2009 APE Tall Tales


AD5ZA/4, 1 August

 

AD5ZA/4 2009 APE

OKALOOSA IS, FL

IOTA-142

An August PSK Expedition (APE) was planned to Okaloosa Is, FL on 1 August to coincide with the TARA Grid Dip contest. The ARRL Field Day contest and the PODXS 4th Sprint were used to checkout the portable setup that was to be used for the APE. All of the bugs were worked out during these two APR drills except for the 19V computer power problem. The only recourse was to purchase additional computer batteries or halt operations after about 2 hours and get the computer battery recharged. I chose the latter option but will rethink for next year's APE.

The WX forecast for 1 August was for thunderstorms in the afternoon so I decided to get an early start and try to make some contacts on 40 Meters before the storms hit and 40 M folded. Good decision as it turned out. Left the apartment at dark-30 and was set up and on the air by 6:30 local. 40M was in good shape and the Grid Dip Contest was going strong. Made a few contacts and then shut down for breakfast, recharge the computer battery and an incoming T-Storm. Got back on the air about 1100 local, this time on 20 Meters. Worked 20 for about 1 ½ hours. Made a few more contacts by alternating between calling CQ and looking for strong stations on the Waterfall. Shut down again for battery recharge and lunch. By the time everything was set to go again, a severe T-Storm was in the area. Decided to QRT at that time.

Made a total of 23 contacts including APE station N2S. Not great, but considering WX and other factors it was, to me, a very satisfactory operation.

The equipment used for the APE was:

IC-706 MKIIG Xceiver

HamStick antennas for 20 and 40M

Outbacker Tripod for antenna mount

SignaLink interface

Dell laptop computer

120 Amp-hr Gel battery

Anyone that would like a special QSL for the APE can contact me direct via QRZ.com address or eMail.

AD5ZA_APE_QSL


AD5ZA/4 2009APE LOG
IOTA NA-142
JIM MATTHEWS 070 #633

 

Nr Station Date Time Band Mode
1 AI4FR 01-Aug-2009 1123 40 PSK31
2 K4RKQ 01-Aug-2009 1128 40 PSK31
3 WD9FYZ 01-Aug-2009 1131 40 PSK31
4 WB9GHD 01-Aug-2009 1136 40 PSK31
5 WB5TOI 01-Aug-2009 1138 40 PSK31
6 N2EOC 01-Aug-2009 1142 40 PSK31
7 WQ9Z 01-Aug-2009 1146 40 PSK31
8 KO4PU 01-Aug-2009 1149 40 PSK31
9 K4ORY 01-Aug-2009 1156 40 PSK31
10 KW0G 01-Aug-2009 1552 20 PSK31
11 W3HF 01-Aug-2009 1553 20 PSK31
12 KK1X 01-Aug-2009 1621 20 PSK31
13 N3FX 01-Aug-2009 1623 20 PSK31
14 WX7P 01-Aug-2009 1626 20 PSK31
15 KE7YF 01-Aug-2009 1628 20 PSK31
16 N2EOC 01-Aug-2009 1634 20 PSK31
17 KS2O 01-Aug-2009 1635 20 PSK31
18 NO8R 01-Aug-2009 1639 20 PSK31
19 N2S 01-Aug-2009 1714 20 PSK31
20 K9VIC 01-Aug-2009 1722 20 PSK31
21 WB9VKZ 01-Aug-2009 1725 20 PSK31
22 N8FV 01-Aug-2009 1730 20 PSK31
23 K7RE 01-Aug-2009 1738 20 PSK31



AD5ZA_APE_1

AD5ZA_APE_2

AD5ZA_APE_3


N2S, 1 August

Well the 10-70 Repeater Assoc.'s second activation at Stony Point LH (USA-923) has come and gone. This time the PSK WORKED!! The weather was absolutely perfect which is a real rarity around these parts this summer. Sunny skies and a light breeze off the Hudson welcomed our eight radio operators to the Stony Point Lighthouse. We got going strong around 11AM EDT with phone, CW and of course PSK-31. The staff at "little lighthouse that could" was absolutely WONDERFUL in helping transport our equipment up to the pavillion (those electric cars NY State has at their parks are GREAT).

According to my log I have 21 QSO's which was great considering the short amount of time we were up there! The Special Event callsign N2S really helped out. I saw a few compiments about it fly across the screen. As for the bands they were good - we got into the midwest and even the north. I would like to thank all the PODXS members who spotted us. I got home to see quite a few spots waiting in my inbox, always a great thing to see. It was nice to be on the "other side" of a QSO for a change!!! Again THANK YOU all for working us and we'll definitely be on the air again next year!!

Nr Callsign Date Time Band Mode Notes
1 NA9J 01-Aug-2009 1452 20 PSK31 John, Green Bay
2 WB4MNK 01-Aug-2009 1516 20 PSK31 Art, EL99
3 NS2C 01-Aug-2009 1532 20 PSK31 Joe, Beverly Hills, FL
4 K4BSC 01-Aug-2009 1547 20 PSK31 Brian
5 N4YZ 01-Aug-2009 1555 20 PSK31 Tom, Salsbury
6 NN4R 01-Aug-2009 1606 20 PSK31 Terry, EM63
7 K0FBV 01-Aug-2009 1649 20 PSK31 Vic, Bettendorf, IA
8 N9BBE 01-Aug-2009 1653 20 PSK31 Jeff, Wilmington, IL EN51
9 W3YJ 01-Aug-2009 1708 20 PSK31  
10 AD5ZA/4 01-Aug-2009 1726 20 PSK31 Jim, IOTA NA-142
11 N9SOR 01-Aug-2009 1733 20 PSK31 Charlie, Chicago, IL
12 KT4NM 01-Aug-2009 1742 20 PSK31 Joh, EL97
13 AB3GY 01-Aug-2009 1747 20 PSK31 Tom
14 VA6FUN 01-Aug-2009 1756 20 PSK31 Mike
15 K9VIC 01-Aug-2009 1803 20 PSK31 Eric
16 K2DBK 01-Aug-2009 1810 20 PSK31 David, River Vale, NJ
17 KK3Q 01-Aug-2009 1828 20 PSK31 Floyd, Orlando, FL
18 K4EAK 01-Aug-2009 1857 20 PSK31 Skip, EM73
19 AF2M 01-Aug-2009 1936 20 PSK31 Mitch, Palm Coast, FL

N2S_stonypoint7

 


W7PSK, 1 August

APE was for Whidbey Island Washington, Island County, IOTA NA-065.
I was also parked at Admiralty Head lighthouse which is USA-002 for those that collect Light Houses.

I started out of the house at 6am to catch the 6:30 Ferry to Clinton on the south side of Whidbey Island. I got to Admiralty head at about 7:20am but the gate said 8AM open. Oh goody. So I ran up to the local town to see if the Hardware store was open. They since last year have started closing on Saturday (what a dumb day to close). I wanted a mounting pipe for the 4BTV as the one I had was a little short and would put the base of the antenna below my tail gate.

Got back to the Light house park and gates were open so went in and started setting up. Got the Antenna mounted but SWR was wonky but I brought my Iron Horse 20m to mount in the CB mount (I use it for my RV club). Antenna tuned fine and I got the Laptop out and connected the DC adapter. HASH like a bear on the rig. Anyone have a good DC Power supply for Laptops that doesn't make a ton of hash?

Well I called a few CQs and then got into a pattern of CQing and looking at strong stations and then disconnecting and using the laptop battery for weaker. A LOT of stations couldn't hear me. Anyway after a while I checked and they had 110v near the rest room so I decided about 10:15am to take a run up to Oak Harbor about 15m away to get a 100Ft ext cord, get some lunch and returned at 11.

Alas 0 power at that plug.

So finished up the day till 2pm when the Laptop was not going to charge enough to run without stopping for an hour to recharge so packed up and came home. Not many stations this year again but enough to qualify for those that need it.

