[kids] KIDS DAY @ K1SD

[Setzler, James M]

I just got back from a week's vacation having left right after the
contest;  so, I haven't had a chance to post Doug's results.  Wanted to
make sure he was on the reflector and eligible for a certificate.  

Doug was really looking forward to KIDS DAY this time.  He's been after
me several times about when it was, whether he was going to be able to
run the amp, were all the antennas going to be available, etc.  The only
problem was his Little League playoff game on Saturday and all of us
preparing for our vacation trip starting at oh-dark-thirty Sunday
morning.  We got on the air late but he put is a great effort.  I'll try
and post the complete log tonight.  He did the running and I did the
logging.  He usually likes to start off with some "hunt and pounce" and
then find a freq to CQ.   This time he wanted to jump right into
running.   He ran off about 30 stations in the short time we had.
Several times the QRM was really bad and I asked him if he wanted to
find another clearer frequency.  No way !   The last Kids Day Contest
someone took his run frequency from him and he was still smarting from
it.  He wasn't going to give up his freq  this time without a fight !
He hung in there and was actually pulling them out rather well.  The
last contact made was also one of the toughest for him (and me) to copy.
 He finally got it right after just a few repeats.  He was pretty happy
(and surprised) that Australia called him in the Kids Day Contest ! 

This was another great Kid's Day Event !   See y'all again next time !  

73  Doug ( and James ) / k1sd

Call:  K1SD
Op:  Doug Setzler
Age:  11
QTH:  Rhode Island
Favorite Color:  Green

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