CQ Contest...

The CQ Magazine WPX SSB contest is this weekend, and I am ambivalent; On the one hand a contest, esp. a dx contest a continent away, gives a pissweaker a better shot as the other guy is looking for any signal, not just the loudest but on the other hand the band can be filled with "5-9" and a confirming datum irrespective of conditions real or otherwise and not too much scrutiny to see if the frequency is in use. Guess I'll sit back and be morally superior unless a VK or ZL happens to pop in....

73 de Rob

OK Now who called me a terminal no code?

Chicken Banders and Whiners

On QRZ (http://www.qrz.com/) and the Isle of Misfit Hams there was a thread, and reference to same, of someone bitching that without a kilowatt and a beam DXing was no fun. His kinfolk came by the house the other day. I was working in the yard and he stood in the street and asked about my wire and if I "Shot some skip." I mentioned confirming 12 states including Ak. He asked about a "Get Out Box" (bootleg 11M amp.) I said I was running 8W. His Reply? Bullshit! Good thing I didn't tell him about the 12 countries!

Had an awful lot of fun last weekend, the Russian DX Test had a bunch of folks out and worked Eastern Europe, Scandinavian, the Caribbean and wore the paint off Brasil, the Oklahoma and ND QSO Parties didn't hurt either.

Saw a FT 7 for sale, what I could do with 20W?

73 de Rob

My Band of Brothers, MATSB Song Ong Doc II 1970

The Gravedigger and Mr. Jones, Fat Albert, Trung, the Dufflebag team and all those time has fogged.

(stolen shamelessly from http://brownwater-navy.com/vietnam/vietnam.htm)

Nothing to do with radio except for a PRC-25.

73 de Rob

And another and another...

Happy dance 73 Rob

Got that one confirmed:

73 de Rob

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