Hello all, I left the house this morning at 9:25AM EST and arrived at the Hamburg Reservoir Parking Lot about 9:50 and started hiking up the steep 2 miles to Pulpit Rock on the AT. By 11:00AM EST I was looking down over the valley from Pulpit Rock at an elevation of 1582'. I went over to the observatory next to the rock and set up my gear. First problem: I forgot my 20" PVC support rod for the vertical. No problem, I just grabbed a rock and dig out a small hole in the grass. I then placed the bottom of my VBWFPA in the hole and supported it with my HWPS-KIT or guy kit. I then pulled my K1 from the backpack and rolled out 50' of coax to the antenna. Second Problem: I tried to connect the PL-259 coax connector to the coil, but the coil has a BNC connector on it. I looked in my backpack and antenna case, but no adapter--- GAME OVER! I packed up the radio gear and Trevor and myself had a nice lunch on the mountain. He bummed half my lunch off me and drink about .75L of water. He's such a bum, but I love hiking with him. We then took in the view again from Pulpit Rock. I noticed the trees below the mid-point on the mountain still had leaves and color on them, but the trees above that point were bare. I met a nice woman who was day-hiking alone and we chatted for about 15 minutes. After the chat, it was down the mountain and back to the truck. We had a great time up in the mountains, but I wish I had made a few contacts. It still was a great day and the weather was beautiful up there. Maybe next trip I won't forget some needed radio gear- hi! 72/73, Ed, WA3WSJ _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
