Title: Rally Fun Post by: W1IA on January 09, 2005, 12:34:34 PM What a great time! Although we were fighting some manmade noise here in the northeast, the conditions were pretty good to the midwest and down the altantic seaboard.
Brent W1IA Title: Rally Fun Post by: K1JJ on January 09, 2005, 01:29:25 PM Yep, Brentina, this was one of the best Heavy Metals on 75M I can remember. We were blessed with great cornditions and lots of activity. The contacts were made at just the right pace, laid back, but still giving lots of guys a chance to participate.
The highlight was working the wet coast and also hearing Robert/W0VMC crashing in. Also enjoyed checking out Ted/KC3OL's website and hearing my echos. It was interesting hearing stations here in the east and seeing what kind of signal they had out to Kansas City on the remote. I even got the chance to fill in Lonnie/W0GZV about why Brent is called "Brentina". Real good time. T Title: Rally Fun Post by: Paul, K2ORC on January 09, 2005, 01:43:38 PM I was amazed how strong stations from the west were on 75 m so early in the evening. By around 9:30pm locals were almost inaudible while signals from the west just got stronger and stronger.
Dave, W6PSS from CA was coming in here before 10pm EST, a solid 10 over S9 with virtually no QSB. W0VMC from western WI was a powerhouse for sure as was Ted, KC3OL from KC. Heard VE7KHZ although nowhere near as strong as W6PSS. Enjoyed chatting with Bill KD0HG (with a 40 to 50 over signal) before shutting down for the night around 10:30. Wish I could have stayed up later, but am still battling the respiratory flu bug. Hope everyone had a good time. Title: Heavy M Post by: W2PFY on January 09, 2005, 01:44:26 PM :minigun: Is it over. I think I got 12 points. :tfrag:
Too bad they didn't have an offical log file to send in. Maybe it was there but I didn't see it. What can I get with my 12 points :mrgreen: Title: Here's My Plan Post by: WA1HZK on January 09, 2005, 01:54:05 PM I did not have an official log but I kept track of the callsigns I worked on 75. I'll at least send in that list stating that I told those guys they were working 800 Lbs. of Iron. Good time last night. I would not have been there but for the help of Tina whom I called in a panic to tell him that my dipole fell down in the middle of the blizzard. He came over with his gear & we took my sons Bow & shot an arrow back over the tree to get the ant back up where it belonged. After two years working on that 833 rig I was determined to make some contacts last night. Anyway it was a pleasure working so many fine big rigs. Please keep those filiments warm and use them again soon.
Keith WA1HZK Title: Rally Fun Post by: WA1GFZ on January 09, 2005, 09:15:01 PM I heard you guys having a ball on 3825 last night while I provided class e
multipier points on 160. I put a neon bulb on the power supply for some added glow and turned the heat up to simulate a tube rig keeping the shack warm. Title: Rally Fun Post by: W3SLK on January 09, 2005, 10:05:20 PM It was good to hear you last night Frank. I think that is the first time we talked other than the eyeball QSO a few years ago. The E-rig was sounding FB down here in Rushtown. AMfone - Dedicated to Amplitude Modulation on the Amateur Radio Bands
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