[Wswss] N6ZE/R: 50 MHz Spring SPRINT

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Subject: N6ZE/R


START-OF-LOG: 2.0
ALLSIGN: N6ZE/R
ATEGORY: ROVER 50M HIGH 
LAIMED-SCORE: 1200
ONTEST: VHF-SPRINT-50MHZ-SPRING
REATED-BY: WA7BNM Web2Cabrillo 1.12
AME: peter heins
DDRESS: 
MAIL: n6ze at aol.com
PERATORS: N6ZE @N6ZE
OAPBOX: My operation as a Rover entry for the 6 Meter Spring 2012 Sprint was 
eset with inputs from Murphy and my domestic life. Because my XYL and 
tep-daughter decided to ‘make investments’ at a Casino, I began the SPRINT from a 
emote parking lot of the Casino in CN88RK, near Anacortes, WA. After making 4 
SOs, Casino Security personnel arrived to inform me that my signal was 
ausing interference to their security system…..therefore I went QRT in the 
ame of good neighbor policy! After the ladies actually left the casino with 
ore money than they had arrived with, we drove to a small hilltop (CN88RK) 
verlooking the Anacortes Harbor and with a good view toward Mt. Erie. With an FT-857 
nd very elderly “Henry Hi-Par”  three element  6 Meter Hill-Topper Yagi I made 
n additional 10 QSOs before my XYL decided that we needed to drive up Mt. 
rie (CN88RH)on an unscheduled basis. My plan to operate for the last 15 or 
0 minutes of the Sprint from the South end of Whidbey Island, WA (CN87tw)
suddenly went down the drain. On Mt. Erie, in between taking photos for the distaff 
ide of my life, I planned to make a few more QSOs: I plugged the radio’s power 
ord into the cigarette lighter socket and was rewarded with a dead radio. 
hecking connections in the maze of parts, clothing, and power cords in the 
ammed full car trunk ,  my radio still did not work; however I could hear a very 
oft ‘beep’ each time I plugged in the FT857’s power cord . Eventually the
photo session was complete and we left for our vacation QTH in the 
iddle of Whidbey Island (CN88ra) with an ETA of 5 minutes after the end of the 
PRINT, and with another 10 minutes drive needed to even get into the Northern 
nd of CN87…..and without an operating radio in my possession. We rolled into 
ur driveway  at 8:06 PM, and as I began to remove lots of clothing, radio 
ear, antenna, tripod, & mast from the car trunk, I discovered the cause of 
he soft beep: I had been plugging a 2 meter FM rig, instead of the FT857 into the power socket.
 No wonder the 857’s display did not work! I didn’t get to 
ctivate CN87, but my FT857 works again. However this year, I did manage to 
perate in all 5 Spring 2012 SPRINTS from 3 different locations in DM04 and 2 
pots in CN88. Long live Murphy and Mothers’ Day!
SO:    50 PH 2012-05-12 1636 N6ZE/R            CN88rk WA7BBJ            CN97at 
SO:    50 PH 2012-05-12 1644 N6ZE/R            CN88rk VE7JH             CN88cu 
SO:    50 PH 2012-05-12 1645 N6ZE/R            CN88rk WA7ZWG            CN88ss 
SO:    50 PH 2012-05-12 1652 N6ZE/R            CN88rk N7KN              CN88qc 
SO:    50 PH 2012-05-12 1755 N6ZE/R            CN88qm N7EPD/R           CN98bb 
SO:    50 PH 2012-05-12 1756 N6ZE/R            CN88qm K7CW              CN87lj 
SO:    50 PH 2012-05-12 1757 N6ZE/R            CN88qm WA7ZWG            CN88ss 
SO:    50 PH 2012-05-12 1759 N6ZE/R            CN88qm WA7TZY            CN87xs 
SO:    50 PH 2012-05-12 1804 N6ZE/R            CN88qm KE0CO             CN87tl 
SO:    50 PH 2012-05-12 1808 N6ZE/R            CN88qm WW7D/R            CN96aw 
SO:    50 PH 2012-05-12 1810 N6ZE/R            CN88qm K7WIA             CN87tr 
SO:    50 PH 2012-05-12 1811 N6ZE/R            CN88qm WB7BST            CN87xs 
SO:    50 PH 2012-05-12 1812 N6ZE/R            CN88qm VE7XF             CN89la 
SO:    50 PH 2012-05-12 1813 N6ZE/R            CN88qm K7EK              CN87tb 
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