Soon as I figure out how to make a new location on my LOTW account Ill post that. Sorry No EQSL. I will try to make a nice card for those that send direct.

Here are the contacts:
01-Aug-2009 15:18 14070 BPSK WT6X 599 599 Jose CN98
01-Aug-2009 16:15 14070 BPSK N3FX 599 599 Tony FM19
01-Aug-2009 16:17 14070 BPSK KQ7W 599 599 MATT CN87
01-Aug-2009 16:28 14070 BPSK WX6Y 599 599 EDDIE EM84
01-Aug-2009 16:31 14070 BPSK K7RE 599 599 Brian DN84
01-Aug-2009 16:43 14070 BPSK K8MV/KL7 599 599 Marty BP19
01-Aug-2009 18:07 14070 BPSK K0FBV 599 599 Vic EN41
01-Aug-2009 18:13 14070 BPSK KD4LCR 599 599 Jeremy EM04
01-Aug-2009 18:14 14070 BPSK KE5LLM/7 599 599 David CN88
01-Aug-2009 18:16 14070 BPSK KB1PSP 599 599 Bette EM14
01-Aug-2009 18:24 14070 BPSK WW2PT 599 599 Paul EM11
01-Aug-2009 18:24 14070 BPSK K0ACP 599 599 Art EN41
01-Aug-2009 18:40 14070 BPSK N3FX 599 599 Tony FM19
01-Aug-2009 18:49 14070 BPSK WG5T 599 599 Bill EM15
01-Aug-2009 18:50 14070 BPSK NO8R 599 599 DELOS EN73
01-Aug-2009 19:04 14070 BPSK KC0DJB 599 599 KEITH EN07
01-Aug-2009 19:14 14070 BPSK W6QE 599 599 Milt DM13
01-Aug-2009 19:22 14070 BPSK WB8MKH 599 599 DON EN75
01-Aug-2009 19:26 14070 BPSK WB4PPW 599 599 Rich EM73
01-Aug-2009 19:37 14070 BPSK W0GLB 599 599 Gordon DM78
01-Aug-2009 19:50 14070 BPSK AA9UF 599 599 JOHN EN50
01-Aug-2009 20:20 14070 BPSK KD7RX 599 599 JERRY DN62
01-Aug-2009 20:22 14070 BPSK WQ9Z 599 599 ROY EM58
01-Aug-2009 20:30 14070 BPSK N0IBT 599 599 Dave DM79


 

W7PAQ, 1-12 August

 

I arrived on Melita Island Boy Scout Camp on July 6th and by the evening of the 7th, I had my 80M delta loop and a 40M Carolina windom way up in the Ponderosas. MelitaIsland is a 64 acre camp located in the FlatheadLake just north of Polson, MT. The shack was a garage tent and I was using my FT897 and my SignaLink USB connected to my laptop. I made 104 APE contacts from 8/1 to 8/12 when I went QRT. The second week of camp I had a young Scout who had placed 36th in the National Geographic Geography contest. He spent hours going over my qsl cards from 321 countries, including my P5 card. He literally and figuratively blew my socks off with his knowledge. I made copies of my P5 and PY0F (we were probably the only ones on the island that knew where Fernando de Noronha is located) and presented them to him at our evening flag ceremony. I purposely showed the 220 scouts I had no socks on.

I passed 48 Scouts on their Radio merit badge and was surprised at how many scouts and parents now have their licenses. One week I had 4 other licensed hams on the island. The scouts had all taken the Radio merit badge with me and had gotten the bug. We tried to connect to a local IRLP node, but unfortunately it was down. I hope by next year to offer that mode of operation. The last week of camp was with the 9-10 year old Webelos Scouts (Cub Scouts). They all learned their names phonetically and had a chance to speak on the radio.

Frank Kisselbach, W7PAQ
 

# Callsign Time Date Band Rcvd Mode Grid State
1 AA2L 1746 8/2/2009 20   PSK31 DM79 CO
2 AB7DN 2110 8/.3/2009 20   PSK31 CN85 OR
3 AD5ZA 1350 8/9/2009 20   PSK31 EM12 TX
4 AE5PW 1439 8/1/2009 20   PSK31 EM45 AR
5 AE5PW 0148 8/7/2009 20   PSK63 EM45 AR
6 AE5PW 0148 8/7/2009 20   PSK63 EM45 AR
7 AI4FR 1526 8/1/2009 20   PSK31 EL88 FL
8 DL0EPC 2243 8/5/2009 20   PSK31 JO43  
9 HR1EPZ 0140 8/9/2009 20   PSK31 EK84  
10 IK0GDG 2227 8/3/2009 20   PSK31 JN61  
11 IZ5JNO 1939 8/8/2009 20   PSK31 JN53  
12 K0CLW 0047 8/3/2009 30   PSK31 EM29 KS
13 K0LQB 1903 8/3/2009 20   PSK31 DM22 AZ
14 K0SDW 1350 8/1/2009 20   PSK31 DM79 CO
15 K1GMD 1357 8/2/2009 20   PSK31 DM84 NM
16 K2ZB 2232 8/3/2009 20   PSK31 FN21 NJ
17 K3FXR 0347 8/8/2009 20   PSK31 FM29 PA
18 K3HTK 1806 8/2/2009 20   PSK31 EN60 IN
19 K4BSC 0326 8/8/2009 20   PSK31 EM94 SC
20 K4EAK 1250 8/1/2009 20 242 PSK31 EM73 GA
21 K5WW 2326 8/1/2009 20   PSK31 DL99 TX
22 K6ELE 2207 8/5/2009 20   PSK31 CM87 CA
23 K6EPC 2241 8/5/2009 20   PSK63 DM04 CA
24 K6MKF 1841 8/9/2009 20   PSK31 CM97 CA
25 K6MKF 2322 8/10/2009 20   PSK31 CM97 CA
26 K6SID 0102 8/11/2009 20   PSK31 CM87 CA
27 K6UMO 1429 8/2/2009 20 868 PSK31 DM05 CA
28 K7JBQ 1908 8/4/2009 20   PSK31 DM13 CA
29 K7RE 1534 8/1/2009 20   PSK31 DN84 SD
30 K7ZYV 1953 8/1/2009 20   PSK31 EM50 MS
31 K8IJ 1405 8/1/2009 20   PSK31 EM78 KY
32 K8M 0124 8/9/2009 20   PSK31   MI
33 K9QDA 1819 8/8/2009 20   PSK31 EN51 IL
34 KB3OSP 1502 8/12/2009 20 987 PSK31 FN01 PA
35 KC8U 0015 8/1/2009 20 594 PSK31 EN80 OH
36 KD7RX 1447 8/1/2009 20   PSK31 DN62 WY
37 KD8JNH 1517 8/12/2009 20   PSK31 EM99 WV
38 KE5HTB 1306 8/4/2009 20   PSK31 EL18 TX
39 KE5HTB 1319 8/11/2009 20   PSK31 EL18 TX
40 KF9KV 1511 8/8/2009 20 934 PSK31 EN52 WI
41 KI4MTB 0119 8/4/2009 20   PSK31 EM78 KY
42 KI5WK 2148 8/6/2009 20   PSK31 EM51 MS
43 KI6IRM 1712 8/5/2009 20   PSK31 CM98 CA
44 KI6ISQ 0102 8/9/2009 20   PSK31 DM89 CA
45 KI6PYZ 2144 8/2/2009 20   PSK31 DM03 CA
46 KJ4LZ 1423 8/11/2009 20   PSK31   NC
47 KJ5XF 1410 8/9/2009 20   PSK31 EM10 TX
48 KK3Q 1840 8/1/2009 20   PSK31 EL98 FL
49 KL7AA 0059 8/10/2009 20   PSK63 BP51 AK
50 KM6CQ 1537 8/9/2009 20   PSK31 DM09 NV
51 KO4PU 2245 8/1/2009 20   PSK31 EM67 KY
52 KO6JC 1659 8/5/2009 20   PSK31 DN13 CA
53 KP4ED 1330 8/1/2009 20 693 PSK31 FK68  
54 KQ7W 2040 8/8/2009 30   PSK31 CN87 WA
55 KU1T 2206 8/8/2009 20   PSK31 FM19 VA
56 KW0G 1726 8/2/2009 20   PSK31 EN00 NE
57 N0GRA 0141 8/4/2009 30   PSK31 DM79 CO
58 N3FX 1441 8/1/2009 20   PSK31 FM19 MD
59 N5JFJ 1549 8/2/2009 20   PSK31 EM20 TX
60 N6DLC 1830 8/8/2009 20 955 PSK31 DM14 CA
61 N7WET 1402 8/2/2009 20 869 PSK31 DM42 AZ
62 N8KJG 1925 8/9/2009 20   PSK31 EN81 OH
63 N8MNI 1510 8/1/2009 20   PSK31 EM89 OH
64 N8ZA 0159 8/9/2009 30   PSK31 EN82 MI
65 NN8W 1455 8/2/2009 20   PSK31 FM09 WV
66 NO8R 1720 8/2/2009 20   PSK31 EN73 MI
67 NQ6L 1616 8/1/2009 20   PSK31 DM14 CA
68 RX0AE 0054 8/9/2009 20   PSK31 NO66  
69 UA3PT 0109 8/11/2009 20   PSK31 KO94  
70 VA6FUN/P 1700 8/9/2009 20   PSK31    
71 VA7PX 1555 8/9/2009 20   PSK31 CN88  
72 VE3IFS/W2 2321 8/3/2009 20   PSK31   NJ
73 VE7EPQ 0259 8/8/2009 20   PSK31 CO06  
74 W0DBH 2254 8/6/2009 20   PSK31 DN70 CO
75 W0GLB 1342 8/1/2009 20 909 PSK31 DM78 CO
76 W0IZ 2300 8/7/2009 20   PSK31 EM79 OH
77 W1/E74OF 1957 8/4/2009 20   PSK31   VT
78 W4LSC 1432 8/12/2009 20   PSK31 DM25 AZ
79 W5NA 1330td> 8/8/2009 20   PSK31 EM51 MS
80 W6DAW 1854 8/3/2009 20   PSK31 DM04 CA
81 W6QE 1611 8/1/2009 20   PSK31 DM13 CA
82 W6TTF 2109 8/3/2009 20   PSK31 DM06 CA
83 W7ASC 2214 8/5/2009 20   PSK31 DM33 AZ
84 W7DAX 0129 8/4/2009 30   PSK31 DN41 UT
85 W7THY 1557 8/11/2009 20   PSK31 EM28 MO
86 W7WPZ 2021 8/2/2009 20   PSK31 DM33 CA
87 W8TTY 1439 8/6/2009 20   PSK31 EN91 OH
88 W9PVR 1547 8/1/2009 20   PSK31 EN43 WI
89 W9TTT 1447 8/1/2009 20   PSK31 EN31 IA
90 W9VNE 1843 8/8/2009 20   PSK31 EM79 OH
91 WA0KAQ 1714 8/8/2009 20 831 PSK31 DM78 CO
92 WA0SKN 0118 8/5/2009 30 784 PSK31 FN43 NH
93 WA3RFE 0120 8/11/2009 20   PSK31 FM06 NC
94 WA6OVP 1553 8/1/2009 20   PSK31 DM09 NV
95 WA9WTK 0205 8/9/2009 30   PSK31 FN42 MA
96 WB4MNK 1839 8/1/2009 20   PSK31 EL99 FL
97 WB4PPW 0110 8/1/2009 20   PSK31 EM73 GA
98 WB5NHL 0020 8/1/2009 20 143 PSK31 EM93 SC
99 WB6TT 1515 8/1/2009 20   PSK31 DM13 CA
100 WB7TXG 0035 8/7/2009 20   PSK31 DN23 ID
101 WB9GHD 2055 8/1/2009 20   PSK31 DM13 CA
102 WE6EZ 2035 8/1/2009 20   PSK31 DM26 NV
103 WG5T 1937 8/1/2009 20   PSK31 EM15 OK
104 WT6X 1520 8/1/2009 20   PSK31 CM97 CA

