Hi Dave<
I am humbled that I was Matt's first ever QSO (he really could have done
MUCH better).
Anyway....Matt....welcome to the hobby! Dave has an enormous amount of
knowledge to impart on you....just ask, he probably knows and the few
things he doesn't know, he knows someone that does!
Hopefully Dave can help get you on some of the other bands too. It's a
great hobby!
73
Fred
K1FMS
On Wed, Sep 17, 2025 at 11:47 AM Dave Olean <K1WHS@metrocast.net> wrote:
> Hello VHFers
>
> Activity was a bit light, but hard for me to tell as i had my hands full
> helping new ham KC1YBG make his first few radio contacts of his ham
> career. We all have been there, and we know how intimidating and
> downright scary it was t first get on the air. Stating from zero made
> me realize how far we have all come in our hobby. Anyway K1FMS, WW1Z,
> WA1MBA, and WA1NLG were his first few contacts. Matt also worked K1TR,
> WB2SIH, WB2JAY, and W1AIM. We then showed him FT8, but I think it was
> too much for one night. Just too much to grasp. After a few FT8
> contacts, I got a note from WA3EOQ to try our weekly sked at 502 miles.
> Honest to God he started calling me at 559. Al WA1T was in the shack and
> his eyes bugged out! I worked Howard and we then switched to SSB and s
> queaked out our first SSB QSO. It was very hard to hear Howard's 95
> watts, but I could get the report and his grid on SSB, so that was a
> first. Here is the log.
>
>
> Type of propagation: All Mode: All mode
> From 09/16/2025 to 09/17/2025 Distance over: 0 Km. Page: 1
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> DATE TIME CALLSIGN LOCATOR TX RX BAND MODE
> PRO.REMARKS QRB
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 09/16/2025 23:04 K1FMS FN32QB 59 59 220 MHzSSB
> TR KC1YBG Matt op This was KC1YBGs first ham QSO 201
> 09/16/2025 23:05 WW1Z FN42ET FN43 220 MHzSSB
> TR Matt KC1YBG Op. Used his call 84
> 09/16/2025 23:08 WA1MBA FN51AS FN43 220 MHzSSB
> TR Matt KC1YBG OP 198
> 09/16/2025 23:10 WA1NLG FN41XF FN43 fn41 220 MHzSSB
> TR Matt KC1YBG op 252
> 09/16/2025 23:17 K1PXE FN31 FN43 220 MHzSSB
> TR K1WHS OP for K1PXE QSO 265+-
> 09/16/2025 23:32 WB2SIH FN33DK FN43 220 MHzSSB
> TR Near Lake George 30 watts omni antenna KC1BYBG op 222
> 09/16/2025 23:38 WB2JAY FN3 IU FN43 220 MHzSSB
> TR KC1BJY OP using his call 342
> 09/16/2025 23:45 K1TR FN42 FN43 220 MHzSSB
> TR KC1YBG Was the op with his call 97+-
> 09/16/2025 23:50 W1AIM FN34 FN43 220 MHzSSB
> TR KC1YBG op 203+-
> 09/16/2025 23:58 K1TEO FN31JH FN43 fn31 220 MHzFT8
> EME KC1YBG was the op and used his call 296
> 09/17/2025 00:04 KA2ENE FN13FE FN43 220 MHzFT8
> TR KC1YBG 533
> 09/17/2025 00:04 WA4YA FN42KJ FN43 220 MHzFT8
> TR KC1YBG 112
> 09/17/2025 00:16 W2BYP FN13IB 58 58 220 MHzSSB
> TR K1WHS op 514
> 09/17/2025 00:16 KA2ENE FN13FE FN43 220 MHzSSB
> TR K1WHS op 533
> 09/17/2025 00:34 WB3IGR FN1 VI FN43 220 MHzFT8
> TR K1WHS op 550
> 09/17/2025 00:49 WA3EOQ FM 9JO FN43 FM09 220 MHzCW
> TR Howard peaked at 559 try SSB! 805
> 09/17/2025 00:50 WA3EOQ FM 9JO 53 53 220 MHzSSB
> TR weak on SSB but we made a contact!He has 95 watts 805
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Number of QSO listed: 17
>
> With three people in the shack, WA1T, KC1BYG, and myself, plus a paper
> bag with cold full beer cans, We did more talking than operating. There
> was just so much to teach Matt, that it really cut down on my tuning
> around and chatter on the ON4KST chat page. I hope the effort with Matt
> provides some dividends for VHF. We need new operators. I should also
> add that Matt is a proud Papa, with a brand new son who was born the
> morning before, I won't see much of him until they get a good schedule
> going with Mom, Matt, and baby Atticus.
>
> Anyway, it was a fun night up here in Mumbo Jumbo land.
>
> 73
>
> Dave K1WHS
>
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