SquINT Contest - July 16, 1995
KA9FOX (at W9UP), Wisconsin
Op: Adam Breyer, Age 9, favorite color: Purple
52 QSOs x 11 unique colors = 1,144 points
I know what you're thinking... "Scott, you're suppose to get MARRIED... then
HAVE KIDS... and THEN do the contest!!" Well, my "kid" was actually my
fiancee's 9-year-old nephew, Adam. This was his first live exposure to ham
radio (I just couldn't bring myself to show him how repeaters work).
He seems to be a natural contester. After we tuned around for 5 minutes, he
said, "Why don't we just call out?" Exactly. We parked at 14.270 for the
rest of the contest, netting 52 QSOs (25 with kids) and 11 unique colors
('hot pink' is a separate multiplier from just 'pink', right?).
Highlight: Adam really wanted to talk to someone in Hawaii, because his
father goes there yearly for Naval Reserves. I explained that it wasn't
likely, but we'd sure try. When things slowed up during the second hour, I
swung the beam west. Sure enough, on his 3rd or 4th CQ, AH6LO called in, and
they had a nice QSO.
Lowlight: Propagation. Yuck!
This SquINT thing is fantastic and Adam really had a blast and can't wait
until the next one.
73 - Scott, KA9FOX
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