Had a fun Field Day. (OK, any day in a cabin by the lake is fun!)
Class: 2B-2op Battery w/Jim, W0UO
QTH: Long Lake, 8 mi. E of New Auburn, WI
XYL alternative activity: Antique shops in Chetek
879 QSOs (all CW):
80: 48 (rotten QRN)
40: 188
20: 390
15: 140
10: 113
8,790 QSO points + 450 bonus points
Claimed score: 9,240
Rigs: K3, IC-765, both @5 watts
Pwr: 4x 100AH solar-charged gel cells
Antennas:
80: Inv-V at 50'
40: Dipole at 45' + full-size vertical on 30' x 4' aluminum dock
20: Inv-V at 45'
15: 40M dipole
10: Dipole at 15'
One laptop crashed 10 min. before the start, so logged by hand on 40, 15 and
10. We both napped 3-1/2 hours overnight -- pretty casual, eh?
Thanks for all the QSOs!!
73,
Gary K9AY & Jim W0UO
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