N7OC Log

Worked Tex on his sailboat using his backstay for an antenna from Beach Park, IL. N0B was still on from the Black Hills University celebrating the 125 year anniversary with a special events station call from Spearfish, SD. Martin was mobile in Pittsfield, ME., in a snow storm and had nearly 4 feet of snow. Barry was using a school club station in Philadelphia, PA. Kevin from Lummi Island just finished a new QRP rig called a Basic QRP Rig with RX micro W2 from QST. I was his first QSO on it.

Bill from Smithville, NC was on his vintage Heathkit DX-60 and tube receiver with VFO. My DX for the day was LU7YZ Alex in Neuquen, Argentina. Louis from Sitka, AK., had everything Collins equipment in his shack. My last QSO of the evening was with a new Ham from CA. Helen was sending at about 3 or 4 wpm and I really had to work at it with my keyer paddles to get it right. We both hung in there and made a contact with the basics, but it took almost half an hour. She was a brand new Ham.

73, Stan, N7OC.