Call: KB7Q
QTH: DN54is, Hogan Reservoir near Cody, Wyoming
Frequency Change: now 50.195 MHz MHz +_ QRM/Birdies KB7Q always first JT65a
Gear: 1x 7 element LFA Yagi w/elevation, 600 watts, K3S, Honda generator
Note: No Internet
Joyce and I poked along for two days enjoying Yellowstone Park on our way south to a spot I picked out with great ground gain out east to moonrise over the rolling prairie. We set up in sunshine, but then a cold front rolled in. The new homebrew LFA Yagi worked great, and the W7GJ erection tips made getting the Yagi up in the air a snap. I reaffirmed 600 watts is just not enough smoke on TX, going to 900 watts, the maximum my generator can sustain, would add a critical 1.7 db! This was a "run what ya brung" trip!
I worked nine stations easily and heard four others well, so surely worth the effort, especially as the contact with Roberto, S57RR was his 50th State for the 6M W.A.S. award.
Another more significant storm was forecast to roll later in the day and dump 6" of snow and turn the dirt access road into "gumbo", so we packed up and made tracks for home soon after my attempt with GM3POI.
As a bonus I worked AC0RA and W0VTT on meteor scatter just before the moon came up.
Logged: S57RR (-18), OH6MIK (-22), UR0MC (-19), K4PI (-19), SM6LPF (-20), ZS6NK (-20), W7JW (-20), EA8DBM (-20), SP4MPB (-21). LoTW done.
Heard easily, but not worked N1DG (-25), YL2AO (-21), CT1HZE (-17), GM3POI (-19).
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| A brief traffic jam going through Yellowstone Park on our way to the operating site. |
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| This bald eagle greeted us when we pulled into Hogan Reservoir at DN54is. |
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| Just in case you've never been to Wyoming - Looking north from our spot. |
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| The Yagi is pointed at expected moonrise. Joyce was a great help getting the beast in the air. |
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| Best DX was Paul, ZS6NK |