[NCC] WRTC 2014

[Jimk8mr at aol.com]

Thanks to all for the kind words and encouragement on my selection to  
represent NA8 in next year's WRTC.
 
I'm delighted to have another NA8 resident and MRRC member joining me  in 
New England next summer:  Mike Tessmer, K9NW.
 
Mike is not only a damn good operator, but also has lots of experience  
operating from DX locations around the world, often in challenging situations  
requiring adaptation to local circumstances. And he has lots of experience  
operating from his very modest (dipole at 25 feet or such) station at his 
home  near Cincinnati.
 
WRTC will likely be a case of operating from hot tents, and to get some  
practice doing that, Mike is leaving next Wednesday for two weeks of operating 
 from hot tents with the K9W DXpedition to Wake Island. Though I'm sure I 
have  KH9 already confirmed on various modes and bands, I'll be on to give 
the folks  out there a few more QSOs.
 
We'll both be looking forward to working lots of you in WRTC, and/or seeing 
 you up in MA for the fun in July.
 
 
73  -  Jim
 
 
p.s. Not a major factor in picking Mike, but I suspect he will be far  
better than me in keeping up with the Russians operating W1/V0DKA outside the  
contest   :-)