Another warm day, and a great day to go to Mount Nemo. Went early, did some CW contacts, followed by some lunch (chili on the portable stove), followed by some SSB. I used the random-wire antenna today, and had good luck with it.
Another warm day, and a great day to go to Mount Nemo. Went early, did some CW contacts, followed by some lunch (chili on the portable stove), followed by some SSB. I used the random-wire antenna today, and had good luck with it.
I made 51 HF QSOs, a mixture of both CW and SSB, with 15 park-to-park. Managed to get Finland on 10w on 15m. It's nice using the random-wire antenna in that I only have to re-tune to get another band.
Here is a snap of the setup.
| Antenna | QRP-Guys end-fed random-wire antenna. |
|---|---|
| Start Time (UTC) | 14:39 |
| Finish Time (UTC) | 17:05 |
| Total Time | 2:26 |
| CW QSOs | 10 |
| SSB QSOs | 41 |
| Total QSOs | 51 |
| Park to Park | 15 |
| Largest distance QSO | Finland, 6,545km |
| Band | 20m, 15m |
| Mode | SSB, CW |
| Power | 10W |
Here's a map of the QSOs. Red markers indicate CW, Green indicate SSB.
| Date | Time | Call | State | Band | Mode | Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/03/13 | 14:39 | NØTOP | MO | 20m | CW | |
| 2024/03/13 | 14:43 | K4ISW | VA | 20m | CW | |
| 2024/03/13 | 14:48 | N8HOQ | MO | 20m | CW | |
| 2024/03/13 | 14:50 | KQ4CW | VA | 20m | CW | |
| 2024/03/13 | 14:52 | KØJEM | KS | 20m | CW | |
| 2024/03/13 | 14:55 | WA7IIC | TN | 20m | CW | |
| 2024/03/13 | 14:59 | NA7C | UT | 20m | CW | |
| 2024/03/13 | 15:06 | K9KP | TN | 20m | CW | |
| 2024/03/13 | 15:10 | KT4U | KY | 20m | CW | |
| 2024/03/13 | 15:13 | KI9T | IL | 20m | CW | |
| 2024/03/13 | 15:41 | N4CWB | SC | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/03/13 | 15:43 | KC4WQ | KY | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/03/13 | 15:43 | KQ4IVB | GA | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/03/13 | 15:45 | N4XV | NC | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/03/13 | 15:47 | NØDRX | MN | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/03/13 | 15:47 | WB5LJO | TX | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/03/13 | 15:49 | KE4QCY | AL | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/03/13 | 15:49 | KI5DJJ | OK | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/03/13 | 15:50 | W5AZO | TX | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/03/13 | 15:54 | K9PVE | IL | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/03/13 | 15:55 | KG4WXU | TN | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/03/13 | 15:56 | W1ARR | RI | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/03/13 | 15:57 | K4JUU | NC | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/03/13 | 15:58 | N5VMN | AR | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/03/13 | 15:58 | KQ4ETC | AL | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/03/13 | 15:59 | KB4TV | TN | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/03/13 | 15:59 | KN4RNO | GA | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/03/13 | 16:00 | KQ4HNX | VA | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/03/13 | 16:06 | KD5OZJ | LA | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/03/13 | 16:09 | KC1QDZ | RI | 20m | SSB | K-7720 |
| 2024/03/13 | 16:09 | K9ICP | IN | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/03/13 | 16:10 | N8GJ | AR | 20m | SSB | K-7525 |
| 2024/03/13 | 16:11 | KE5OTG | TX | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/03/13 | 16:13 | AA1TS | MA | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/03/13 | 16:15 | KM4KDF | VA | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/03/13 | 16:17 | KN4CQB | NC | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/03/13 | 16:18 | NØRMC | MO | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/03/13 | 16:25 | KC1GGP | MA | 20m | SSB | K-2451 |
| 2024/03/13 | 16:25 | KC1GGP | MA | 20m | SSB | K-8395 |
| 2024/03/13 | 16:30 | WØOXB | WI | 20m | SSB | K-10189 |
| 2024/03/13 | 16:33 | KD9YEY | IN | 20m | SSB | K-10225 |
| 2024/03/13 | 16:33 | KD9YEY | IN | 20m | SSB | K-2262 |
| 2024/03/13 | 16:38 | KN4SVY | FL | 20m | SSB | K-10604 |
| 2024/03/13 | 16:38 | KN4SVY | FL | 20m | SSB | K-3660 |
| 2024/03/13 | 16:43 | VE9MY | NB | 20m | SSB | CA-6218 |
| 2024/03/13 | 16:44 | VE9GLF | NB | 20m | SSB | CA-6218 |
| 2024/03/13 | 16:48 | KEØMAD | MO | 20m | SSB | K-11071 |
| 2024/03/13 | 16:51 | KG9JP | WI | 20m | SSB | K-4306 |
| 2024/03/13 | 16:51 | KG9JP | WI | 20m | SSB | K-9807 |
| 2024/03/13 | 16:54 | AD4TM | FL | 20m | SSB | K-8695 |
| 2024/03/13 | 17:04 | OH6RM | Finland | 15m | SSB |