W7PAQ_Melita 2009

 


WA3WSJ, 6-9 August

 


WA0KAQ, 8-9 August

 

Bill Ewing, WA0KAQ
070 Club Member #831
2009 APE
Chaffee County, CO
Grid: DM68wt
 
Jane (KE6DCE) and I left Pueblo West at 1:45 Friday afternoon, August 7, for our APE to Chaffee County, CO, and to attend a rock and mineral show at the site. Our 115-mile journey began as we headed west on U.S. Hwy. 50. The trip took us through Canon City, past the Royal Gorge, through Big Horn Sheep Canyon cut by the Arkansas River, to Salida, and then north to Buena Vista through the Arkansas River Valley. We arrived at the fairgrounds at about 4:30 where our friends Leon, N0VWX, and Pauline, KB0VMX, met us. They had been there since before noon. I elected not to set up the solar panels or antenna that evening, opting to do it first thing in the morning.
 
Saturday morning dawned bright and crisp, but I overslept a bit but was up at 6:45. With Jane helping before she fixed breakfast, the 20' mast for the jumpered Inverted "V" slipped together easily and was erected and guyed within a matter of minutes. Since our power usage would not be extensive, we set up only two of the three 64-watt solar panels. I had to hurry to get the equipment set up in time, as a different tuner was being used and had not been tested with the antenna. Luckily it took only a few minutes to determine the new tuner settings.
 
Since afternoon thunderstorms are a normal occurrence in the mountains, I had scheduled the main PSK31 operation to occur in the morning hours Saturday beginning at 1500 UTC. If the weather permitted in the afternoon, more operating between trips to the large vending area at the rock show would be done. If there was lightning, the mast would have to come down for our safety.
 
The homebrew jumpered Inverted "V" was set for 40 meters. I cruised the PSK portion of the band and gave a few calls, but no activity was seen. I changed the jumpers for the 20 meter band and gave a few calls. NK5G, David, in Texas, answered on my second call. In the next 2-3/4 hours I contacted 21 stations in 13 states, 2 Canadian provinces and Brazil, with 10 being 070 Club members. Of those 10, three were new member contacts for me. They were W7PAQ/7 also on an APE in Montana, WD8MBE in Ohio, and WA6NUT, also in Buena Vista, Colorado.
After taking a break, I set the antenna for 10 meters. Although beacons were heard from "9" and "0" land, I could not raise anyone on 10 meters.
 
High winds began buffeting the trailer early in the afternoon, and the antenna was taken down. The winds continued until after dark and continued into the next day. No operating was done on Sunday.
 
Several of the non-member stations expressed an interest in the 070 Club, so perhaps this year's APE will provide a few new members as well.
 
Stations worked:
 
CALL DATE BAND MODE TIME 070 #
W0FVR 8/8/2009 20 PSK31 15:47  
K6MKF 8/8/2009 20 PSK31 15:38 #412
W0FVR 8/8/2009 20 PSK31 15:47  
KC5KTF 8/8/2009 20 PSK31 15:56  
K7PWL 8/8/2009 20 PSK31 16:03 #711
WA6NUT 8/8/2009 20 PSK31 16:10 #299
K0ABC 8/8/2009 20 PSK31 16:31 #897
W6ETS 8/8/2009 20 PSK31 16:40  
W4KRN 8/8/2009 20 PSK31 16:45 #215
KI6LQL 8/8/2009 20 PSK31 16:51  
VE7EPQ 8/8/2009 20 PSK31 16:57  
KI3DS 8/8/2009 20 PSK31 17:08  
W7PAQ/7 8/8/2009 20 PSK31 17:12 #354
AC4CA 8/8/2009 20 PSK31 17:24  
KJ5XX 8/8/2009 20 PSK31 17:30  
WG5T 8/8/2009 20 PSK31 17:39 #491
W7PSK 8/8/2009 20 PSK31 17:46 #138
WD8MBE 8/8/2009 20 PSK31 17:55 #912
NE0D 8/8/2009 20 PSK31 18:03  
PP5/OE9APV 8/8/2009 20 PSK31 18:08  
VA3TPS 8/8/2009 20 PSK31 18:18 #526
 
Thank you to all of the above stations who worked me on the expedition. I have uploaded the information to LOTW and will answer any AG Verified eQSLs received as well.
 
