It was a bright and sunny day at North Pole, Colorado, but the temperature was 33F and winds were gusting to 40 MPH. The ground was snow covered, big drifts, ground blizzards, blowing snow and chill factor way down...Even with regular sunglasses i was getting snow blinded. Very hard to see the KX1 display even at step 6. The conditions not as good as last year. i was on for 2.5 hours from 1630z to 1900z. i hand hold the Elecraft KX1 and use a 10 foot whip stuck in my rear pocket which runs up through a loop on my vest. i also had a 14 foot drag wire and was running 3W powered from Sony LiIon cells. Here is my 20 meter log: K8UO Walt MI VE3DTQ John ON (lost him) W5MSQ Henry TX WS4S Conard TN W8H Hell MI AJ4AY Jay AL AB9CA Dave AL AB4PP JohnPaul NC WA8REI Ken MI Tried to get Randy K7TQ but no joy. Now for some 40 meters contacts: W5MSQ Henry TX KQ5RP Scott TX running 2W ! On 40 Meters i use a 10 foot whip with a top hat at 7 feet and a 30 foot drag wire.
i will have special NPCO w0rw/Pedestrian Mobile QSL card available with the NPCO post mark but they won't be mailed out until May because the NPCO Post Office won't be open until then. No SASE's required. If you want a North Pole QSL send me one of yours first. i also have a .jpg picture of me at the Pole today, send email request for picture. i had my long johns and Carl Sagan turtle neck shirt on. You can see a 360 degree summer time picture of the 'Pole' at http://www.santas-colo.com/North.html. i hope you had a great time outside today too. Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] PO Box 6069 Colorado Springs, CO 80934 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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
