Made it back, last week, after an uneventful 2700 miles trip. The
highlights of my third FDIM was certainly meeting faces, some new, others
familiar. Many fine builders, extraordinary designers and enthusiastic
QRP'ers. To name a few:
-Jim Kortge who clarified several questions that I had on his 2N2/20 design.
-Craig Johnson,whose designs are amazing, always appears so cool.
-I could'nt wait to tell Chuck Adams that his tagline "Moving to Arizona?
Bring your own water." needed revision. During a winter trip in his area, I
encountered the worst rain, snow and hailstorm of my lifetime....and the
desert was green. But I still enjoy his cw mp3 recordings.
-Don Wilhelm who helped me learn, during the construction of my K2, that red
toroids were not grey!
-Tom Hammond who took the time and effort to demonstrate how to adjust
filters on the K2 with the Spectogram program.
-Paul Harden, whose Data Book is a precious tool, enlightened us on the
sunny side of ham radio.
-The banquet that let me leave the tent with a fine MP-1 portable antenna
and meeting it's creator.
-Last but not least, meeting fellow canadian QRP'ers, some familiar but a
few new ones.
As Chuck Adams noted in his report, this was priceless.
Regarding the other event, I never have enough steam, time or money to
explore it completely. However, the Elecraft booth had T1 kits in stock. I
was not able to resist. Diz always has parts that I might need someday. With
the help of other vendors, my backpack was eventually filled two times.
My hope of finding ADE-1 mixers, for the 2N2/20, at the Mini Circuit
booth was rather dampened. They had rolls of mixers.... but for UHF! This
was a bit of a letdown.
The XYL and God willing, I hope to be there again next year. I see no
problem with the XYL due to the nearby fine mall. But when you pass the
three quarters of a century mark, other factors can be expected to enter the
equation soon....even with a positive attitude!
My thanks to the organizers and to all those that make these four days
an event to be remembered.
72,
Laurie, VE1AWJ
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