Equipment:
Yaesu FT-897D
MFJ-945E Antenna Tuner
MFJ-1279M Deluxe Sound Card Interface
Power: 20 watts
MFJ-1126 Power Outlet Strip
MFJ-4416B Battery Booster
Homebrew Jumpered Inverted "V" (40, 20, 10) at 22'
Dell Latitude D610 Laptop
N3FJP ACLog software
Two 64-watt solar panels
Two Group 27 Deep Cycle Marine Batteries
 
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Our APE Campsite in the Arkansas River Valley near Buena Vista, CO.
 
WA0KAQ_APE2009_1
 
Mt. Princeton, at an elevation of 14, 197' above sea level, was more than 6,000' above our campsite. Despite having mountains on both sides of us, signals were generally good.
 
WA0KAQ_APE2009_2
 
The expedition has also been listed on our website at www.qsl.net/wa0kaq/APE.htm..
 
 
 
Bill Ewing, WA0KAQ
676 S. Dante Dr.
Pueblo West, CO 81007
www.qsl.net/wa0kaq/
 
ARRL Life Member, ARES, OES, VE
SKYWARN
Worked All Counties: USA-CA #1157
PODXS 070 Club #831

 


W5KAM, 15-19 August

 

On August 14, 2009, I, Ken Miller left my home in Hockley, Texas and drove 597 miles to Fort Davis, Texas to conduct my APE in the Davis Mountains.My equipment that I used for the APE was as follows:

1.Icom Radio:IC-746

2.MFJ 25 Amp Mightly Lite

3.Western Mountain Rigblaster Plug & Play

4.Buddipole Deluxe antenna set up as a vertical antenna with counterpoise

5.Dell Laptop with MixWVersion 2.19.

I was helped with my APE by Loyd Overcase KM5OE who helped with the set up on the antenna and the radio station.We were staying at Loyd’s home in the Davis Mountain at approximately 5500 feet just below the McDonald Observatory.We started our APE on August 15, 2008 and had to end it early on August 19, 2009 due to computer problems not transmitting the receiver.But during the time we operated we made 62 PSK-31 contacts and had a lot of fun on the APE trip.

Also during this trip Loyd and I both imaged with our telescopes and got some great photos of the sky above.Please see attached copy of my log from to APE trip to provide proof my APE PSK-31 contacts.

Please find below our attached log from our APE event.We are sorry that we had to shut down operations earlier than we wanted to, but we started to have software problems on our computer.

 

APE LOG:

W5KAM;KX8K;20090815172741;187;;;14071974;0;;BPSK31;599;599;001;838;David;Springboro,OH;;;EQSL OR LOTW;;;EM79vn;;;;;

W5KAM;K0LQK;20090815173648;609;;;14072007;0;;BPSK31;599;599;002;59;William;Washington,MO;;;;;;EM48mm;;;;;

W5KAM;NO8R;20090815174812;260;;;14072010;0;;BPSK31;599;599;003;777;Delos;Sand Lake,MI;;;[L];;;EN73hg;;;;;

W5KAM;KI6DUW;20090815181211;303;;;14071999;0;;BPSK31;599;599;004;193;Steven;Alameda,CA;;;;;;CM87vr;;;;;

W5KAM;KO8L;20090815182220;252;;;14071997;0;;BPSK31;599;599;005;599;W;Macedonia,OH;;;;;;EN91gi;;;;;

W5KAM;VA3TPS;20090815183040;586;;;14072220;0;;BPSK31;599;599;006;;Henry;Sanford,FL;;;[L];;;EL98it;;;;;

W5KAM;N7QU;20090815184214;284;;;14072211;0;;BPSK31;599;599;007;339;o;Eugene,OR;;;[L]QSL via LOTW, EQSL or Direct;;;CN84kc;;;;;

W5KAM;N2GWK;20090815195557;285;;;14072009;0;;BPSK31;599;559;008;619;Lac;Bardstown,KY;;;[L]QSL DIRECT, LOTW, EQSL;;;EM77gu;;;;;

W5KAM;W0PE;20090815200433;103;;;14072006;0;;BPSK31;599;599;009;975;kn;Yorba Linda,CA;;;EQSL, LOTW, DIRECT;;;DM13cv;;;;;

W5KAM;N3QU;20090815200846;166;;;14072006;0;;BPSK31;599;599;010;591;e;Indiantown,FL;;;;;;EL97qc;;;;;

W5KAM;WA7HDZ;20090815201719;169;;;14072008;0;;BPSK31;599;599;011;404;Lawrence;Richland,WA;;;FOR QSL INFO SEE BELOW.;;;DN06if;;;;;

W5KAM;KF3AA;20090815202455;235;;;14072014;0;;BPSK31;599;599;012;124;Robert;Huntingtown,MD;;;;;;FM18ro;;;;;

W5KAM;KD7MEK;20090815203333;734;;;14072018;0;;BPSK31;599;599;013;;pse;Kingman,AZ;;;;;;DM35ag;;;;;

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W5KAM;N9TO;20090815205846;492;;;14072011;0;;BPSK31;599;599;015;;Timothy;Westmont,IL;;;;;;EN61at;;;;;

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We will be looking forward to doing this next year.Thanks for all the contacts and we will be looking for all on our waterfall next year.
W5KAM_2009_APE_Blue-MountainW5KAM_2009_APE_Buddipole-west-texasW5KAM_2009_APE_Buddipole-west-texas2W5KAM_2009_APE_mountainsW5KAM_2009_APE_Gamma-Cyg-Nebula--10-degree_filteredW5KAM_2009_APE_IC-1396--10-DEGREE-LRGB2_filteredW5KAM_2009_APE_M-33--10-degree-LRGB_filtered

 

 


N2GWK, 15-16 August

 

N2GWK_2009_APE_PIX01

The 2009 N2GWK APE was located at Lake Cumberland State Park in Columbia Kentucky. Once again N2GWK was accompanied by the XYL who proved her salt by assisting, or should I say managing, the pre-trip logistics. Our road trip was a mere 90 miles from our home QTH but the trip turned out to be a 2.5 hour drive. This was due mainly to two lane country roads and what seemed to be a major highway renovation project from Point A to Point B. All in all though, we saw some gorgeous farmlands and several towns we had heard of, but had never visited.

 

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Upon arrival at Lake Cumberland we checked in and proceeded to Cottage #505.We were less than excited when we saw the pathway down to the cottage. But we still proceeded to unpack the vehicle and lug all the necessities down to the cottage.

 

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I was beginning to doubt our cabin assignments because it was significantly lower than the road surface.The backyard of the cottage was extremely steep and putting up the vertical antenna and laying the radials would have been a difficult endeavor.The only alternative was to put the antenna on the only flat spot which was right beside the screen door.I erected the vertical and laid out the radials.We were pretty sure that due to the location, i.e. down in a valley, we'd have less than satisfactory reception.

After about 3 hours without a trace on the waterfall we struck out in search of a better operating position.

 

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Directly across from our signal starved cottage #505 was cottage #510.Cottage #510 was on the top of the hill and overlooked all the other 500 series cottages.Using an FT817 and an Outbacker Perth Antenna, we took a quick 'listen' to 14.070 MHz and heard the melodious tones of multiple PSK-31 signals on the waterfall.After a short drive to the main lodge, we were transferred from Cottage #505 to Cottage #510.We broke camp and within an hour we were in Cottage #510.

Our thanks go out to the more than accommodating staff of Lake Cumberland State Park for allowing us to move.

