[Elecraft] WA3WSJ: Pulpit Rock Polar Bear Report

[Fred Jensen]

> ... he also had a small Pro Cat Heater blowing on him to keep him warm.

And I always thought Polar Bears had fur for that purpose!

Fred K6DGW
Auburn CA CM98lw

"Edward R. Breneiser" wrote:
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> Well, well, just another beautiful night up on the rock here in PA. We
> had seven polar bears up on the mountain. Steve and Matt, W3HF and
> KB3JJV worked psk31 and 2m. Steve had trouble with his antenna so I
> loaned him my VBWFPA. Having said that, I only made two contacts. One
> was with a TX station on cw and the other was with K3YTR's SGC 2020 on
> ssb. It looked like rain earlier in the afternoon, but then the sun came
> out and we had a beautiful night watching a full moon rise over the
> valley from the mountain top. Talking about K3YTR, this guy knows how to
> operate in the field! Ed, K3YTR, had a three sided tent with a small
> lounge chair in it. he also had a small Pro Cat Heater blowing on him to
> keep him warm. I looked over at him and there he was sitting on a lounge
> chair drinking coffee, heat blowing on him, no jacket on and a cooler of
> food at his feet!  All he needed was a flower shirt and a straw skirt!
> Craig, WB3GCK, operated on 30m cw and made a few contacts with his
> inverted vee. Ron, WB3AAL, was in his tent with the door zipped up due
> to wind in his face. Mark, NK8Q, tried out his new Elecraft K2 on cw and
> I could see in his face that he was loving it!
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