[Elecraft] This coming Thursday (Friday GMT)

[hank.k8dd]

This coming week we are headed to Suriname in northern South America.
The dates we will be on the air are Feb 13 - 18
In the past when we go to the DX side of radio for a major contest I make
it a habit of reserving Thursday evening for 40 Meter 2XQRP.  So..... I will
be on approximately 7040 plus or minus calling CQ QRP from PZ5DD and
I'll stick around untill there are no more QRP stations calling.  I'm sure there
will be others, but hopefully no one will spot me on the PacketCluster network!!

The plan is to get on about 0200Z February 15.
That's Thursday evening about 9 PM Eastern Time.
I will probably be around 25 wpm - but if you figure it's me and call
at a slower
speed I will try to match your speed - Noooo problem.

The call is PZ5DD.

Next weekend we will be in the ARRL DX contest using the call PZ5WW Multi
Single.  There will be 4 operators - AC8W W5JAY KB8TXZ and me.  And the
exchange we'll be giving will probably be the standard ole 5NN NNN ..... That's
599 for the RST (I know, I know, but it's the standard!) 999 for approximately
nine hundred and ninety nine watts.  So if you find us - give us a QSO, and we
will slow down to the slowest caller.

There is a very good chance that I will show up on 18096 Monday after
the contest
and see if there is any QRP activity.  I will try to let the QRP
reflectors know an
hour or so in advance when I'll be showing up on 17M

On 40M I hesitate to go down to 7030 because that is down in "DX country" and
I am not trying to generate a pile-up, but I want to work 2XQRP -
unless it's a QRP
pile-up, that is!

72  73 and hope to work a lot of 2XQRP while we are down there.
Hank    K8DD    PZ5DD


Please reply direct - I have the reflectors on postpone / no mail
while I'm on vacation!


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