[FieldDay] Field Day 2002 at K3HX

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Ran 1-E (battery QRP) and discovered that my monsterous 300 AH "float"
battery

had sunk.  Out to the TR-8 (a small British sports car that looks like a
doorstop with

wheels) and used that battery until it packed it in.  Out to the backup
"whole house"

generator and used the starting battery whilst a smaller generator
charged the TR-8

battery again.  When the generator starting battery checked out, back to
the TR-8

battery until I ran out of steam and got a few winks.  TR-8 battery
sufficient to 

complete the FD.  Activity dropped at 1800, worked only a few stations
until 2100.

Ran 20m CW with a bit of 15m CW.  10m was moribund. 

Listened to 6m and noted an opening from here (FN00 near Pittsburgh, PA)
into

New England.  Uncommon for such a short hop.  Noted a real catfight on
50.130

where a number of  Texans had staked out "turf."  Usual pipeline into Fla
on 6m.


A question:  What is the idling (air conditioning on) fuel consumption
per hour

of a 5.4L Ford gasoline truck engine?  

73, 72 to all

Tim  K3HX 

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