Re: 40 meter fox 2/5 N0UR.......
Dan: Thanks for the reminder. Jim wanted the upper section, so you should take the bottom half. The schedule on the website has not changed and that was the source of my confusion. 72, John, K4BAI.
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Re: 40 meter fox 2/5 N0UR.......
Heads up-I swapped my previous date with John K4BAI for tomorrow night (Tuesday local 2/4). I’ll post more details here shortly. Thanks.? Dan Presley 503-701-3871 danpresley@me. com? N7CQR@...
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? Looks like John N4BAI and I will be your 40 meter foxii tomorrow. I'll be using my IC-7300 to a good ol dipole or a ground mounted vertical from south central MN. You all know the routine by now. Good luck and have fun!
72s, Jim N0UR
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Re: ARS Monthly Spartan Sprint Tonight!
I second the motion.? Mark and several other Hounds are regular players in this fun game.
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So get your batteries charged up, and weigh your rig!
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ARS Monthly Spartan Sprint Tonight!
Monday evening QRP Fun!
Overview & Rule Summary FOR THE ADVENTURE RADIO SOCIETY SPARTAN SPRINT ? What is an ARS Spartan Sprint and how can I participate?The Adventure Radio Society Spartan Sprint is a two hour casual QRP contest.? It is held on the first Monday of every month to encourage QRP operators to get on and go to somewhere near the standard QRP frequencies on the 80-40-20-15-10 Meter bands for an evening of fun.? It is open to all QRP CW operators – there is not any membership requirement.?? Operating portable and/or using lightweight minimalist (spartan) equipment is encouraged, but is not required. THE CONTEST PERIOD FOR EACH TIME ZONE IS: EASTERN 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Local. CENTRAL 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Local MOUNTAIN 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Local PACIFIC 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Local Does?not?shift for DST – This event is always at these Local Times (UTC for STANDARD TIME : 0100Z to 0300Z) (UTC for DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME : 0000Z to 0200Z) ? POWER OUTPUT To keep with its minimalist theme, Maximum Spartan Sprint power output is 5 watts. ? However, a Spartan Sprint participant running 5 watts who is submitting ?results is allowed to work a non-QRP station.??That contact will count. ? (A Non-QRP station is not permitted to submit results for this QRP event.) ? ? OPERATION We operate CW on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters, around standard QRP frequencies. Call???CQ SP?????? Or listen for calling stations. ? ? EXCHANGE - Your Call Sign
- Your State or Province
- Your Power output ? SCORING Scoring is somewhat unique - score is calculated based on?[Number of Contacts] / [Station Weight]. Working the same station on a different band counts as another contact. The weight of your station consists of everything except your antenna and feed line. If your station includes your home-based rig, antenna tuner, DC power supply, heavy paddle or bug - obviously you are not lightweight - simply report your weight as 30 lbs. (That is the default weight for the Tubby division.) ? ? REPORTING
To report your results, go to?
, and select the? ‘ARS Spartan Sprint’?(on the Left side). You will enter your?[Station Weight]?and the?[Number of Contacts]?that you made. Soapbox comments may include your power, equipment, antennas, band conditions, outdoor experiences, and anything else you wish to comment on. Scores will be Automatically Calculated Reports will be available for both the Skinny (lightweight) and Tubby (heavyweight) entrants. ? Looking forward to working you during the next Spartan Sprint.
73,? Jody – K3JZD on behalf of Russ Carpenter - AA7QU and Richard Fisher - KI6SN The Adventure Radio Society?Pioneers? ? Last Updated : 09SEP24
Mark Prather - WB9HFK
Celebrating my 53rd year as an Amateur Radio (Ham) Operator.
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40 meter fox 2/5 N0UR.......
Looks like John N4BAI and I will be your 40 meter foxii tomorrow. I'll be using my IC-7300 to a good ol dipole or a ground mounted vertical from south central MN. You all know the routine by now. Good luck and have fun!
