[HCARC] Texas QSO Party at K5KS

Kerry Sandstrom kerryk5ks at hughes.net
Mon Sep 29 11:02:56 EDT 2014


Bill,

Thanks for the e-mail.  l'm not a big fan of contests in general but the 
state QSO Parties are a lot of fun.  There aren't that many that operate 
CW so it is a bit more casual than some of the big contests.  It doesn't 
require much of a rig, I use an old OMNI-D at 70 W and a vertical.  It 
is kind of like the VHF contests in the 60's.  You work many of the same 
guys year after year and also work them in between the contests so they 
are really friends not just another contest contact.  I've been pretty 
active on the Texas QSO Party since 2000 when I was in NM.  I'm still 
working some of the same guys now that I worked from NM back then.   It 
is also nice to run into some of our club members like Pete, N9OF and 
John, AC4CA. Also, there is a lot of mobile activity from the less 
populated Texas counties.  With the mobiles, there isn't quite so much 
of the automated high end stations that you find on the big contests.  
Also you can't look them up on a computer so you actually have to copy 
what is sent!  I've travelled extensively in far west Texas and the 
Panhandle/South Plains so when I work the mobiles in the counties out 
there it brings back old memories of when I was out there.

Another subject, I got the 6939's from Kent.  Thank you for your 
assistance.  I'm working on my tripler/amplifier and should be on soon.  
I'll let you know when I'm ready to give it a try.

73,

Kerry






On 9/28/2014 11:10 PM, Bill Tynan wrote:
> Good work Kerry, but I thought that you didn't like contests.
>
> They are fun sometimes and great for improving operating skills.
>
> Just my opinion.
>
> 73,
>
> Bill, W3XO/5
>
>



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