[Elecraft] Back from Big Meadow

[Trevor Jacobs]

Hey Gang,

Got back from camping in Big Meadow (near Kernville,CA) at 8000' this
Monday. We had a blast! Lot's of activity hiking and some QRP with the
K1. Chatted with a few of you on the air and signals were pretty good
this last weekend. Didn't make the ARS Sprint though as we had to get
back. I'll be building a web page this weekend with lots of pictures, so
I'll post a link when it's done. Was also nice to check into the Western
States CW QRP Net on 40 meters (around 7.040 9 AM PDT) last Saturday.
For those of you out here in the West, check into the net if you have
time. Great bunch of guys and very good CW to copy. Signals were very
easy copy from the camp site. I was using a different antenna this time
also. I built another Center Fed Zepp that worked like a champ. Best DX
was Bill KL7RHJ in Anchorage, and most memorable was working Monty N5ESE
while he was also /p out on Lake Travis in Austin, TX. Monty, sorry I
lost you, but the band changed and you disappeared completely! You were
very good copy on the exchange before that. Probably just fell asleep
due to my long winded exchanges ;-)

I'll be in Long Beach for the next few days and am going to try and
figure out a stealthy antenna for the YL's condo. So give me a report if
you hear me on the air. Take care all and I'll post the link when the
page is up...

73's Trev KG6CYN
http://www.qsl.net/kg6cyn