
actually.

I've done 'phone SS since then.

And ya saw my SSB rate....

Worked KP4, KP2 and that ZF1 9A station. That one was a bit of a jolt.
They must have had a real blast.

Some serious setups out there. Saw a report of 1093 CW QSOs *just on
40 meters* by one of the 3A groups. K2/100 and a dipole IIRC. Yeah, we
worked 'em.

---

Didja like my QSK/CQ trick?

Figger a demonstrated 40 per hour station potential here and we gwan
go after you guys for *serious* next year so heads up Heil.

lessee...computer, some minor antenna work, a few odds'n'ends.....

Did anybody around here work Burke?

Burke who?

73 de Jim, N2EY

w3rv

1B EPA

that call just rolls off the bug and cuts through the Donald Duck
noises like a knife...

(N2EY) wrote in message . com...
(Brian Kelly) wrote in message om...
Dave Heil wrote in message ...
N2EY wrote:

Froze me butt off I did even before sundown too. Better than the
alternative though.

roger roger!!

for the Marshall County WV ARES
bunch, atop the hill at Grandview Park overlooking the burg of
Moundsville. I'm not sure of the final tally yet but it should be in
the neighborhood of 26 to 27 k points. The CW duo was good for about
950 QSOs. We didn't manage a WAS on CW though--missed Alaska and
Hawaii.

This year was a sort of "shakedown cruise" for us'ns. Unfamiliar
little FT-847 xcvr (MP? Not!), untried antennas, untried team, etc. so
we just sorta dabbled at it for the jollies and educations. We were on
the air for only 10-11 hours out of the 24 but still managed to garner
over S&P 400 Qs. And that included some SSB ops too by golly.

Iron Man style. No computer, not even a memory keyer. Paper
log'n'dupe.

Pure 1960 contesting. Whatta pair of Luddites we is . .

Most memorable scene:

Late Sunday morning I'm milking 40 ssb at a great rate. Handed the mic
and chair to Jim. I wish I'd taken a photo of the look on his face.
But he sallied forth and kept the rate going. Yes he did.

Points is points, and I knew it was a setup anyway when I saw the
camera.

I asked him
when it was that he last operatd phone in a contest. "Six meters AM
days . . . "

Ya misunderstood - I meant "last time on Field Day". Which was 6 meter
AM - 1968 or thereabouts. Ol' Lafayette HA-460 and five elements at 50
feet at WA3CCP. Bacton Hill, PA - not far from where we were,
actually.

I've done 'phone SS since then.

And ya saw my SSB rate....

Yeah, now your goal for next year is 400 phone Qs. I'll help you
uncurl from your fetal position after it's over.

Worked KP4, KP2 and that ZF1 9A station. That one was a bit of a jolt.
They must have had a real blast.

Some serious setups out there. Saw a report of 1093 CW QSOs *just on
40 meters* by one of the 3A groups. K2/100 and a dipole IIRC. Yeah, we
worked 'em.

---

Didja like my QSK/CQ trick?

It's older 'n dirt, don't do it in real contests.

Figger a demonstrated 40 per hour station potential here and we gwan
go after you guys for *serious* next year so heads up Heil.

lessee...computer, some minor antenna work, a few odds'n'ends.....

Did anybody around here work Burke?

Burke who?

Thought so. Based on other threads around here he apparently spent the
weekend working the Put . . ah, never mind . .

73 de Jim, N2EY

w3rv

1B EPA

that call just rolls off the bug and cuts through the Donald Duck
noises like a knife...

Sure does. I spent around the first quarter century of my career in
hamdom bumbling along with one of the lousiest callsigns ever issued.
So I put a lot of thought into what constituted a really punchy
callsign when the opportunity to came up grab one in 1977 or so. I'm
just now coming up on the breakeven point.

w3rv/3
Radio Free Royersford PA

Brian Kelly wrote:

Dave Heil wrote in message ...

N2EY wrote:

Yep, it really was a blast. Excellent wx, good conditions, no major foulups.

Now to recopy the logs and get the final score.

73 de Jim, N2EY

1B EPA

It was pleasant days and a chilly night


Froze me butt off I did even before sundown too. Better than the
alternative though.


for the Marshall County WV ARES
bunch, atop the hill at Grandview Park overlooking the burg of
Moundsville. I'm not sure of the final tally yet but it should be in
the neighborhood of 26 to 27 k points. The CW duo was good for about
950 QSOs. We didn't manage a WAS on CW though--missed Alaska and
Hawaii.


This year was a sort of "shakedown cruise" for us'ns. Unfamiliar
little FT-847 xcvr (MP? Not!), untried antennas, untried team, etc. so
we just sorta dabbled at it for the jollies and educations. We were on
the air for only 10-11 hours out of the 24 but still managed to garner
over S&P 400 Qs. And that included some SSB ops too by golly.

Gotta train those new operators! We had some new ops, and they aren't as
fast as some of the OT'ers, but so what. They will be one day.

Most memorable scene:

Late Sunday morning I'm milking 40 ssb at a great rate. Handed the mic
and chair to Jim. I wish I'd taken a photo of the look on his face.
But he sallied forth and kept the rate going. Yes he did. I asked him
when it was that he last operatd phone in a contest. "Six meters AM
days

HAR! I hope you got a picture of Jim with a mic in his hands!



