[SECC] [ACG] GaQP KC4HW/mobile effort

[KC4HW]

BTW I work Jerry N4JF also...  

Jim/KC4HW

On 16 Apr 2007 at 21:34, KC4HW wrote:

> Well quite an experience...  to say the least
> 
> Had a late start but managed to get to CHARLTON, CAMDEN and MCINTOSH
> on Saturday.  Made about 91 CW QSOs in the three counties.  Was pretty
> beat by 1030PM so called it quits.  
> 
> Was really geared up on Sunday.  Had made my way over to GLYNN right
> next to the BRANTLEY line, WARE county was only 30 minutes away.  Had
> to made a sharp turn and turned over a cup of coffee and did not
> realize that it was on the top of the radio right where in the
> interface connected.   Just about 955AM rebooted everything to give me
> a fresh start and check one of the macros to send CW and the 706
> started scanning down the band.  Everytime I transmitted it would scan
> down the band a few KHz...  Investigating and saw that the coffee had
> gotten into the radio and or connectors.  After fiddleing with it for
> over an hour, I finally gave up I could not get it to stop scanning. 
> I am sure that some coffee got into the multi pin connector and maybe
> in the radio...  
> 
> The weather was horrible both days.  Wind nearly blowed me off the
> road both days.  Lots of rain in South East Georgia.  No T-storms
> thank goodness!  I never did log a contact in the computer.  N1MM kept
> telling me that it was "Invalid/Missing Exchange".  I just used the
> macros for CW and hand/paper logged the contacts.    
> 
> Man this was a big 740 mile round trip.  Over $125 in gas alone.  A
> hotel room, 5 meals out.  Don't know about the radio yet.  BTW my car
> ran HOT about 15 miles South of Folkston, GA...  middle of the
> Okefenokee Swamp.  Spend about 45 minutes in a country gas station
> waiting for the car to cool a bit.  Had to bring water in a gallon
> pickle jar that I scraped up out of a dumpster.  Was raining the
> entire time.  Man, there has to be some humor here, but at the time,
> it was not readily apparent...  
> 
> Really had my sights set on Glynn, Brantley, Clinch, Atkinson, Berrier
> and some South central and western counties.   I apologize for not
> coming through on the counties that I said that I was doing.  
> 
> There seemed to be plenty of activity.  The bands seemed very long. 
> The foriegn broadcast was quite strong on 40M.  Worked several EUs
> Saturday.  Worked a few FL and a couple of AL (K4SAV and N4BCB)
> stations.  Most of my activity was on 40M with a little on 20M.  No
> 80M activity--my screwdriver will just not go to that portion of the
> band.  I did tune 15M one time, but heard nothing.
> 
> Thanks to everyone for the QSOs.  And especially thanks for slowing
> down the CW for me... tolerating all the ???  
> 
> Maybe next year I can come through as promised.  
> 
> 73
> 
> Jim/KC4HW
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> 
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