[MAMS] Spring Microwave Sprint

[Ron Ochu]

Sorry to read about your curse Zack.  We need to come up with a colorful
story along the lines of the Bo Socks and the curse of the Bambino with a
ham radio twist.  I was on and tried to work you, but I never reached you
via your phone.  I tried working W9SNR on 1.2 but no joy for us.  Oh well.

73,

Ron, KO0Z

On Sat, May 7, 2016 at 3:07 PM, Zack Widup <w9sz.zack at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm beginning to feel cursed. Every portable VHF+ operation I've tried this
> year has ended in disaster. Today was no exception.
>
> I got a late start because I got to my favorite hilltop in EN50rl and then
> waited for the rain to stop. (The NWS had forecast rain after 1 pm - so
> much for that.) The wind was also about 40+ mph up there. I finally got
> everything set up but 903 MHz, which I skipped because the wind was too
> much for that antenna. I worked W9SNR on 1296 and 10 GHz before a
> thunderstorm came up. The worst place to be during a thunderstorm is on top
> of the highest hill in the area, so I sat in the car for another half hour.
>
> It finally cleared up and I made a few other QSO's, with K9PW, K2DRH and
> W9ZIH. While I was trying to work W9ZIH on 10 GHz, another storm came up,
> the wind picked up again and my dish blew over three times and got pretty
> badly bent.  That was shortly after noon. I gave up at that time and packed
> everything up.
>
> At least I made a few QSO's. If I hadn't worked anyone, it would all have
> been wasted. I hope the next one is better.
>
> 73, Zack W9SZ
>
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