I agree with you Gary. Here in Texas we add BBQ also. Who needs an excuse to get out and operate. Have motorhome will travel. On Jun 23, 2013 8:17 PM, "Gary Gregory" <vk1zzg...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Gee, you guys almost got it figured out. > > Motorhome, beer, k-line, beer, antennas, beer, solar power, beer, > batteries, beer.......downunder we try hard to keep up...... > > Gary > Vk1ZZ > K3, KX3, KPA500-FT, KAT500-FT,P3. > On 24/06/2013 11:11 AM, "Mike Markowski" <mike.ab...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Sounds fun, Phil! I wasn't quite so far from home. I operated from the > > exceedingly remote and primitive conditions of my back deck. Scant > remains > > of a single bottle of Scotch provided sustenance for the event. Luckily > it > > and the 7.5 Ah battery held out for the duration. Such difficult > > conditions anytime soon would be taxing, but 79 contacts at 5 W, > including > > Germany, no doubt leave the top guns slack jawed and envious. (Laughter? > > Is that laughter?...) > > > > More seriously, you can see my watch for logging attached to the stand of > > the K1. There are also small "paddlettes" with red finger pieces. There > > was something refreshing about sitting out back with a few sheets of > paper, > > pencil and radio. Most ops were sending at 25 wpm or less. A fun few > > hours, highly recommended. Pic of me (also submitted to arrl soapbox), > the > > K1, a single malt: > > > > http://udel.edu/~mm/ham/**fd2013/fd2013-i.jpg< > http://udel.edu/~mm/ham/fd2013/fd2013-i.jpg> > > > > 73, > > Mike ab3ap '1B EPA' > > > > On 06/23/2013 08:54 PM, Philip Townsend Lontz wrote: > > > >> I got to be the gota op for the Chama, NM W5YA club. Oh My God! I had > >> a really good time. Everyone had K3's running 5 watts. [...] > >> > > ______________________________**______________________________**__ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/**mailman/listinfo/elecraft< > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft> > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.**htm< > http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm> > > Post: mailto:elecr...@mailman.qth.**net <Elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
