I wasn’t all that active this weekend, and in the next week or so, I’ll be even less active, on the air anyway. Let me explain…
Contests and More Contests
Last weekend was the CW portion of the North American QSO Party. I had several things to do on Saturday, including helping to get our latest Tech class underway, so I didn’t get to operate very much. I did, however, manage to make 34 contacts in about an hour.
To be honest, though, there are so many contests that I’m kind of burning out on them. I suppose it would help if I had a more competitive station, but I don’t have the time, or the motivation, to do a whole lot more.
Ice and Ham Radio Don’t Mix
While some of us do enjoy ice in an adult beverage from time to time, in general, ice and ham radio don’t go together very well. Let me show you what I mean:
Sunday evening, we had an ice storm here that coated everything with about a half inch of ice. The trees in my yard lost several branches. This one fell on my 40m/30m dipole, bringing it down. You can see the balun/center insulator in the foreground.
So, I’m off the air for a while. I probably won’t be able to fix it and hoist it back up in the air until this weekend. I guess I’ll use the time to work on some of the construction projects that I have waiting for me on the bench.
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