 

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Our new location was still a bit on the 'hilly' side which somewhat limited where The FT857 / tuner and power supply are all prewired and affixed to a wire rack/platform.I shortened the legs of a standard wire kitchen dish rack (from Lowes) that sits nicely inside a laptop roll-aboard case.The laptop rides under the wire rack when packed.Since all the equipment on the rack is pre-wired, one can just pull it out of the laptop case and connect it to the antenna, A/C Power and laptop.All DC Power connections are made with Anderson Power Pole connectors. Replacing the A/C power with a DC Power source is a simple matter of unplugging one and plugging in the other.

 

The new operating position was great.There were lots of traces on the waterfall, and there were many answers to our CQ's.The N2GWK APE ran from August 14 @ 2000 UTC to August 17 11:41 UTC.During that time, we made 89 APE QSO's with some really great DX.23 of those 89 QSO's were PODXS070 Members.

 

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Again, the toughest part of the trip was ending it.

 

I wonder where we will be next year.

 

Date TimeStationBandModeLocator Name070 # S/P/C

8/14/20020:02 AA5AT 30mPSK31 EM40knDonLA

8/15/20000:07 CO2NO20m PSK31 EL92 GustavoCuba

8/15/20000:18VE3NOO40mPSK31FN14heMichaelON

8/15/20000:22NO8R40mPSK31EN73hgDelows777MI

8/15/20000:27CO8LY30mPSK31FL02laEdwardiCuba

8/15/20000:40K3ML30mPSK31EL94gqMelFL

8/15/20000:54WD4FNY/030mPSK31DM78otBillCO

8/15/20001:01CM3RPN40mPSK31EL82stNivaldoCuba

8/15/20001:10W1/E74OF40mPSK31FN34kiPedjaVT

8/15/20001:36WB3FME40mPSK31FM18lwMarkDC

8/15/20012:13JM7OLW20mPSK31QM07foSukeJapan

8/15/20013:00N1KPW20mPSK31FN31xoGregCT

8/15/20013:12XE1XSJ20mPSK31EK09ehMexico

8/15/20013:19K3PRN20mPSK31FM18rxDon677MD

8/15/20013:31NY4FL20mPSK31EL96ddDick477FL

8/15/20013:39W1/E74OF20mPSK31FN34kiPedjaVT

8/15/20014:31KK1X20mPSK31FN42enJohn325MA

8/15/20014:39KX8C20mPSK31EN91bgJim636OH

8/15/20014:50VA3TPS20mPSK31FN04pmSteve526ON

8/15/20015:04W7PAQ20mPSK31DN36Frank354MT

8/15/20015:12N9UUP20mPSK31EN53sbJeffreyWI

8/15/20015:26YV4DHS20mPSK31FK60afHomeroVenezuela

8/15/20015:33K5WTA20mPSK31EM90JakeFL

8/15/20015:49N2QGV20mPSK31EL98ioArtFL

8/15/20016:02KU1T20mPSK31FM19faZibi769VA

8/15/20016:09AD5ZA20mPSK31EM12Jim633TX

8/15/20016:18KB3FN20mPSK31FM09opLynn223MD

8/15/20016:28KB3RJH20mPSK31FM19kpAnthonyMD

8/15/20018:14N1BSA20mPSK31FN31hvChrisCT

8/15/20018:18KD0CES20mPSK31DN81dtHarleyNE

8/15/20018:27KD2WL20mPSK31FN13dgBudNY

8/15/20019:15W2GSB/LH20mPSK31FN 30 jpWalterNY

8/15/20019:21K1CGI20mPSK31EL87sfVictor993FL

8/15/20019:33KT4NM20mPSK31EL97tpJohn H298FL

8/15/20019:43NP2G20mPSK31FN21gaEddieVirgin Is.

8/15/20019:524A3YLH20mPSK31EL61El CuyoYucatan Mexico

8/15/20020:00W5KAM20mPSK31DM80aoKen700TX

8/15/20020:13KD1NA20mPSK31FN42lsDaveMA

8/15/20020:41KA1PPV20mPSK31FN31JoeCT

8/15/20020:50KP3RE20mPSK31FK78ehPuerto Rico

8/15/20020:58VE6VK20mPSK31DO21xaRussCanada

8/15/20021:40K4WMN20mPSK31EM90ecWadeFL

8/15/20021:51N2EOC20mPSK31FN20Chuck563NJ

8/15/20022:10GM0SDV20mPSK31IO75wsVictorScotland

8/15/20022:26AE5ER20mPSK31EM02wtCecilTX

8/15/20022:32ON4AXU20mPSK31JO21qeGerardBelgium

8/15/20022:41W4SPZ20mPSK31EL88pfLawrenceFL

8/15/20023:10IW8CGX20mPSK31JN70rxValerio Italy

8/15/20023:26DL2OCE20mPSK31JO41xwHaraldFed. Rep. of Germany

8/15/20023:48W8KID40mPSK31EN63uhDickMI

8/15/20023:58AA6NN20mPSK31DM14ccJohanesCA

8/16/20000:04HA6ZB20mPSK31KN 07cs GyuriHungary

8/16/20000:09IS0BOZ20mPSK31JM49leManuelSardinia

8/16/20000:15TG9AHM20mPSK31EK44roEmmanuGuatemala

8/16/20000:27HP1AVS30mPSK31FJ08phVictor635Panama

8/16/20000:31YV1PX30mPSK31FJ49siRobertoVenezuela

8/16/20000:44KP4ED40mPSK31FK68wiLuis693Puerto Rico

8/16/20000:55H81L20mPSK31FJ09eaPanama Canal

8/16/20001:09WG5T20mPSK31EM15Bill491OK

8/16/20001:27K0PSK40mPSK31EM29daDon804KS

8/16/20001:43K4WY30mPSK31FM18JohnVA

8/16/20001:51W5VGR30mPSK31EL29knDon293TX

8/16/20002:01KD1BD30mPSK31FN31DaveCT

8/16/20002:12W1ZI20mPSK31FN32rkJohnMA

8/16/20002:19K6VVK20mPSK31CM87wkVincentCA

8/16/20002:29K0FBV40mPSK31EN41rnVic810IA

8/16/20002:38K8CKC40mPSK31EN91ejMikeOH

8/16/20002:47KB8OIE40mPSK31EN82drPaulMI

8/16/20002:59RA0FLP20mPSK31QN16jpLeoAsiatic Russia

8/16/20003:08WA7HDZ20mPSK31DN06ifLarry404WA

8/16/20003:18W1/E74OF30mPSK31FN34kiPedjaVT

8/16/20003:27N2LZ40mPSK31EL87uvDaveFL

8/16/20011:31N4CTC40mPSK31DM79jtBobCO

8/16/20011:39VK4TUX40mPSK31QG62dkAdrianAustralia

8/16/20012:10KC2MOT40mPSK31FN12frMarkNY

8/16/20012:23WT2W40mPSK31FN12JimNY

8/16/20012:37PI110HL/LH 20mPSK31JO21bxNetherlands

8/16/20012:584L1QX/MM20mPSK31FM41lhEminBermuda

8/16/20013:08N1FCC20mPSK31FN42lwDaveNH

8/16/20013:16WM6V20mPSK31EM20mrFlorenceTX

8/16/20013:28CO2JD20mPSK31EL92JuanCuba

8/16/20013:43KA1GMN20mPSK31EM12kuPhilTX

8/16/20014:05W3MEL20mPSK31FN10xlMel706PA

8/16/20014:18CO2WL20mPSK31EL82sxLazaroCuba

8/16/20014:21YV1PX20mPSK31FJ49siRobertoVenezuela

8/16/20014:30RX0AE20mPSK31NO66kaPeterAsiatic Russia

8/16/20014:40W8L /LH20mPSK31EN66JohnMI

8/16/20014:50K1GMD20mPSK31DM84ijPhil411NM

8/17/20011:41VE1CDD/P20mPSK31FN84dsJohnNS

 

 


EB5DZC, 10-17 August

 

HOLA A TODOS

MI VIAJE COMENZO EL SABADO 8-8-2009 SOBRE LAS 21:00 SALIENDO DE FUENTE ALAMO (PUEBLO SITUADO A UNOS 30 Km DE MI QTH) , Y CON DESTINO CAMPING DE RIOMALO DE ABAJO EN EL NORTE DE CACERES, JUSTAMENTE LINDANDO CON LA PROVINCIA DE SALAMANCA.

