[NLRS] Eclipse-o-Mania

[Zack Widup]

I was happy to work you from EN50rl. I think you were my second best
DX for the weekend, the best being KA9VDU at 303 km. Conditions seemed
to be enhanced somewhat at the time. KA9VDU had an elevation advantage
and he was booming in here.

Glad you found a good location to view the eclipse. My old friend N5RP
just happened to live right on the center line of totality. We were
lucky to have a clear sky for it. There were scattered clouds around.
A few miles away
 at a stadium in Carbondale a cloud moved in and they only got to see
the last 30 seconds of totality.

Pete K9PW and I are going to do our mad dash up the Wisconsin
lakefront of Lake Michigan in September. Mostly, we'll work people
across the lake. We might go inland at a couple high points along the
way and try for some QSO's inland.

73, Zack W9SZ


On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 8:54 AM, Lloyd - N9LB <lloydberg at charter.net> wrote:
>
>
> This was my first  10 GHz and Up  operating event.
>
> I was QRV Saturday, August 19, from my home station with a 2 foot dish at 65
> feet above ground and a DEMI 3 watt XVTR.
>
> I made a total of seven contacts with KA9VDU/R, W9ZIH, W9SZ, and W9SNR/R.
> Also attempted contacts with Bob - K2YAZ and Neil - W9NU.
>
> Zack - W9SZ was my best DX at 277 km (173 miles).
>
> Sunday, Aug 20, my XYL and I were driving to Missouri to view the total
> eclipse.
> Monday, Aug 21, we drove even more trying to find an acceptable viewing
> location because a WX system in Southern Iowa was blanketing much of
> Missouri with thick clouds.
>
> We finally got to an area South-East of Jefferson City about 15 minutes
> before totality, parked and enjoyed the eclipse with a clear view.  We were
> joined by locals and people who traveled from as far away as Texas who
> happened to find the same hilltop location along highway 50.  Traffic was
> terrible, and restaurants ran out of food.
>
> I expect to be QRV on Sunday September 17 for the second weekend of the  10
> GHz and Up  operating event.
>
> 73
>
> Lloyd - N9LB EN52hv ( 10 miles South of Madison, WI )
>
>
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