[Fourlanders] September on Soco

[Tom McElroy]

Hi folks,
I really appreciate the work you guys put into the contests.
Forsyth County schools have yet to heed my warning about scheduling
football games, final exams, and other events
near ham radio high holidays, so I never know when I'm free anymore.
Audrey KM4BUN is in STEM and Marching Band, and Jack KM4ZIA is in baseball,
and Jan K4PRM makes sure we all eat (and bathe) regularly.

Geesh - when I was their age, we just threw rocks at each other for fun!
We'll have our VHF-UHF station running for the September contest, so count
on us for some Q's.

1. Does sat com count?  Ron pulled my head above water with rotor control,
and now I know enough to be dangerous with satellites.
2. If I get my 1296 loop yagi rings back to being mostly round, and in
alignment, we'll have a blazing 10 watts, all mode on 23cm. Else, I might
use the standard gain horn.
3. If I get 23 cm running,  the antenna will be at eye-level.  So I'll do
the Bryan Dunn switcharoo, and aim my antenna not north at yins guys, but
south at Sawnee Mountain, and hope for back-scatter Q's.
4. Do you get points from each member of the McElroy Ham Family from the
same EM74wf QTH, or does one Q from the same QTH count the same as all four
of us?  If so,we'll all get SSB and FT8 Q's on 2m, 70cm, and maybe 23 cm
(if it works).

73
Tom - W4SDR

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My last EME Q was six years ago. Maybe we'll get our noise temperature low
enough to do EME again.
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