72s, Jim N0UR
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Final 40m Fox Hunt NR3Z 29-Jan-2025
All, ? ? Here is the final log.? Sorry for the delay but my fourth grandson was born on Thursday so I've been occupied watching?my granddaughter?.??
Time RSTSent Call RSTRcvd QTH Name Pwr
0201 599 WQ0N 559 MN RUSS 5W
0201 559 NC4RT 599 NC RANDY 5W
0202 559 W9XU 559 WI LON 5W
0204 559 KR0U 599 CO TIM 5W
0205 569 K2SJB 599 NY DAVE 5W
0206 559 K9CW 599 IL DREW 5W
0207 569 AB8SA 559 MI ALAN 5W
0208 589 K9IUA 559 IA KEVIN 5W
0209 599 W5AJD 559 LA JERRY 5W
0210 569 K9UIY 599 IL VIC 5W
0212 599 KB5FCF 559 OK JOEL 5W
0213 599 N4KV 599 AL JOHN 5W
0213 559 N3VO 579 MD MARC 5W
0215 559 NX1K 559 MA MARK 5W
0216 559 KK4BNC 559 GA RANDY 5W
0217 559 N2RK 599 NY JACK 5W
0218 569 N4MJ 599 TN GLENN 5W
0219 559 WA4ZOF 559 GA TOM 5W
0220 559 W9OD 559 WI CRAIG 5W
0221 559 WC7S 559 WY DALE 5W
0222 559 KK5LD 599 TX DAN 5W
0223 569 WB9HFK 579 IL MARK 5W
0224 569 KD5KC 599 TX MIKE 5W
0225 599 N9FZ 599 GA CRAIG 5W
0227 559 N9WKE 559 IL BRUCE 5W
0228 569 NK9G 559 WI RICK 5W
0229 569 NO2D 599 CO PETER 5W
0230 559 K7IOL 559 TX JIM 5W
0232 559 N2TNN 559 VA DEAN 5W
0233 559 WA9CW 559 WI TOM 5W
0234 579 K4PQC 579 GA PHIL 5W
0235 559 K9TA 559 IN STEVE 5W
0237 539 AK3X 559 MD PETER 5W
0238 579 K0LOA 559 TX DWAIN 5W
0239 559 NN4K 559 GA MAC 5W
0240 559 WB5BKL 559 TX NICK 5W
0242 559 KZ5J 559 TX PAT 5W
0243 559 W4CMG 559 TN CATHY 5W
0243 569 VE3NFK 599 ON JOHN 5W
0246 559 K8LBQ 559 GA BAIN 5W
0246 559 W1FMR 559 FL JIM 5W
0248 559 KG5UK 559 OK BRAD 5W
0250 559 WB8QZM 559 TX BRIAN 5W
0251 559 ND4U 559 TN DEN 5W
0253 559 K7GO 559 MT LEW 5W
0254 559 KI0RB 559 CO VINCE 5W
0255 549 N0YJ 559 KS BERT 5W
0256 559 W9LR 599 WI BILL 5W
0258 599 K9DRP 599 IL DON 5W
0259 539 N9NE 579 WI TODD 5W
0321 559 ND4K 559 GA DAVE 5W
330 FOX NK6A CA DON 5W
330 FOX NR3Z PA MARTY 5W
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Ozarkcon 2025 QRP convention
Good Morning
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Registration for the 2025 annual Ozarkcon is open.
Information can be found here:
We would love to have you join us this year.
It will take place on April 4th and 5th 2025.
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I hope to see you there.
72
Johnny AC0BQ
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I have seen no error reports, so here is my log submission. I removed the late duplicate for K4BAI and the incomplete QSO with the uncertain call sign.
Thank you all for privilege of being your quarry in the Fox Hunts!
