[NCC] WRTC de K8MR/K9NW

[Jim K8MR via NCC]

 Hi All,

Mike & I are back at the hotel for the evening; Things are set up and working. The only glitch is not being able to figure out how to connect the P3 data via Mike's MicroHam interface. We see the spectrum but not the frequency info. Also, maybe a heat issue, the voice keyer in my computer decided to turn me from a fast talking guy to a guy who talks at Louisiana speed. Came home, turned it on, and all was fine.

The promised cell phone coverage is very marginal, and we (the referee) had a hard time connecting the real time score computer back to headquarters. So if you don't see scores for us, don't despair - Verizon may just not hear us from out in the boondocks.

We're in the Miles Standish forest location, the southern most cluster with about 15 sites. Neighbors include W9RE, PY2NDX, R9DX, IK2QEI. Our referee is DL2OBF.

Between us this afternoon we worked K8GL a couple of times and W1NN. We are in one of the MRRC sponsored tents. The Uruguay team is in the other MRRC tent, and 4O3A is in the NCC tent (I think).

Hope to work lots of you tomorrow. Spots of us guys on SSB will be especially appreciated (not just for us - don't hesitate to spot everybody.)

QRV for a 0545 EDT departure in the morning. Ugh!


73,

Jim