[GCARC] AB2E/VP9 arrival & update

[Agustin Neron Properties LLC]

Hi all,
Finally arrived around 9P tonight.
My original flight on AA via Charlotte this morning around 8A was cancelled, they put me on a 110P connection via MIA that got me in at 9P (0100UTC), a full 7 hour journey, for what is a 2hr flight nonstop. That would have been OK except the flight coming into Philly was almost an hour late. They made up some of the flight time, but I only had 40min to catch the connection, which they moved from the original gate (only 5 gates away) to the new gate, 22 gates away. Luckily I flagged down a cart, and just barely made it onto the flight, noticing that the line was short since nearly everyone had boarded.
 
So I'm all set up, tested, and ready to go for contest start. The 160 dipole is not working (high SWR), and 80m dipole also high swr. Will troubleshoot and fix in the AM.
 
Thanks to my understanding family (XYL & 15yr old twin daughters) for supporting me on this particular venture over a holiday.
Thanks to my great host Ed VP9GE, who knew the supermarket would be closed when I got here and provided me with an outstanding turkey dinner awaiting me upon arrival! Doesn't get any better than that.
 
This is a short trip, really made for the CQWW CW contest, but I will try to get as much operating in on WARC bands Fri all day, and Mon morning (afternoon flight back home).
 
If anyone needs VP9 on a particular band or mode, email me, I will try to accommodate you.
 
73 and if you work CW please get on in the contest and work me!
Darrell AB2E/VP9