--Tim
UTC Call RST QTH Name Pwr
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0200 KZ5J 579 559 TX PAT 5W
0202 WX2S 559 559 NJ STEVE 5W
0202 NO2D 599 599 CO PETER 5W
0203 K0LOA 559 559 TX DWAIN 5W
0204 WA9CW 579 559 WI TOM 5W
0205 KG5UK 559 559 OK BRAD 5W
0206 N9NE 579 569 WI TODD 5W
0206 K9CW 579 579 IL DREW 5W
0207 KD5KC 559 559 TX MIKE 5W
0208 WC7S 599 599 WY DALE 5W
0209 K6XR 559 559 CA MAC 5W
0209 W9XU 559 559 WI LON 5W
0210 WB9HFK 559 559 IL MARK 5W
0211 W6SIY 559 559 CA KEITH 5W
0212 KK5LD 579 599 TX DAN 5W
0213 K7GO 559 559 MT LEW 5W
0214 K9IUA 539 559 IA KEVIN 5W
0215 K4BAI 539 559 GA JOHN 5W
0216 ND4U 539 559 TN DEN 5W
0217 AL7V 559 559 OK SAM 5W
0217 N4KV 559 559 AL JOHN 5W
0218 N2RK 559 599 NY JACK 5W
0220 KO4VW 539 559 GA STEVE 5W
0221 N9WKE 539 559 IL BRUCE 5W
0222 N2TNN 539 559 VA DEAN 5W
0223 W1FMR 539 559 FL JIM 5W
0225 K6FA 539 559 CA DAVID 5W
0226 K0DTJ 539 569 CA BRIAN 5W
0227 NC4RT 559 559 NC RANDY 5W
0228 NK9G 559 559 WI RICK 5W
0228 N0YJ 539 559 KS BERT 5W
0229 N4MJ 559 559 TN GLENN 5W
0230 W9OD 539 559 WI CRAIG 5W
0233 KK4BNC 539 559 GA RANDY 5W
0235 AK3X 339 559 MD PETER 5W
0236 K6PJV 339 559 CA DALE 5W
0238 WA4ZOF 229 339 GA TOM 5W
0239 N8SS 239 559 MI EARL 5W
0240 ND4K 539 559 GA DAVE 5W
0242 KI0MZ 539 559 CO STEVE 5W
0243 WQ0N 539 559 MN RUSS 5W
0244 AC0BQ 559 579 KS JOHN 5W
0247 NN4K 229 559 GA MAC 5W
0252 K9DRP 559 559 IL DON 5W
0257 K2SJB 339 559 NY DAVE 5W
0301 W2SH 339 549 NJ CHAS 5W
0318 K9TA 539 559 IN STEVE 5W
0326 K4PQC 559 559 GA PHIL 5W
0330 KT0AA FOX MO TONY 5W
0330 KR0U FOX CO TIM 5W
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Here is my final log, after deleting the busted call at 0227:
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0203
K9CW 599 IL DREW 5W
0203
WB9HFK 599 IL MARK 5W
0204
K4BAI 599 GA JOHN 5W
0207
K9IUA 559 IA KEVIN 5W
0208
WA9CW 559 WI TOM 5W
0210
KK5LD 559 TX DAN 5W
0211
W9XU 559 WI LON 5W
0212
N9NE 599 WI TODD 5W
0213
NK9G 559 WI RICK 5W
0214
W1FMR 559 FL JIM 5W
0214
NO2D 599 CO PETER 5W
0215
KO4VW 559 GA STEVE 5W
0216
KG5UK 559 OK BRAD 5W
0216
W5AJD 559 LA JERRY 5W
0217
N0YJ 559 KS BERT 5W
0217
N4MJ 599 TN GLENN 5W
0218
NC4RT 579 NC RANDY 5W
0219
WX2S 559 NJ STEVE 5W
0220
N8SS 599 MI EARL 5W
0220
N4KV 599 AL JOHN 5W
0221
KZ5J 559 TX PAT 5W
0222
ND4U 559 TN DEN 5W
0223
W4CMG 599 TN CATHY 5W
0224
N9WKE 559 IL BRUCE 5W
0224
KK4BNC 599 GA RANDY 5W
0226
N2RK 599 NY JACK 5W
0226
WQ0N 559 MN RUSS 5W
0228
W1XV 559 NH BRAD 5W
0229
WC7S 599 WY DALE 5W
0230
K3UT 559 GA PHIL 5W
0230
ND4K 599 GA DAVE 5W
0231
K0LOA 599 TX DWAIN 5W
0233
NN4K 559 GA MAC 5W
0234
N2TNN 559 VA DEAN 5W
0234
W9OD 559 WI CRAIG 5W
0235
K4PQC 559 GA PHIL 5W
0237
KD5KC 559 TX MIKE 5W
0238
NX1K 559 MA MARK 5W
0241
AK3X 559 MD PETER 5W
