[SECC] K4BAI Announcement 80M QRP Fox Hunt Thursday Night

[John Laney]

I will be one of two foxes (along with Drew, K9CW in IL) Thursday night 
local date in the US, 0200-0330Z Friday UTC date on 80M.  The two foxes 
will be between 3550 and 3570 kHz.  Please call the foxes using no more 
than 5 watts output and do not spot the foxes' frequencies.  The 
exchange is RST, SPC, Name, Power.  Work only the two foxes.

I will start out QSX up and will indicate that by sending "UP" after 
every CQ or QRZ message.  When the pileup has died down, I will stop 
sending "UP" and will be QSX on my own frequency.

If you have not participated in these QRP fox hunts on 40 and 80M, you 
may find that you enjoy them.  Do an internet search for "QRP Fox Hunt" 
and you will find a home page with rules, schedules, and results as well 
as instructions on how to sign up for the qfox reflector.  In the 
summer, there is a session on 20M.

I will be using an FT1000MP dialed back to 5W as measured on a WM-2 QRP 
watt meter.  The antennas will be an 88 foot center fed zepp up about 50 
feet that is broadside N and S and an 80 meter coax fed half wave dipole 
in an inverted vee configuration.  If needed, I can use a 40M dipole as 
a lower noise receive antenna.  However the cold front is passing 
through here (Columbus, GA in EM72) about noon Wednesday and I am 
optimistic that the band will be quiet here Thursday night.

72 and enjoy the hunt,

John, K4BAI.