MI LLEGADA AL DESTINO FUE CERCA DE LAS 8:30 DE LA MAÑANA DEL DOMINGO , TENIENDO QUE DESCANSAR DEL VIEJE DE NOCHE , MI QTH/P

Y MI EQUIPO ESTABA LISTO PARA TRANSMITIRA LAS 22:00 DEL DOMINGO, PERO NO PUDO SER HASTA EL DIA 10 , PORPROBLEMAS EN EL PTT DE MI INTERFACE, (NO QUERIA TRABAJAR HI.).

EL DIA 10 YA ESTABA EN EL AIRE -EB5DZC/EA4-,LANZANDO CQ´s Y CONTESTANDO INMEDIATAMENTE A MI LLAMADA .

GRACIAS A LOS ADMINISTRADORES DEL CAMPING RIOMALO DE ABAJO, ME DIERON PERMISO Y ACCESO PARA TRABAJAR CON INTERNET VIA WIFI, LA CONEXIÓN ERA MUY MALAPERO MENOS DA UNA PIEDRA HI.

DURANTE EL DIATENIAMOS UNA TEMPERATURA APROXIMADAMENTE DE 30 GRADOS Y POR LA NOCHE BAJABAN A LOS 16 GRADOSY CON ASIDUAS TORMENTAS CON APARATO ELECTRICO QUE ME IMPEDIAN ESTAR EN EL AIREMAS TIEMPO DEL QUE YO QUISIERA.

POR PROBLEMAS PERSONALES TUVE QUE ADELENTAR MI VIAJE DE VUELTA A EL DIA 19 , LLEGANDOA MI QTH (CARTAGENA) EL DIA 20 POR LA TARDE , YA QUE TUVE UN PROBLEMA CON MI CARAVANAY TUVIMOS QUE HACER NOCHEEN TALAVERA DE LA REINA , PARA PODER REPARARLA ( UNA AVENTURA HI. HI.)

POR MI SITUACION EN RIOMALO , SOLO PUDE TRABAJAREN BUENAS CONDICIONES LAS BANDAS DE 20-30-40 , Y VARIOS DIGIMODOS, MI INTENCION ERA CUBRIR MAS BANDAS 10-40, PERO NO HABIA CONDICIONES PARA TODAS.

UN CORDIAL SALUDO A TODOS LOS QUE CONTACTARON CON EB5DZC/EA4 EN RIOMALO DE ABAJO .

PARA QSL/PAPER TODA LA INFORMACION EN QRZ.com.

73 + 55 ………

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OK2PKY2009081215304310.13990PSK31

2E0BNQ2009081215374810.14050PSK31

DL1RMW2009081215453210.14050PSK31

DK0TW2009081316372710.14060PSK31

RA6BG2009081317274914.07180PSK31

LY2YR2009081317312814.07200PSK31

RK6BN2009081317375014.07180PSK31

HG8NA2009081320201014.07230PSK31

OZ2OSR2009081322123510.14060PSK31

GA4FDM2009081322163910.14100PSK31

CT1BWU2009081322421710.14050PSK31

ON3ED2009081322514210.14090PSK31

DL9ZU2009081322584210.14100PSK31

UT5EOU2009081323053810.14070PSK31

SQ9IAJ/92009081323111910.14090PSK31

5P1B2009081407342110.14000PSK31

F4FVH2009081407395910.14050PSK31

EA3GLB2009081410591814.07170PSK31

EA5/PA4CHE/P2009081411111314.07150PSK31

RA3CQ2009081411283114.07210PSK31

EA5GTU2009081414225014.06940PSK31

UR5FS2009081417503114.07150PSK31

RA4PUT2009081417570214.07150PSK31

YO2/HG160BW2009081419440614.07100PSK31

IZ5OQX2009081421425814.07050PSK31

SV2FLQ2009081422153110.14150PSK31

SV2FLQ2009081422192810.14150PSK31

HB9FAX2009081510223610.13990 PSK31

F6EAO/P2009081510341510.14050PSK31

2E0BTX2009081510424910.14050PSK31

GM0SDV2009081512041114.07100PSK31

RK6BN2009081518212014.07150PSK31

ON7ZS2009081518385910.14010PSK31

EW6FW2009081518455410.14150PSK31

GW0GHF2009081518531910.14150PSK31

DG1BVK2009081519291910.14150PSK31

2E0JCA2009081519375110.14150PSK31

OK1DIB2009081519465010.14150PSK31

UA1ARD2009081520501010.14130PSK31

IZ8JJM/P2009081520582110.14020 PSK31

RU3XJ2009081521074310.14020PSK31

IK8NIJ2009081522331910.14150PSK31

NO8R2009081522391510.14150PSK31

F4ENU2009081522520510.14150PSK31

M6DJE2009081522561210.14150PSK31

UT2FF/A2009081714134514.07000PSK31

UX1MW2009081714201314.07000PSK31

RW3PU2009081714291414.07000PSK31

IZ0HAP2009081714451814.07060PSK31

RX4CF2009081715045914.07200PSK31

EA1AHY2009081721371810.14070PSK31

DD1UN2009081721491110.14070PSK31

M3ULS2009081722011510.14070PSK31


EB5DZC_2009_APE_TOYS -2-
EB5DZC_2009_APE_TOYS -3-
EB5DZC_2009_APE_TOYS AND RAIN

 

EB5DZC_2009_APE

EB5DZC_2009_APE_1

EB5DZC_2009_APE_2

EB5DZC_2009_APE_IN THE MOUNT

EB5DZC_2009_APE_JUNIOR

EB5DZC_2009_APE_PREPARING THE FOOD

EB5DZC_2009_APE_TOYS -1-


VE3OIJ/W1, 20-21 August

 

The VE3OIJ/W1 APE

 

Background: After literally years of not being able to get Vermont for WAS on digital, and listening to others bring up the same point, I decided it was time to take some action. I have relatives near Stowe, so on August 20 I drove down to set up a little station for the day as an APE. The operating location was

 

Operating Conditions: Yaesu FT-897D with a Buddipole in dipole configuration. WX was sunny at the start, but we had annoying intermittent rain. This became a fairly major operating issue as I didn't have cover - it was SUPPOSED to be a sunny day, and indeed, it was sunny until shortly after I started. Nevertheless, there was time to operate and I found a tarp to cover things when it was raining. DX was so-so, although it appeared I had decent coverage of eastern and central USA.

 

Log: 19 contacts in 4 countries

 

K0ABC 2009-08-20 1522 20M PSK31 599

KF3AA 2009-08-20 1537 20M PSK31 599

NO8R 2009-08-20 1549 20M PSK31 599

N2GWK 2009-08-20 1558 20M PSK31 599

W1/E74OF 2009-08-20 1615 20M PSK31 599

WG5T 2009-08-20 1622 20M PSK31 599

WB9VKZ 2009-08-20 1627 20M PSK31 599

AE5PW 2009-08-20 1821 20M PSK31 599

K8IJ 2009-08-20 1834 20M PSK31 599

K4BQH 2009-08-20 1858 20M PSK31 599

RN3DL 2009-08-20 2013 20M PSK31 599

K4RKQ/P 2009-08-20 2020 20M PSK31 599

AD5ZA 2009-08-20 2041 20M PSK31 599

WB9ONU 2009-08-20 2158 20M PSK31 599

KG4UXR 2009-08-20 2223 20M PSK31 599

CO8FD 2009-08-20 2240 20M PSK31 599

K4OP 2009-08-20 2257 20M PSK31 599

W7PAQ 2009-08-20 2310 20M PSK31 359

TI3VLM 2009-08-21 0013 20M PSK31 599

Photos:

I have photos, but they're large. You can have a look at http://dcowan38.smugmug.com/Events/Amateur-Radio.

