{"id":1419,"date":"2006-11-19T21:36:00","date_gmt":"2006-11-19T21:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ni0l.com\/?p=1419"},"modified":"2006-11-19T21:36:00","modified_gmt":"2006-11-19T21:36:00","slug":"already-the-19th-of-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.n0zb.com\/index.php\/2006\/11\/19\/already-the-19th-of-november\/","title":{"rendered":"Already the 19th of November!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been falling behind on my updates…<\/p>\n

(1) W4V – Veterans’ Day Special Event Station<\/a>. I got a late start on Saturday… took a while to pack the truck. Setup at Fort Story took longer than expected – my biggest challenge was tying down the center mast after I’d gotten it vertical. It’s really a two person job and hard to do alone. But once I got the antenna up, the rest was easy. A beautiful day as well, low 70s and clear skies. The QSOs rolled in, as long as I was calling “CQ” I was getting QSOs. Sunday was a different story. The forecast called for rain, but I thought I could weather it out. I arrived at Fort Story but the winds became too extreme – no chance of getting the center pole up. I threw in the towel for a portable operation and headed home to operate. Not the same satisfaction running a special event from home, but I still enjoyed the QSOs. Even got Wyoming… which completes my Worked All States Award!
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\n(2) Kenwood TS-930S…. my “new to me rig”. I picked this up from a local ham at a bargain. What a radio!
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\nThis piece of electronics perfection is over 20 years old, but it performs like a dream. The receiver is amazing. Also getting great reception reports on both SSB and CW. This rig is now the centerpiece of my shack.
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\n(3) I didn’t work the Sweepstakes this weekend, but did have a QSO with a special event station celebrating Oklahoma statehood. However, I did work a sweepstakes station on 15M who was operating from the Santa Clara Valley.<\/p>\n

(4) Also a few CW QSOs – I’ve hooked up my Logikey CMOS4 Keyer<\/a>. Amazing little device, lots of features – but does a great job as a basic keyer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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