[NLRS] N0HJZ multi-op August 2005 UHF - L O N G

[Bruce Richardson]

John:

Thanks for such a nice write-up!  I had no idea your team was facing such
challenges.  In all of my roves, I've occasionally lost a band for a given
contest.  When I consider how quickly I load the equipment and how roughly
it gets handled, I keep expecting more failures.  I'm pretty sure my turn
is coming.

I want to thank you, Rich, Brent, and Gary for "being there".  Sure, this
one had some distasteful challenges.  But in a career of contesting, this
sometimes happens.  While your collective goals and expectations may not
have been met this time, the state of VHF and above activity in this
region was helped by your teams efforts.

For one, it was good to hear Rich back on the air.  It was kinda like old
times.  Also, it was good to hear each of your voices as I got passed to
the bands we could.  Yes, that 10GHz QSO was the most rewarding QSO of the
entire contest for me.

I can imagine a Multi-op on Buck Hill where most all things go pretty much
as planned.  I'm hoping you and others step forward to make it a reality
during some future event.

Thanks to all of the N0HJZ multi-op team for the efforts and hassles you
endured. My fun was increased thanks to you.

73 Bruce Richardson W9FZ