Monday, September 9, 2019
SOAPBOX: September 2019 ARS Spartan Sprint
K3RLL
Slow
start on 40m but things picked up pretty steadily until another contest had the
nerve to intrude upon the frequencies we paid for! (GRIN) Conditions
weren’t great but sure better than watching TV. My thanks to the A.R.S. and the
skilled and patient ops that pulled me out of the noise tonight. 72/73 …
Don
NØTA
Not
sure if the activity was low, or I wasn't hearing well. Quit after the first
hour. Thanks for the Q's. K3 @5w, Vertical, GenLog.
WB9HFK
Part
time. Poor conditions or not much activity. Hopefully, better next month! 72,
Mark, WB9HFK
K9DRP
QSB,
QRN, and HPM made conditions tough! TNX
KB1M fer the 20 contact! K3RLL had the
best sig on 40, but he quit before I got him in the log. Was able to connect
with NØTA, K3JZD, and KFØN on
40. Next month has to be better! 72, Don, K9DRP
K4BAI
Lot
of competition from high power stations in the HPM event. But signals on 40 and
80 were quite good. Could use some more activity next month. 73/72. John, K4BAI
KB1M
Better
luck than last month, managed 8 Qs for 7 states. One contact on 20 the rest on
40. Short opening to GA. Gave K4BAI best signal of the evening. Thanks for the
QSOs. 72/73, Walt
K3JZD
40
meters only. Used a bare QCX-40 with a mini 12v Li-Ion battery pack and
earbuds. 2 watts into a 40m Dipole. This month I used a Mini-Mini 3D Printed
Straight Key that was designed and built by K0MBT – smaller than his Mini Key
that I used last month. Tough sledding due to the waning solar storm. Battery
ran down to the shutoff point after 1.5 hours of calling CQ a whole lot. See
yunz next month. Jody - K3JZD
WB5BKL
K3/10
@ 5W to a 40M extended double Zepp. RBN could hear me well on 20, 40 and 80M. Too
bad that doesn't count. My thanks to
John for the only Spartan Sprint contact. Five QRO QSOs omitted – worked
several Hiram Percy Maxim stations during the lull. Had fun.
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