Hello,
The time is 03:45 UTC and I just finished taking a shower. Wow did we have
a Great time up on the Appalachian Trail at Pulpit Rock near Hamburg, PA.
Half way up the 2 mile hike I was going over things in my head and I
remembered that I had no coax. Fortunately I caught Ed, WA3WSJ at home from
my cell phone. I had to stand on an icy rock to get a connection. I told him
to bring some extra coax for me.
On my way up the mountain I was thinking of what I could do. So I placed my
brain in the"Mc Giver Mode." I had the 15 meter element and a small side
cutters. I cut the end off of the 15m element and folded over the wire and
placed it in the back of the K2 jack. Then I took the radials, which had a
crimp connector on the end and placed some electrical tape on one side to
force the metal against the grounding post on the K2. My first contact was
with a station in Texas and he gave me a 579. Wow, "Mc Giver" strikes again.
:-)
Shortly after I finished the QSO, NK8Q and K3YTR showed up in their
vehicles with the coax from Ed, WA3WSJ. I went to 20 meters and then 30
meters. I made a total of 10 QSO's from the AT.
Shortly before Ed, WA3WSJ, showed up I heard coyotes howling. Then I heard
Ed howling back at them. Fortunately the coyotes were on the next ridge
over. When Ed, WA3WSJ, showed up at Pulpit Rock he said did you hear that? I
said yes and I also heard you giving them a reply. The coyotes started
howling again and I started howling back. I worked them up into a frenzy and
they were replying to my howls. Wonder if I can count them as a QSO from the
AT?? :-) After my last howl they must have went east over the ridge
because we did not hear from them again.
I will have pictures and logs up on the web in the next day or so.
The temperature was hanging around 28 to 30'F with a slight breeze. The moon
was out full with flurries coming down at the same time. It was one Great
time!!!!!!!!
72 and Thanks,
Ron Polityka
WB3AAL
www.wb3aal.com
www.n3epa.org/
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