[Elecraft] WB3AAL on the AT

[Ron Polityka]

Hello,

 This weekend we are having a peek at Spring in Eastern PA. 
The wx is to be sunny and around 50'F. Saturday it will be 
10 years of going out on the Appalachian Trail every month 
with my QRP radio. I know there is the major SSB DX Contest 
this weekend so the CW sections should not be too crowded.

 Not sure where the 10 years went but I did have a lot of 
fun.  I had a chance to meet new people and make a lot of 
friends.

I am planning to be on the air around 16:00 UTC with my 
Elecraft K1 @ 5 watts and a portable vertical. Not sure 
where I will be due to the large amount of snow in the 
mountain top parking lots but I will be out on the 
Appalachian Trail in PA.

 I will start out on 21.060 to see if I can work across the 
Atlantic. Propagation will be the dictate what bands I will 
be on but you can find me at the usual QRP watering holes.

21.060  /  14.060  /  10.116  /  7.030 or 7.040

If you work me on the air please spot me on the list or DX 
Cluster.

I am not sure if I will continue my adventure on the AT for 
another 10 years. A fellow QRP'er asked me, did I ever 
calculate the time driving, time hiking, time setting up the 
station, operating time and doing everything in reverse 
until I got back home. Lot of time wrapped up in 120 months 
and 120 plus outings of operation on the AT.

72 and Thanks,
Ron Polityka
WB3AAL
www.wb3aal.com
www.n3epa.org/

K1 - SN 01011
K2 - SN 01392