73 de VE3OIJ

 

-Darin

 

 

 

K9H, 21-23 August

 

K9H — Going APE, 2009

August 21-23, UTC

We are Chuck (K9PLX) and Mitch (K9ZXO) Hopper. We grew up in the west central Illinois town of Jacksonville, although both of us have lived elsewhere for many years now. We decided to combine a trip to the old homestead with an APE weekend; we obtained the special event call sign K9H (H for Hopper, of course) in commemoration of the event, and began making our plans in July.

Mitch provided the rig (an old IC-751 that he lovingly refers to as "steam powered"), the interface (a Rigblaster) and the tuner (an MFJ Intelli-Tuner). Chuck went to his club, the York Radio Club of Elmhurst, IL, and borrowed a couple of sectional 30 foot masts, a couple of 50 foot lengths of coax, and a nice trapped dipole for 40 and 20 Meters, which also happened to load 80 Meters very well. The old homestead provided the 110 V. AC.

We fretted through the week prior to the event, as the weather was extremely hot and muggy, and the O.H. is not air-conditioned. Thursday evening the skies opened up and poured on us; still hot and muggy. Oh, my gosh, what have we gotten ourselves into?! BUT THEN...

Friday, opening day, dawned clear and cool and fairly dry—and things stayed that way for the rest of the time. The weather was glorious, with highs in the mid-70's, low humidity, and a beautiful breeze nearly constantly. We ended up using only one of the masts, putting it in the center to hold up the middle of the dipole; the ends found homes in convenient trees. The rig / computer / etc. was set up on a screened porch, things were tuned up, and we were on the air by about 1:30 PM local time.

The two of us took turns throughout the rest of that day and up until nearly midnight of the following day, with time out for meals and the requisite nap from time to time. This was the first chance the two of us have had to play radio together in a long time; it was great fun! By the time we quit late on Saturday night, we had logged exactly 100 QSOs (yes, we stayed up until we hit the number!). Somehow (probably he cheated, but we'll never know) Mitch, K9ZXO ended up making 66 contacts to Chuck's (K9PLX) 44. Isn't sibling rivalry wonderful?

All QSO information has now been uploaded to eQSL.cc under the K9H call sign. Those who wish a paper QSL should send their own with a SASE to K9PLX (he's good on QRZ.com). Sorry, but we haven't yet been able to figure out how to use LoTW for a special event call. We'll work on it.

The antenna feedline The dipole center support The dipole center support
The view from the rig toward the antenna—the feedline is going through the center Bottom view of the center pole The center pole from a distance
The center pole with dipole attached North end of the antenna disappearing into the trees The rig
The center pole with dipole attached North end of the antenna disappearing into the trees The rig
K9PLX and K9ZXO raise the center pole K9ZXO hard at work K9PLX making a QSO
K9PLX and K9ZXO raise the center pole K9ZXO hard at work K9PLX making a QSO
 is on the air! K9ZXO seen through the screen K9PLX making another QSO
K9PLX is on the air! K9ZXO seen through the screen K9PLX making another QSO

The Logbook

(All QSOs made using PSK-31)

