CW-onderful Part 2: My FIRST EVER SOTA activation by Morse Code!
[Mount Toby W1/CR-002 in Sunderland MA on October 2, 2022] KC5BGK, EA2LU, W4JL, W4KAC, and W5GDW all had the patience of saints to deal with my horrible 7wpm CW. Thank you all for the BEST. ACTIVATION. EVAH! I was using the Icom IC-705 to a DIY 20M dipole running on the internal battery for a 5W output. I also used the Evolve III Maestro computer with the Fldigi CW decoder running for emotional support. And truth be told? I actually didn’t need it!
Congrats Mindy! Great job! What a rush huh! 🙂
73 jay
Hi Jay!
Thanks! It really is, isn’t it? It is a bit meditative too. Or at least I can see it being. You almost go in to a trance listening to code. I sort of feel like I got a little peek into why people like it so much. One of these days, we will hopefully have a cw summit to summit!
73s
Mindy
Well done! Glad to see you pounding brass on the air. I tried to work you on your POTA today (10/9) but you couldn’t hear me. 🙁
Thanks Rich! I wish I had heard you! It would have been really cool to get you on this activation. One of these times!!
Mindy