Worked KP4, KP2 and that ZF1 9A station. That one was a bit of a jolt.
They must have had a real blast.

Figger a demonstrated 40 per hour station potential here and we gwan
go after you guys for *serious* next year so heads up Heil.

Did anybody around here work Burke?


- Mike KB3EIA -

It was pleasant days and a chilly night

Froze me butt off I did even before sundown too. Better than the
alternative though.

Boy it was cold ...went down to 45 here and the 2 sweatshirts didn't cut it.
Went out in the parking lot at sunrise to sort of regain some heat
......reptillian ????

Take care ...73 Tom KI3R Belle Vernon Pa ...

"garigue" wrote in message news:wRpEc.1649$IQ4.1060@attbi_s02...
It was pleasant days and a chilly night

Froze me butt off I did even before sundown too. Better than the
alternative though.

Boy it was cold ...went down to 45 here and the 2 sweatshirts didn't cut it.
Went out in the parking lot at sunrise to sort of regain some heat
.....reptillian ????

That's hideous. In PA? You guys were at 5,000 feet on some uncharted
mountaintop in WPA or what?


Take care ...73 Tom KI3R Belle Vernon Pa ...

w3rv

Dave Heil wrote:

N2EY wrote:

Yep, it really was a blast. Excellent wx, good conditions, no major foulups.

Now to recopy the logs and get the final score.

73 de Jim, N2EY

1B EPA


It was pleasant days and a chilly night for the Marshall County WV ARES
bunch, atop the hill at Grandview Park overlooking the burg of
Moundsville. I'm not sure of the final tally yet but it should be in
the neighborhood of 26 to 27 k points. The CW duo was good for about
950 QSOs. We didn't manage a WAS on CW though--missed Alaska and
Hawaii.


It was cool enough to see our breath in the middle of the night. We got
some pizza, and one of the ops brought chili to warm us up. What a
combination.

- Mike KB3EIA -

"Keith Hosman KC8TCQ" wrote in message
...
I went up and worked with the Fulton County club(K8BXQ) for Field Day.

Man I think I got bit by the DX bug, worked 20 meters all the time I was
operating, until about 4:30 (EDT) AM this morning(Sunday). Worked a few
alaska stations, a few stations in the Virgin Islands, tried to work a
Hawaii station but he was working a huge pileup. But the icing on the
cake was Christian 3D2EA in Fiji, wow that amazed me, Shelby WA8FVT was
on the mic for this contact, but it effected me just the same.

I am forever hooked, and now have even more incentive to upgrade come
hell or high water heheh.


Go for it. Field Day is a blast. You might also enjoy other contests
throughout the year. There are the International DX voice and CW contests
(I got Iceland on the latter one year). I'm not sure of the dates though
but check the ARRL website. The 10 meter contest in December nets a lot of
good DX too.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE

Keith Hosman KC8TCQ wrote:

I went up and worked with the Fulton County club(K8BXQ) for Field Day.

Man I think I got bit by the DX bug, worked 20 meters all the time I was
operating, until about 4:30 (EDT) AM this morning(Sunday). Worked a few
alaska stations, a few stations in the Virgin Islands, tried to work a
Hawaii station but he was working a huge pileup.

For some reason I had trouble getting heard when responding to CQs.
Might have been
too much QRM. Was running about 50 watts into a multiband vertical.

"Robert Casey" wrote in message
...
Keith Hosman KC8TCQ wrote:

I went up and worked with the Fulton County club(K8BXQ) for Field Day.

Man I think I got bit by the DX bug, worked 20 meters all the time I was
operating, until about 4:30 (EDT) AM this morning(Sunday). Worked a few
alaska stations, a few stations in the Virgin Islands, tried to work a
Hawaii station but he was working a huge pileup.

For some reason I had trouble getting heard when responding to CQs.
Might have been
too much QRM. Was running about 50 watts into a multiband vertical.


That will make it more difficult to break through. But part of FD is to
learn how to deal with the QRM, different power settings, different
antennas, etc.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE

We built a 32 foot 1/4 wave vertical out of swimming pool poles -- with four
32 foot elavated radials -- it was a screamer on the 40 meter band -- SWR
was 1.15 to 1 across the band. Worked the western USA from San Diego area --
no problem.

It also tuned to 15M (3/4 vertical) and swr was 2.5 to 1 which the rig tuner
compensated for. Worked all across country on 15M.

--
Lamont Cranston

The Shadow Knows
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"Robert Casey" wrote in message
...
Keith Hosman KC8TCQ wrote:

I went up and worked with the Fulton County club(K8BXQ) for Field Day.

Man I think I got bit by the DX bug, worked 20 meters all the time I was
operating, until about 4:30 (EDT) AM this morning(Sunday). Worked a few
alaska stations, a few stations in the Virgin Islands, tried to work a
Hawaii station but he was working a huge pileup.

For some reason I had trouble getting heard when responding to CQs.
Might have been
too much QRM. Was running about 50 watts into a multiband vertical.