Fist QRP ops from east coast

Hello QRPopsters,

I have been in Cambridge, MA since Monday and will be here until mid-May except that I will be back in CA from 4/27-5/3 to attend the West Coast Military Radio Collectors' meeting in San Luis Obispo.

I brought my minimalist QRP gear on this trip and operated it for the first time this evening. My QTH turned out to be excellent: 6th floor with an openable (is there such a word?) window and no local QRN. My first?contact was an SSB 2.5 watts 20m contact with TI2AIM in Costa Rica. That's about 3000 miles! In quick succession, I worked a bunch of W4s coming in loudly. Among them is a CW contact with K4MQ who was running 5 watts QRP from Alabama. I heard W6s and W7s though they were not as strong as W4s and W9s. All of these were between 1830 and 1900 EST. ?I have a feeling that west coast will come in better earlier in the evening, something like my 1700s (your 1400s) and I should be able to work W6s at the rate the sun spots are increasing now. I will let you know when I am on the air again. QRP rocks!

73,

Hiroki AH6CY

tim dolan

#120

As always, you are the master of QRP Hiro. That is a remarkable considering your power level and lack of space. You did not mention what antenna you are using. Maybe you constructed a new mag loop with a 12" diameter for super portable use? Or maybe for efficiency you strung up a 4' long dipole?

Have fun and please keep us informed.

Tim

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On Mar 11, 2010, at 4:43 PM, Hiroki Kato wrote:

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Hello QRPopsters,

I have been in Cambridge, MA since Monday and will be here until mid-May except that I will be back in CA from 4/27-5/3 to attend the West Coast Military Radio Collectors' meeting in San Luis Obispo.

I brought my minimalist QRP gear on this trip and operated it for the first time this evening. My QTH turned out to be excellent: 6th floor with an openable (is there such a word?) window and no local QRN. My first?contact was an SSB 2.5 watts 20m contact with TI2AIM in Costa Rica. That's about 3000 miles! In quick succession, I worked a bunch of W4s coming in loudly. Among them is a CW contact with K4MQ who was running 5 watts QRP from Alabama. I heard W6s and W7s though they were not as strong as W4s and W9s. All of these were between 1830 and 1900 EST. ?I have a feeling that west coast will come in better earlier in the evening, something like my 1700s (your 1400s) and I should be able to work W6s at the rate the sun spots are increasing now. I will let you know when I am on the air again. QRP rocks!

73,

Hiroki AH6CY

#121

Tim et al,

The only antenna I have with me is the MP-1 with my own concoction of 3 sets of 15 radial wires, totaling 45, made of computer ribbon cables. I did not bring a tuner, so I tune the antenna manually. The xceiver is my same old, original FT817 (not a new ND model).
I would love to use a mag loop, but haven't come up with a collapsible/transportable model yet. Can you imagine what the TSA would do to me if I walk into the airport building with a 12" diameter mag loop? ?I'd be happy to hear from anyone who has any suggestion for an air travel friendly ML.

Hiroki

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--- On Thu, 3/11/10, tim dolan wrote:

From: tim dolan
Subject: Re: [QRPops] Fist QRP ops from east coast
To: QRPops@...
Date: Thursday, March 11, 2010, 7:09 PM

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As always, you are the master of QRP Hiro. That is a remarkable considering your power level and lack of space. You did not mention what antenna you are using. Maybe you constructed a new mag loop with a 12" diameter for super portable use? Or maybe for efficiency you strung up a 4' long dipole?

Have fun and please keep us informed.

Tim

On Mar 11, 2010, at 4:43 PM, Hiroki Kato wrote:

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Hello QRPopsters,

I have been in Cambridge, MA since Monday and will be here until mid-May except that I will be back in CA from 4/27-5/3 to attend the West Coast Military Radio Collectors' meeting in San Luis Obispo.

I brought my minimalist QRP gear on this trip and operated it for the first time this evening. My QTH turned out to be excellent: 6th floor with an openable (is there such a word?) window and no local QRN. My first?contact was an SSB 2.5 watts 20m contact with TI2AIM in Costa Rica. That's about 3000 miles! In quick succession, I worked a bunch of W4s coming in loudly. Among them is a CW contact with K4MQ who was running 5 watts QRP from Alabama. I heard W6s and W7s though they were not as strong as W4s and W9s. All of these were between 1830 and 1900 EST. ?I have a feeling that west coast will come in better earlier in the evening, something like my 1700s (your 1400s) and I should be able to work W6s at the rate the sun spots are increasing now. I will let you know when I am on the air again. QRP rocks!

73,

Hiroki AH6CY

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Fist QRP ops from east coast