[Elecraft] Polar Bear Hunt, NK8Q Setup

[Don Nesbitt]

Can't find a Bear anywhere !  Lots of NA but no PB ! 73 -- Don N4HH

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> Anyway, I have my home station almost packed up >right now.  I'll be 
> heading out within the next 1/2 hour and I should be at > My operating 
> plans are to hopefully be on the air by >about 1800 or 1900Z and should 
> operate until 0000Z this evening.  I should > >I'll try to find 
> frequencies that fairly well avoid it, but I >would prefer to stay +/- 5 
> kHz of the normal QRP calling >frequencies, or on 40m around 7.109 in the 
> much unused Novice band.  I would like to switch over to 80m (3.560) as 
> soon as it starts getting close to getting dark, which would be around 
> 2200Z around here.  I expect I should be on 30m quite a bit as well just 
> to avoid more of the NAQP.  I already made one QSO this morning (from in 
> the den) on 30m.
>
> Well, 73 to all and hope to work many of you during the "Hunt" or before 
> if I get the antennas set up in time!

> Mark, NK8Q
> Polar Bear #4
> K2 4786