[Wswss] [FFMA] KB7Q - Heading for the barn

[Lance Collister, W7GJ]

Hello Gene,

MNI TNX for the great operations this summer!  You certainly demonstrated that a well 
equipped and expertly sited station can do!  It was fun charging up the band last 
night with you during our "northern tier opening" and I sure appreciate the "early 
warning" you provided from your prime vantage point over there on the other side of 
the Continental Divide ;-)  I only regret that you didn't swing by here "on your way 
home"!  TNX again and VY 73, Lance

P.S. - And just a reminder for those who have lost track of all the outings recently 
- W7OUU will be activating DN02 and DN12 Saturday morning on 6m starting about 
1500-1600Z.  He will only be running 150w and a 4 element beam, but he WILL be there 
on Saturday, running WSJT modes when most people will be available to look for him! 
So GL!  Watch for spots and reports on the Ping Jockey page and the ON4KST Region 2 
6m chat page.  He plans to stay there until the meteors and/or Es runs out.


On 7/30/2011 1:22 AM, shea.gene wrote:
> Joyce and I made three trips to 16 grids, with almost 1,000 contacts the past
> seven weeks. That should knock down some of the demand for Montana grids on 6
> meters. We've been out there from Broadus, MT in the southeast to Glacier National
> Park in the northwest discovering lots of neat places to camp with great radio
> horizons (Niland Reservoir excepted, but it was too pretty to pass up)- LOL. We're
> heading home.
>
> FSK441 is certainly an impressive mode to get contacts done when the Es is hiding!
> I made several contacts out to 1,240 miles. The quality of the digital operators
> is outstanding. I could count on 15 to 20 eager folks waiting for me on any
> morning to play meteor scatter. It kept us going.
>
> CW is my favortie mode and the bulk of my contacts were made there. I tried to
> head up to the SSB segment when Es was pounding in, but it never seemed to be as
> much fun. I need to make some digital .wav files for CQ'ing.
>
> Highlights of the trip: Working N0LL to get his grid quest down to the last five
> and doing a field rebuild of the amp in the trailer and having it work perfectly
> first try. 3CPX800A7's must be quite forgiving!
>
> It was a great summer for grid hunting with David, NJ0W, and Dennis, K7BV doing
> extended forays along with others heading out to the rare spots with well equipped
> stations. Their energy and tenacity were inspiring - we moved much slower - more
> on the tortoise model.
>
> All contacts should be up on LoTW and requests for paper QSLs will be promptly
> answered, please include an SASE.
>
> Travel well, Gene, KB7Q
>
> Grids visited: DN37,38,44,46,47,48,56,57,58,65,66,68,75,76,77


-- 
Lance Collister, W7GJ
(ex WA3GPL, WA1JXN, WA1JXN/C6A, ZF2OC/ZF8, E51SIX, 3D2LR, 5W0GJ)
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