Good deal, Dick. I have the KX3 and that antenna
(which I have yet to deploy).
Only problem is that operating on the East Coast
will spoil you for trying to work Europe with
similar equipment from the West Coast. It's about
the same as working Mass on 20 m from California!
In 1997 I was driving on the Trans-Canada Highway
in BC and Alberta. I was amazed how easy it was to
work European stations on 20 m with my mobile set
up and a Hamstick vs. doing the same from California.
Enjoy your stay there, Dick!
73, Phil W7OX
On 7/13/14, 10:07 AM, Dick Dievendorff wrote:
I'm in a hotel in Westborough, MA.
I brought an EARC Hawaii end fed matchbox with its 30 feet of wire and fed the wire out
my first floor hotel window sill edge and spread it out over the bushes in front of the
hotel. It was maybe 30" above ground and 30" away from the hotel building
proper. KX3 at 12 watts with a Powerwerx SS-30DV supply. I was trying to find WRTC
stations, but 40 and 80 weren't active until after sunset.
Countries in my log over an hour (22z) or so on 20 meters: Germany, Slovenia,
Poland, Belgium, Belarus, England, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Hungary, Slovak
Republic, Spain, Russia, Bulgaria, and the US.
Then I shifted to 40 and 80 meters and looked for WRTC stations. Worked WR1TC
in a nearby hotel, NU1AW, the IARU HQ station, W100AW, the ARRL HQ station, and
39 contacts with WRTC competitor stations in the local area. I didn't stay up
late.
Nice little radio! I'm not ready to move to the East Coast quite yet, but it
certainly is great visiting during an event like this.
K1LZ was kind enough to open his station to visiting contesters who wanted to
get in on the action. I operated a bit at NU1AW on 10 and 15 meters. Rates
weren't spectacular, but being the only IARU HQ mult drew callers. We could
sit on one freq and they came to us.
Dennis, W1UE, asked if I'd operated much from YCCC territory; I admitted I had
not. He said there are 3 rules:
1. Run Europe,
2. Run Europe, and
3. Run Europe.
Now we wait until tomorrow evening for the results and the closing ceremony and
then off toward Hartford.
73 de Dick, K6KR
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