[SCCC] N6MI -- CQP report

[Steven Katz]

What a bummer, Scott!

At least it was "only" a fuel pump and the N6MI mobile shack will be roadworthy again soon.

Nice story, and glad you made the best of it.

73

Steve WB2WIK

-----Original Message-----
From: SCCC [mailto:sccc-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of J. Scott Bovitz
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2014 3:15 PM
To: sccc at contesting.com
Subject: [SCCC] N6MI -- CQP report

This is N6MI's CQP report.

 

The N6MI (n6mi.com) van is a former electronic news gathering (ENG) vehicle with a big pneumatic mast. I operate Field Day style, when I get the chance.

 

On the way to Monterey County, the N6MI van (n6mi.com) stopped dead on the freeway in Sylmar. I coasted to the side of the freeway. The battery was fine. I had lots of gas. The vehicle did not overheat. There were no leaking fluids. The car would no longer start.

 

I was picked up by a flat bed tow truck in 20 minutes. (Thank you, AAA.) The height of the mast (now on the tow truck) was 15 feet, 6 inches. So we could not go under any low bridges...and gosh there are a zillion low bridges between Sylmar and the Ford dealer.

 

After returning home (in the smallest rental car in the universe), K6VCR
(Tom) set up a nice mobile operation in the N6MI (Scott) Nissan pickup truck (n6mi.com/Images/2014-10-04-N6MI-Kern-County.jpg). We operated mobile (and mobile at rest) in Kern, Ventura, Los Angeles, and Orange Counties. Thank you for listening to our puny signal -- all 407 of you.

 

The dealer is replacing the fuel pump today.

 

73,

 

N6MI

 

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