[NLRS] Field Day Thanks

[Melvynkc0p at aol.com]

Special thanks to WB0LJC for contacts on 10 GHz  and 144 MHz on Saturday
and K0AWU on 144 and 432 MHz SSB and CW.

KC0P  and WA0SSN started the 10 GHz demo at 2:30 PM Sat from EN33pw
to WB0LJC at  Flying Cloud EN34gt with about eight people watching. When
nothing heard in  10 minutes, the crowd was down to four. At 20 minutes I 
finally
found Gary in  frequency, only 4 KHz off nominal. Now to peak his weak 
signal
up with better  AZ and El. It didn't get any better, so we settled for a 
weak CW
contact. I  must have been really weak to Gary. Guess the mid day depression
included our  2:30 to 3 PM run. First 10 GHz contact made from that Field 
Day
site. We are  working over a small ridge about 1/2 mile away. It was fun to 
make
this  difficult contact at 71 miles.

Sunday brought no six meter opening, so  just brute force stuff. Managed to 
work
K0AWU on first 144.200 SSB and CW  with one other looking on. Then Bill 
called
on 2m to say he was hearing my  432 while I was working WG0D near White Bear
so I called Bill on 432.170 CW  with 559 signals, and then worked him with 
at
least 33 on SSB with KD0GTJ  looking on. So a good demo of what can 
sometimes
be done and real fun on this  end. Thanks for being there and toughing it 
out.

Mel KC0P at the W0BM  field day site 73