QSO # DATE ON CALL NAME PODXS 070 # BAND ST CNTRY OPERATOR
1 21-Aug-09 18:27 KG8JF Chris 176 20m AL USA K9PLX #930
2 21-Aug-09 18:42 W4RIG Hank   20m MA USA K9PLX #930
3 21-Aug-09 18:56 HB9MCP/W1 Henry   20m ME USA K9ZXO #967
4 21-Aug-09 19:09 N2SI Joe   20m WA USA K9ZXO #967
5 21-Aug-09 19:19 WA5TLP Virgil   20m ND USA K9ZXO #967
6 21-Aug-09 19:47 W6ZO/6 Phil   20m CA USA K9ZXO #967
7 21-Aug-09 20:13 KE7ZGR Andy   20m WA USA K9PLX #930
8 21-Aug-09 20:22 K4FNX/5 Matt   20m MS USA K9PLX #930
9 21-Aug-09 20:47 DL3APM Peter   20m   Germany K9PLX #930
10 21-Aug-09 20:53 F5NMK Alain   20m   France K9PLX #930
11 21-Aug-09 20:59 VE7BGP Gerry   20m BC Canada K9PLX #930
12 21-Aug-09 21:17 VE3OIJ Darin 536 20m ON Canada K9PLX #930
13 21-Aug-09 21:35 PA3HDG Marcel   20m   Netherlands K9PLX #930
14 21-Aug-09 21:52 IZ5HNI Maurizio 576 20m   Italy K9PLX #930
15 21-Aug-09 22:03 GM0SDV Victor   20m   Scotland K9PLX #930
16 21-Aug-09 22:18 N3BAH Abe   20m PA USA K9PLX #930
17 21-Aug-09 22:29 KE7NKF William   20m ID USA K9PLX #930
18 21-Aug-09 22:47 HP2SM Santiago 279 20m   Panama K9PLX #930
19 21-Aug-09 22:54 W4SJV Steve   20m FL USA K9PLX #930
20 22-Aug-09 00:48 KE7SAK Rich   20m AZ USA K9PLX #930
21 22-Aug-09 00:54 WB8UUJ Tom   20m MI USA K9ZXO #967
22 22-Aug-09 01:01 K8TOM Tom 815 20m WA USA K9ZXO #967
23 22-Aug-09 01:08 K4LRP John 582 20m FL USA K9ZXO #967
24 22-Aug-09 01:11 VA2LGQ Dave   20m QC Canada K9ZXO #967
25 22-Aug-09 01:17 W8DX Harvey   20m CA USA K9ZXO #967
26 22-Aug-09 01:20 KX8C Jim 636 20m OH USA K9ZXO #967
27 22-Aug-09 01:33 W4NHO Steve   40m KY USA K9ZXO #967
28 22-Aug-09 01:41 KX8C Jim 636 40m OH USA K9ZXO #967
29 22-Aug-09 01:45 KI6KFZ Robby   40m CA USA K9ZXO #967
30 22-Aug-09 01:56 N7FYO Erik   40m MA USA K9PLX #930
31 22-Aug-09 02:07 W0PE Fred 975 40m CA USA K9PLX #930
32 22-Aug-09 02:20 W4EW Ed   40m GA USA K9PLX #930
33 22-Aug-09 02:30 W6OQX Phil   40m CA USA K9PLX #930
34 22-Aug-09 02:48 KI7AB Mike   40m NM USA K9ZXO #967
35 22-Aug-09 02:54 KK1X John 325 40m MA USA K9ZXO #967
36 22-Aug-09 02:59 WA0SKN Alan 784 40m NH USA K9ZXO #967
37 22-Aug-09 03:04 CM2AZ Armondo   40m   Cuba K9ZXO #967
38 22-Aug-09 03:34 KC7ASA Danny   40m WA USA K9ZXO #967
39 22-Aug-09 03:54 AG0A Galen 647 40m CO USA K9ZXO #967
40 22-Aug-09 04:03 KE7ZCU Rob   40m WA USA K9ZXO #967
41 22-Aug-09 04:20 KI6WIK Theodore   40m CA USA K9PLX #930
42 22-Aug-09 04:28 KB3FN Lynn 223 40m MD USA K9PLX #930
43 22-Aug-09 12:56 VE3BWR Ed   20m ON Canada K9ZXO #967
44 22-Aug-09 13:08 N2QGV Art   20m FL USA K9ZXO #967
45 22-Aug-09 13:26 VA2BBW Andy   20m QC Canada K9ZXO #967
46 22-Aug-09 14:14 TI8II Carlos   20m   Costa Rica K9PLX #930
47 22-Aug-09 14:24 WA1LAD Gil   20m RI USA K9PLX #930
48 22-Aug-09 14:56 KO8L Dale   20m OH USA K9ZXO #967
49 22-Aug-09 15:04 N7AMK Al   20m MT USA K9ZXO #967
50 22-Aug-09 15:09 N7WET Mell 869 20m AZ USA K9ZXO #967
51 22-Aug-09 15:18 AG3L Richard   20m PA USA K9ZXO #967
52 22-Aug-09 15:29 NU8C Ray   20m MI USA K9ZXO #967
53 22-Aug-09 15:42 K1GMD Phil 411 20m NM USA K9ZXO #967
54 22-Aug-09 18:04 K7BBR Brandon   20m UT USA K9PLX #930
55 22-Aug-09 18:30 NS2C Joe   20m FL USA K9PLX #930
56 22-Aug-09 18:51 W2HCB John   20m NY USA K9PLX #930
57 22-Aug-09 19:00 AD5MQ Ed   20m CO USA K9PLX #930
58 22-Aug-09 19:11 VA3ROM Robert   20m ON Canada K9PLX #930
59 22-Aug-09 19:19 K4HMK Herbert   20m FL USA K9PLX #930
60 22-Aug-09 19:32 WA2VMO Bob 1000 20m NY USA K9PLX #930
61 22-Aug-09 20:25 AD7KI Del   20m WY USA K9ZXO #967
62 22-Aug-09 20:42 W3TMZ Jack   20m FL USA K9ZXO #967
63 22-Aug-09 20:50 VE7CFZ Zolt   20m BC Canada K9ZXO #967
64 22-Aug-09 21:45 IZ2JPN ittorio   20m   Italy K9ZXO #967
65 22-Aug-09 23:13 K7TRK Ted   20m OR USA K9ZXO #967
66 22-Aug-09 23:19 W7SMW Steve   20m NV USA K9ZXO #967
67 22-Aug-09 23:24 KA3L/6 Doug 578 20m CA USA K9ZXO #967
68 22-Aug-09 23:31 KD6HQ Don   20m CA USA K9ZXO #967
69 22-Aug-09 23:42 CO7WT Pavel   20m   Cuba K9ZXO #967
70 23-Aug-09 01:03 KE5LLM/7 David   20m WA USA K9ZXO #967
71 23-Aug-09 01:35 KU9RK Tom   80m KY USA K9ZXO #967
72 23-Aug-09 01:45 KI4QLL Joe   80m FL USA K9ZXO #967
73 23-Aug-09 01:50 KF9KV Rich 934 80m WI USA K9ZXO #967
74 23-Aug-09 01:55 W3HF Steve 25 80m PA USA K9ZXO #967
75 23-Aug-09 02:01 K9QLL/9 Bob   80m WI USA K9PLX #930
76 23-Aug-09 02:06 W8NCN Neal   80m OH USA K9PLX #930
77 23-Aug-09 02:14 KK1X John 325 80m MA USA K9PLX #930
78 23-Aug-09 02:21 WB9FHP Larry   80m IN USA K9PLX #930
79 23-Aug-09 02:35 N9DD Tom   80m IN USA K9PLX #930
80 23-Aug-09 02:39 NY2SI Mo   80m NY USA K9PLX #930
81 23-Aug-09 02:44 K9VIC Eric 312 80m IL USA K9PLX #930
82 23-Aug-09 02:55 WA2VMO Bob 1000 80m NY USA K9PLX #930
83 23-Aug-09 03:12 N0LTM Steve 613 80m IL USA K9PLX #930
84 23-Aug-09 03:23 N0NM Ray 834 80m KS USA K9PLX #930
85 23-Aug-09 03:27 AE5PW Pat 704 80m AR USA K9PLX #930
86 23-Aug-09 03:33 K0ABC Mark 897 80m MO USA K9PLX #930
87 23-Aug-09 03:37 N9AVY Jerry 454 80m IL USA K9PLX #930
88 23-Aug-09 03:47 AA4SD Kraig   80m SC USA K9ZXO #967
89 23-Aug-09 03:54 K1GMD Phil 411 40m NM USA K9ZXO #967
90 23-Aug-09 04:01 AJ4SB Rob   40m FL USA K9ZXO #967
91 23-Aug-09 04:05 KD8LSV Michael   40m OH USA K9ZXO #967
92 23-Aug-09 04:13 WB4OMM Steve   40m FL USA K9ZXO #967
93 23-Aug-09 04:18 N3GSE Joel   40m NJ USA K9ZXO #967
94 23-Aug-09 04:23 AJ4IJ Robin 866 40m TN USA K9ZXO #967
95 23-Aug-09 04:28 N0RZ Charles   40m KS USA K9ZXO #967
96 23-Aug-09 04:34 KK5ZD Keith   40m AR USA K9ZXO #967
97 23-Aug-09 04:38 W4KRN Karen 215 40m VA USA K9ZXO #967
98 23-Aug-09 04:47 N0KK Kirk   40m MN USA K9ZXO #967
99 23-Aug-09 04:56 W4JHU Alex   40m VA USA K9ZXO #967
100 23-Aug-09 05:03 KL1IL Ray   40m AK USA K9ZXO #967

 

WA0TDQ, 28-29 August

Even with great planning you have to have decent band conditions at the time you plan to play radio! We drove over to Branson Missouri Friday for a few days. (two and a half hours away). We have season tickets at Silver Dollar City and go over for that and see some shows down on the strip. This left me with a limited time to operate in the evening when band conditions were flackey. We stayed down on Indian Point road where I could drive up to the door of the cabin. Using the home brew roof- top mobile antenna mount for the Hustler (picture attached) I moved everything inside and operated in comfort! (picture attached). Antenna mast removed when in motion of course. 25 feet of coax connected me to the antenna on top of the car. I did get my 20 contacts before packing up to come home. Found one ham 3 years older than me. He is 88 years old. You do the math! Log attached.

 


 

28-Aug-2009 20:47:47 14070.000 BPSK K3MY 479 barry
28-Aug-2009 23:19:25 14070.000 BPSK W7R 599 599 JACK SPEC EVENT
28-Aug-2009 23:53:54 14070.000 BPSK W6MDH Martin #991
29-Aug-2009 00:47:30 14070.000 BPSK VE1CDD/P John #679
29-Aug-2009 01:55:11 14070.000 BPSK W6SGD 599 599 Harold
29-Aug-2009 02:44:59 14070.000 BPSK W1NDY Al #945
29-Aug-2009 03:39:25 14070.000 BPSK WA6OVP 599 599 tom
29-Aug-2009 22:58:09 14070.000 BPSK W0PE 479 Fred #975
29-Aug-2009 23:32:02 14070.000 BPSK WT6X 599 Jose
30-Aug-2009 00:22:13 14070.000 BPSK K3PX Bob
30-Aug-2009 00:41:28 14070.000 BPSK WD8EBS 599 599 Michael
30-Aug-2009 00:44:56 14070.000 BPSK WK2H Guy E Hoose
30-Aug-2009 19:19:41 14070.000 BPSK N3GSE 599 599 Joel
30-Aug-2009 19:40:04 14070.000 BPSK K3ML MEL
30-Aug-2009 19:56:43 14070.000 BPSK N7WET MEL #869
30-Aug-2009 20:40:03 14070.000 BPSK KJ4NKL 599 599 Michael
30-Aug-2009 20:43:58 14070.000 BPSK CO2WL 599 599 LAZARO
30-Aug-2009 23:25:46 7070.000 BPSK W0JLY 599 599 BILL
30-Aug-2009 23:40:17 7070.000 BPSK N5SQV 599 599 LOUIE
31-Aug-2009 00:16:37 7070.000 BPSK K0SNG 599 599 bob
WA0TDQ_2009_APE_PSK-1WA0TDQ_2009_APE_Roof-Mount-1