[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] Too hot to set up outside...

[JOHN]

Tom, 
Congratulations on your QRP QSO with Kansas. I recently acquired an AlexLoop. I haven't had a great deal of luck so far but then I was trying to make 40M contacts. I was "at the Shore" in N. Wildwood, NJ. I was out on the edge of the Beach trying to make a contact activating a Beaches on the Air (BOTA) beach. A friend, K3JRU pointed out the extreme losses on 40M with an AlexLoop and I wasn't surprised no one was answering me. 
I'm going to try operating from my living room but we have metal studs and a Stucco exterior so I'm not optimistic. Once the weather cools a bit I can go out on the balcony were I'll have 180 degrees with no Stucco or metal studs. 
73 John 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Tom Kirby" <achaios at cox.net> 
To: "alexandriaradioclub" <alexandriaradioclub at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2016 7:31:35 PM 
Subject: [Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] Too hot to set up outside... 

...so I set up the Alexloop in my living room. I have an old house with 
no metal in the walls. The bands weren't great, but I did manage a 
contact in the Kansas QSO party! 

73, 

-- Tom KJ4FUU 
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