[HCARC] Fw: [Moon-Net] Thanks: WAS list for skeds 144 MHz

Bill Tynan billandmattie at windstream.net
Fri Feb 8 15:28:20 EST 2013


Apropos of last evening's very interesting and imformative talk by W4WJ:

73,

Bill, W3XO/5

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck Smallhouse" <w7cs at theriver.com>
To: "Russ K2TXB" <k2txb at dxcc.com>; "'SP4K'" <sp4k at vp.pl>; 
<moon-net at mailman.pe1itr.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 7:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Moon-Net] Thanks: WAS list for skeds 144 MHz


> Russ,
>
> My 2M WAS certificate, dated Sept 1985 has the notation "1st all
> contacts via EME",   Meaning all states were worked via CW EME.  My
> first 2M EME contact was in late 1982, I believe.  My last state,
> Nebraska, was probably worked several months before the issue of the
> certificate.
>
> Joel, N6AMG (sk), and I made a DXpedition to NV, I believe in the
> late '80s, for the very purpose of making that state available for
> the 2M EME community.  Over a Labor Day weekend, we made well over a
> hundred QSOs.  SRI you were not one of them.
>
> 73,  Chuck,  W7CS  ex WA6MGZ
>
>
>
> At 03:26 PM 2/5/2013, Russ K2TXB wrote:
>>Hi Chris. It took me 5 years to work my 50th state, back in 1994,
>>Nevada.  In fact I had just missed a station who became inactive and
>>had to wait 5 years until K7CA came on the air and gave me
>>#50.  Today, with all the 2 meter EME activity, I hope it does not
>>take you so long.
>>
>>Good luck & 73 - Russ K2TXB
>>
>>
>>----------
>>From: moon-net-bounces at mailman.pe1itr.com
>>[mailto:moon-net-bounces at mailman.pe1itr.com] On Behalf Of SP4K
>>Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 11:47 AM
>>To: moon-net at mailman.pe1itr.com
>>Subject: [Moon-Net] Thanks: WAS list for skeds 144 MHz
>>
>>Gents
>>
>>I just would like to thank you for great response to my request
>>regarding tips/skeds suggestions for my missing States on 2m.
>>
>>Having 10 still unworked States as of today, it looks like - thank
>>to your help - I have at least options for all of them with the
>>single exception of Wyoming. I already started requesting skeds and
>>got some positive responses. It's looking good !
>>
>>Now, Wyoming - is anyone planning 2m EME expedition there by chance
>>in the forseeable future ? ;-)
>>
>>I realize that with single missing States it may still be years
>>before I am able to complete WAS on 144MHz, but the chase itself is
>>significant part of the fun !
>>
>>Thanks again everyone, CU off the Moon !
>>
>>73 de Chris SP4K
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