[SECC] Announcement: First QRP Fox Hunt of Summer Season Thursday Night

[John Laney]

Greetings!

K4FB and I have the honor of inaugurating the first of ten 20 meter fox 
hunts as your foxes this coming Thursday evening, July 11th  from 8:00 - 
9:30 pm CDT (1:00 - 2:30 UTC, Friday July 12th). We'll be holed up 
somewhere between 14.050 to 14.070.

I'll be running 5W from my K3, alternating between a 176' doublet up 65' 
and a Force 12 C-4SXL beam up 70 feet which will be initially aimed 
toward the left coast. I'll be working split, listening up 1 KHz, plus 
or minus. If and when the pack thins, I'll probably go simplex, in which 
case I'll NOT call 'up'.

This fox may be hard to catch, even though he is confined to a few acres 
in rural central Wisconsin. You hounds will have to contend with the 
others in the pack as well as numerous distractions native to this area 
which may draw you off course: wild turkeys, deer, raccoons, rabbits, 
coyotes, and even an occasional bear. The terrain is hilly, the prairie 
grasses tall, and the woods thick and foreboding. Ticks, black flies and 
mosquitoes are everywhere. It's a jungle out there, as Monk would say....

If propagation is good between you and me, consider going QRPp. I don't 
mind taking second calls as long as they don't interfere with those who 
haven't gotten their pelt yet. So -if you wish- make your >1W contact 
early on and then come back later with <1W .  Almost anything is 
possible on 20M: last year K4BAI heard my 500 microwatt signal in the 
hunt! BTW, if we do hook up twice, the final log will only include the 
second contact.

20M this past field day was both 'short' and 'long' in the evening from 
this location. If we luck out, there may little or no skip zone, so get 
into the fray even if you are close to me.

Tah tah, the hunt is on!  Good luck to all.

72
Todd
N9NE
Amherst, WI

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