[SMCARA] Fun stuff on HF last night

[jbr13 at md.metrocast.net]

I didn't have much of a chance this passed weekend to try to work the 
Ham Nation special event stations, but I managed to pick up three of 
them on sunday.  On two of those I heard Larry N3JTN work the station as 
well.  Then Monday's thunderstorms kept me off the bands mostly.  So 
last night I was at it again. I was just trying to get my 4th out of the 
six station, so I could get a certificate. I worked two more of the 
stations to get over what I needed for the certificate, and only one 
away from the Clean Sweep Certificate.  So the last special station I 
needed what W0H, and he was working by the numbers. He started with the 
Zero call area, and I was thinking, it won't be long to get through the 
ones and twos.  The he goes to nines, and eights, oh lord I am going to 
be here a while. Finally he gets to the three call area, and tries to 
take a list of three call signs.  He starts his list with N3JTN, and 
works him.  Way to go Larry!  Then before he can continue his list, he 
has to take a quick minute to do something with his dog.  He is back in 
about a half a minute, and starts a list again.  He picks up myself 
followed by none other than Mike KB3ZWM.  I was pretty cool to hear him 
work three of us in that huge pile up, all from so close together.  Then 
he moved to another callsign region.

Nice job, to Larry and Mike, you guys sounded very good!


Jason Rearick
N3YUG