0242
WA4ZOF 559 GA TOM 5W
0244
AL7V 559 OK SAM 5W
0249
AC0BQ 579 KS JOHN 5W
0251
W2SH 549 NJ CHAS 5W
0255
KC1FB 559 CT JIM 5W
0256
K9DRP 599 IL DON 5W
0304
K7GO 559 MT LEWIS 5W
0306
K2SJB 559 NY DAVE 5W
0315
K9TA 559 IN STEVE 5W
0318
KF2P 559 NY NICK 5W
0326
KY4GS 539 SC AMANDA 5W
330
FOX KR0U CO TIM 5W
330
FOX KT0AA MO TONY 5W
72/73,
Tony
KT0AA
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Welcome aboard, several Brand New Hounds!
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A Brand New Hound is someone who has not participated in any band before.? ??
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In the last 3 weeks, we heard from these fellow hams:
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N5IB Jim, LA, on 40 meters
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W6ESE Len, CA, on 40 meters
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K2TW Tom, VA on 80 meters
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KI0MZ Steve CO, on 80 meters.
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We look forward to working you in the weeks to come.
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72 de NC4RT
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PS:? the roster of New Hounds for the season as a whole includes
40 meters:? AA9L ? ?K0PF* ? ?K3WK* ? ?K4EEU* ? ?K9WO* ? ?KM4KY* ? ?KO4TFK* ? ?KW4NJA* ? ?N4QYO* ? ?N5IB* ? ?N9FZ* ? ?NA7C ? ?ND4U* ? ?NK2Y* ? ?W6ESE* ? ?WA2TDL ? ?WI4L*?
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80 meters: ?K2TW* ? ?KB6FPW* ? ?KE0Z* ? ?KI0MZ* ? ?KI4KXO* ? ?KK4E* ? ?KN6IPE* ? ?KW4NJA* ? ?N1AAI* ? ?ND4U ? ?NK2Y*? ? ? ?WB0CJB*
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*Brand New Hound.? ?
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Re: KR0U Fox Log 2025-Jan-31
Good morning Tim.?
For the Fox Hunts I always set my radio with Receiver-A centered in the low FOX window (3555-kHz or 7035-kHz ± 5-kHz) and Receiver-B centered in the high FOX window (3565-kHz or 7045-kHz) with each waterfall set ± 5-kHz from center.? Sometimes I spot the FOX the moment the spike pops up.? Sometimes I see the broad swath of baying hounds.? Last night I spotted the low hounds first.? I looked ~ 1-kHz low and there was KT0AA, weak but readable.? I tried calling but he was giving out 599s and I heard him about 439, so little chance right away.?
After a few unsuccessful minutes on KT0AA I had a look at the upper window waterfall.? It was easy to spot you.? I made about 3 calls and got through with a clean 559 both ways at 0207.? Thank you.? You are about 535 miles from me, a good distance for early evening 80m. Tony is just over 1000 miles from me, a bit of a stretch on 80m so soon after sunset.
