As a reminder, the ARRL 10 Meter Contest is this coming weekend. As author
of the 10 Meter Contest articles for QST Magazine and ARRL.ORG online I am
again asking for help.
As you get ready for the contest and then operate it in, I am looking for
stories and photos to include in the contest article. So be on the lookout
for them and Take That Picture and Write Down That Story! Here are some
things I would love to receive - just send them to me direct at
k7zo@cableone.net:
* Photos and stories about you putting together an antenna just for the
contest. The 10 Meter contest is perfect for homebrewing antennas. Tell me
about what you did and send me some photos of the effort! You climbed to the
top of your 180 foot tower on Friday afternoon in a snowstorm to fix an
antenna or rotor! Did you throw a piece of wire up in a tree or slap
something together out of some PVC tubing? I want to know about that and
have a picture.
* Photos and stories from multi-operator gatherings. Is this the weekend
you annually get together with friends to share some holiday cheer and do
some contesting? Let me know about it. Did you host some young operators
and/or new contesters? Let me know about it.
* Photos from your station and shack. If you have stacked yagis
overlooking a beautiful blue ocean where the weather is warm, the breezes
gentle, and the 807's ice cold -- I want to see it. (Heck -- I want to be
there!) If you have them with snowy mountains in the background. I want to
see them. If your cat curled up next to your amplifier to keep warm -- I
want that photo. If you babysat your grandkid in your lap while running
stations -- I want that photo. If you managed to pull out that 4S7 long path
by squeezing your headphones against your head tighter than you could ever
imagine -- I want that photo. If you are using a vintage classic radio with
nice warm glows of tubes and dials -- send me a photo of you intently
operating it. If your amp blew up on Saturday during the major
inter-continental opening - send me a picture of what its innards looked
like and you intently fixing it. Etc. You get the idea.
* Great stories from the weekend -- your favorite QSO, a hilarious
moment, something you never thought would happen but did, working an
All-Time-New-One. I want to hear about it. And, I will make sure everyone
knows about it.
As far as photo's go -- take the photos with as many pixels as you got and
send them all to me. I will handle it from there. There is no such thing in
my article authoring business as too many pixels. And, if you take the
picture of someone, or have someone take your picture, please make sure a
face is clearly visible. And, of course, make sure the important stuff is in
focus.
I look forward to receiving your photos and stories. Just send them direct
to me at k7zo@cableone.net.
Scott/K7ZO [And YN5Z though I will be in the states this year darn it.]
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