ES5MC from Central California with KX1

[Leigh L. Klotz Jr WA5ZNU]

I spent two weeks without a contact, travelling in Southern California
(family trip) except for a operating as W6RO on the Queen Mary, but on
the way back tonight we stopped at my sister's (Ex-WN5UOE) in San Luis
Obispo, and I got out my KX1 and 10 NiMH AA's and threw a 16ft wire on
the floor and a 28ft wire across a few pieces of wrought-iron furniture,
out the window, and into a tree.  Around 0600z I worked ES5MC Arvo in
Estonia on 14.030...he was a fluttery 559 and gave me a 519 on the 3rd
call but considering my antenna I was quite pleased.

73,
WA5ZNU Leigh
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[wayne burdick]

Great story, Leigh. Being from Southern California, originally, I can
attest to how hard it is to work Europe from there -- well, at least
compared to how easy it is from the Eastern U.S. Doing it with a couple
of watts and an ad-hoc antenna is that much more rewarding!

73,
Wayne
N6KR

On Aug 19, 2004, at 11:44 PM, Leigh L. Klotz, Jr. wrote:

> ... I got out my KX1 and 10 NiMH AA's and threw a 16ft wire on the
> floor and a 28ft wire across a few pieces of wrought-iron furniture,
> out the window, and into a tree.  Around 0600z I worked ES5MC Arvo in
> Estonia on 14.030...

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