KM1NDY
A Secret Little Adventure Ham Radio Blog
Stole the OM’s radio, grabbed the puppy, and went to make a qso or two for the CQWW SSB contest down on the seawall at Castle Island. That is the Elecraft KX2 with the AX1 antenna. I only managed a single contact…but it was to Slovenia. I think it counts. KM1NDY
Sending out a flurry of sinusoidal waves to those important people who share this lovely day with me! Love you guys!
Solidly in the back nine now…
Well it wasn’t the CQWW SSB, but it was another girls getaway nonetheless. Though this time, it was without my beloved sweet pup Nellie, who passed away last spring. Georgia, who does her very best to constantly remind me she’s not Nellie, and I gathered up our gear and headed off to the Salisbury Beach …
About the only thing I like more than chainsawing is chipping wood. So it is always a pleasure when my parents find me even a little something to cut down.
By now it should be pretty obvious that Summits-On-The-Air, and attaining its elusive Mountain Goat award, is hard for New England activators. Summertime hikes up any given mountain with four successful summit QSOs, are only worth a maximum of 10 points a piece. And these 10 points are only reserved for the northeast’s most challenging …
Gosh these are adorably cute little ham radios. And they got me 16 SOTA points this weekend on Mounts Greylock and Osceola!
Just a quick look at AA1F and my 2B ENY Field Day from our farm in Upstate NY. The generator is running under the blue tarp. We got lucky, but rain had been predicted for much of the weekend. Most of it missed us fortunately! We did decide not to put up the military mast …
If you understand that title, then you are one of us!! Hope to catch you on the air, especially the alpha stations back in EMA. I’ll miss you all! Hope to catch you on the air! KM1NDY
I just crossed over the 500 mark for Summits-On-The-Air. When I first started this program 3 1/2 years ago, and over a hundred mountains later, I would joke that it was going to take me a decade to get my Mountain Goat award. You need a thousand points. Haha?! But don’t worry, I don’t give …