[Elecraft] WB3AAL on the AT *** Called into Work***

[Ron Polityka]

Hello,

 The wx is great but I was called into work around 15:45 
UTC.

Just got home and need to take a shower. Maybe next week.

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

K1 - SN 01011
K2 - SN 01392




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Polityka" <wb3aal at verizon.net>
To: ".Elecraft" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 7:18 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] WB3AAL on the AT


> 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
>
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