[VHFcontesting] Missed 6M Sprint

Bill Burgess ve3cru at rac.ca
Sun Oct 19 19:15:55 EDT 2008


With regrets, I too missed the 6M Sprint.  Was camped out from Friday morning till this afternoon (Sunday) with 350 Boy Scouts, Girl Guides and leaders at JOTA or Jamboree On The Air at Mosport International Raceway  There simply wasn't room enough to take and put up a beam.  Had 3 stations on the air for 40, 20 and IRLP, all on battery power only.   QRM this year was the worst in past 5 years, with not only race cars roaring around the track 100 feet away, but a helicopter continually buzzing low overhead.  At night, prearranged, the police chopper buzzed us for a while using it's powerful spotlight.  Overall, a great weekend and so many enjoyed talking around the world including to a Scouting station in Japan on 20.

See you next time.

73,

Bill   VE3CRU


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