[LeArc] North American QSO Party

[Franklin D Wolverton]

Hey guys... just wanted everyone to know about my next adventure in radio.

Ac oupe of weeks ago, i purchased a Cushcraft R7000 antenna.  This thing gets out GREAT (especially when you figure I can set the thing up in like an hour).

August 17th (?), I am going to set up on base, and do my first solo contest, the North American QSO Party.  I will be using the R7000, with my FT-100D radio.  I will also have a tuner there, but hopefully I won't need it.  I plan on doing this all off battery power.  Unfortunately, I don't have a laptop or anything to run for a logger, so I will do it by hand, and then log it when I get home.

My next big idea is going to find a way to operate from my apartment.  I think I am going to get a ATBK-100 mount, and use the screwdriver off of the balcony.  Either that, or I will get an MFJ bugcatcher.  Living on the 6th floor, grounding may be a problem, but I think I will electrical ground thru a center screw somewhere, and RF ground with a counterpoise wire.  If ANYONE has any ideas... please let me know.  I am sure I am not the first person to set up in an apartment.

I was wondering if the club has got anywhere on the I LINK project.  Would be neat to check into the net on Sunday.  I know someone said that they would patch me through into it, but I don't remember who.  I will be on tonight if someone has that capability.  I can be contacted on:

ICQ-- #38373256
MSN--Band85th, or 
AOL IM--TubaGoodingJr

As a final note... I finally got my FIRST QSL card a couple of days ago.  It is from NY.  Now that I got it,  I have got it in my head to work for WAS.  Lets see how it goes.  Last weekend, I contacted 8 states (10 stations), and already have the one card :)

Good luck to you guys on the special event station.  I'll try to contact you, but who knows what will happen with me being a weird distance away.  I think it's about 210 miles away straight line.

Well... 73's, and hope to talk to you soon.
Frank--KB9VRN

If God had meant for us to use the metric system, there would have only been 10 disciples


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