Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
A Little Catchup...
Hi all...it's been kind of busy, so I haven't had a lot of time to spend here- so what's been happening?
I finally submitted my FRRL Bill Erickson HF Challenge scores- I fealf that I did pretty good this year, all things considered. This was the first year that I entered in a "Limited" class (digital) so I was hopeful. Anyway, we found out how we did at...
The 2009 FRRL Banquet! Again this year it was held at Walter Payton's Roundhouse in Aurora, IL. It was fun to 'get away' and enjoy down time with some friends, a GREAT dinner and a fun activity- a beer 'tasting' where we were taught about the differences between 'good' beer and 'bad' beer. We also had a comedian and a magician. AND- I found out I scored 3rd in Limited class and 2nd in Ragchew classin the HF Challenge! All in all, a great night, I'd say. :-)
I have had some great conversations with other hams on the road, including one near Indianapolis with another ham from of all places...Woodridge! His name was (Ranc?) and he is W9YOY. we had a fairly long QSO on both simplex and through one of Indy's repeaters.
I also attended the WCRA Mid-Winter Hamfest Jan 25, in the new Main exhibition building at the Kane County Fairgrounds. It was a well-attended show, and we successfully held a multi-county ARES booth with 6 counties participating!
Other than that, I am waiting for a break in the weather so I can take the rig with me again on the road and try some portable HF. That's about all for now...
I finally submitted my FRRL Bill Erickson HF Challenge scores- I fealf that I did pretty good this year, all things considered. This was the first year that I entered in a "Limited" class (digital) so I was hopeful. Anyway, we found out how we did at...
The 2009 FRRL Banquet! Again this year it was held at Walter Payton's Roundhouse in Aurora, IL. It was fun to 'get away' and enjoy down time with some friends, a GREAT dinner and a fun activity- a beer 'tasting' where we were taught about the differences between 'good' beer and 'bad' beer. We also had a comedian and a magician. AND- I found out I scored 3rd in Limited class and 2nd in Ragchew classin the HF Challenge! All in all, a great night, I'd say. :-)
I have had some great conversations with other hams on the road, including one near Indianapolis with another ham from of all places...Woodridge! His name was (Ranc?) and he is W9YOY. we had a fairly long QSO on both simplex and through one of Indy's repeaters.
I also attended the WCRA Mid-Winter Hamfest Jan 25, in the new Main exhibition building at the Kane County Fairgrounds. It was a well-attended show, and we successfully held a multi-county ARES booth with 6 counties participating!
Other than that, I am waiting for a break in the weather so I can take the rig with me again on the road and try some portable HF. That's about all for now...
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
KC9FQV does the RTTY Roundup!
Well, my 1st 'major', 'real' contest under my belt...all by myself! Yep, I did the RTTY Roundup this past weekend, and I had a great time. RTTY is actually a fun mode...the contacts are short, it moves fast and keeps you going! Here are the results:
30- states and provinces
4- DX entities
2,176- claimed score
not bad for about 7 hrs of 'up' time. I think I will do this one again...oh, and I like fldigi- I think it is now my new digital program. :-)
30- states and provinces
4- DX entities
2,176- claimed score
not bad for about 7 hrs of 'up' time. I think I will do this one again...oh, and I like fldigi- I think it is now my new digital program. :-)
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Happy New Year!
From the KC9FQV Hamshack to your Hamshack...Happy New Year! May all your DX be good DX.
Eric KC9FQV
Marilyn KC9KJV
Sarah (soon)
Eric KC9FQV
Marilyn KC9KJV
Sarah (soon)
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
DX on 20m!
I gotta start getting up earlier EVERY morning when I'm home- I actually worked some DX on 20m today! The 2 catches this morning were Norway and the Czech Republic. Nice to work the ancestral country! We will make one more try at this in the current year tomorrow and see if we can bag a few more for the HF Challenge.
Monday, December 29, 2008
What has KC9FQV been doing?
Well, as I said before...this blog thing is hard work! I think what I will be doing from here on out is posting forward from now- and as I have time, I'll do "Flashback" posts to catch up on the later part of 2008 while I was on the road. Sound good?
Antenna Repair coming...
Looks like I'll have to go on the roof and replace the center insulator on the 80-15 dipole...I am getting more and more 'dropouts' on the signals and I think that the old Ten-Tec center insulator is starting to come apart for good. Stay tuned...
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