[Elecraft] Appalachian Trail operation in PA today

Sun Nov 23 15:12:00 2003

Hi,

 Well to my surprise the G5RV Jr. did not work as well as I was hoping it
would. It could not get the SWR on 15 meters below 2.8 to 1 and the SWR on
30 meters was 5.8 to 1. The SWR on 40 and 20 were great and I received good
signal reports.

 Unfortunately I am going to stop announcing that I am going out on the AT
to make QSO's. There was a wise guy on 40 meters deliberately tuning up and
interfering with me. Even when I moved he followed. So some poor idiot just
ruined it for everyone. The wife did not expect me back home until 22:00
UTC. That would have been great and doable if the idiot would have let me
alone.

72 and Thanks,
Ron Polityka
WB3AAL
www.n3epa.org/

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Polityka" <[email protected]>
To: ".Elecraft" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2003 8:13 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] Appalachian Trail operation in PA today

> Hello,
>
>  I am taking a break this afternoon from printing the calendars, which are
> about 80% complete. I am also taking a mental break from all the family
> problems with my in laws passing away and the other in the hospital.
> Permission was granted by the wife.  :-)
>
>  Anyway, I plan to be out on the Appalachian Trail sometime around 16:00
UTC
> and 17:00 UTC. I am going to take a G5RV Junior and try it out with my K1.
> Look for me around the usual QRP freq. + or - due to QRM. I will try to be
> on the following if the propagation is good. 7.041, 10.107, 14.061 or
21.061
> MHz. This is an antenna testing session again. If the G5RV Junior works
good
> I might be taking this antenna out on the AT or just place it up at my
home
> QTH.
>
>  I will be operating on the AT just north of Route 183 near Strausstown,
PA.
>
> 72 and Thanks,
> Ron Polityka
> WB3AAL
> www.n3epa.org/
>
>
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