[PaQSO] What are you going to do different this year?

[Mark Kempisty]

All,

Last year was my first portable effort in CLI and it went well.  The 
Alpha Delta DX-CC dipole I used was perfect except for 160.  I also ran 
a coax to the 2/220/440 antenna on the van for those just in case 
contacts but other than terminating the V/UHF output on the 706 it 
didn't do much for me.

This year I'm staying closer to home and going to CAR.  I am going to 
duplicate what worked and try a few new wrinkles:
o Pop-up camper instead of cabin.  May be a little chilly since it 
doesn't have a built in furnace.  I'll have to use an electric heater.
o Since the campground is quite high I'm going to borrow a dual band 
Cushcraft Ringo and strap it to the side of the pop-up camper.  
Hopefully I can work into Scranton, Allentown, BUX and MGY.
o Again since I've got some height, I'm going to put something up for 
6m, maybe my B&W apartment antenna.  A dozen Q's for a couple of minutes 
installation effort will be worth it.
o Shorting plug to get the DX-CC to load on 160m.
o Narrow SSB and CW filters for the 706 so I can keep a bit of sanity.

Anybody else planing changes?

73,
Mark N3GNW