One of the nice things about the radio I use is that both receivers are locked to the same time-base, so if you tune them exactly on the same station there is no phase distortion.? The CW signals are exactly matched.? So I took the B-receiver that I got you on over to Tony’s frequency and with one RX on the dipole and the other RX on the vertical I was able to eliminate most of the fading and QSB on Tony’s signal.? Then the only issue was getting Tony to pick my signal out of the QSB.? That took exactly 30-minutes.
Thank you for the contacts.? Hope you have a GREAT weekend.
Vy73 - Mike - KD5KC. El Paso, Texas - DM61rt. SOTA W5T-Texas Association Manager. ? ? ?
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Tim Groat
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2025 23:13 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [qfox] KR0U Fox Log 2025-Jan-31 ? It was a pretty good night for 80M I was able to hold 3563.6KHz without much trouble (it pays to avoid 35xx.0 KHz frequencies, where the nets are most likely to be). ? I went simplex when the pack thinned out at around 0250. I managed to pull out a few more weak ones, but there were some that popped only long enough to catch a letter or two. I'm pretty sure it was either AK1P or N1IX calling at 0305, but I never copied a complete call sign or exchange, so that one did get away. John K4BAI claimed an insurance pelt with five minutes to go, but he did make it the first time around. ? So I count 48 unique hounds claiming their pelt, plus the two foxes for a grand total of 50. ? Thank you all for coming out and making it enjoyable! ? 72, --Tim (KR0U) ? UTC? Call???? RST? QTH Name Pwr Comments ---------------------------------------- 0207 KD5KC? 559 559 TX MIKE? 5W
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Charts 80m foxhunt 250131
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It was a pretty good night for 80M I was able to hold 3563.6KHz without much trouble (it pays to avoid 35xx.0 KHz frequencies, where the nets are most likely to be).
I went simplex when the pack thinned out at around 0250. I managed to pull out a few more weak ones, but there were some that popped only long enough to catch a letter or two. I'm pretty sure it was either AK1P or N1IX calling at 0305, but I never copied a complete call sign or exchange, so that one did get away. John K4BAI claimed an insurance pelt with five minutes to go, but he did make it the first time around.
So I count 48 unique hounds claiming their pelt, plus the two foxes for a grand total of 50.
Thank you all for coming out and making it enjoyable!
72,
--Tim (KR0U)
UTC Call RST QTH Name Pwr Comments
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0200 KZ5J 579 559 TX PAT 5W
0202 WX2S 559 559 NJ STEVE 5W
0202 NO2D 599 599 CO PETER 5W
0203 K0LOA 559 559 TX DWAIN 5W
0204 WA9CW 579 559 WI TOM 5W
0205 KG5UK 559 559 OK BRAD 5W
0206 N9NE 579 569 WI TODD 5W
0206 K9CW 579 579 IL DREW 5W
0207 KD5KC 559 559 TX MIKE 5W
0208 WC7S 599 599 WY DALE 5W
0209 K6XR 559 559 CA MAC 5W
0209 W9XU 559 559 WI LON 5W
0210 WB9HFK 559 559 IL MARK 5W
0211 W6SIY 559 559 CA KEITH 5W
0212 KK5LD 579 599 TX DAN 5W
0213 K7GO 559 559 MT LEW 5W
0214 K9IUA 539 559 IA KEVIN 5W
0215 K4BAI 539 559 GA JOHN 5W See 0325
0216 ND4U 539 559 TN DEN 5W
0217 AL7V 559 559 OK SAM 5W
0217 N4KV 559 559 AL JOHN 5W
0218 N2RK 559 599 NY JACK 5W
0220 KO4VW 539 559 GA STEVE 5W
0221 N9WKE 539 559 IL BRUCE 5W
0222 N2TNN 539 559 VA DEAN 5W
0223 W1FMR 539 559 FL JIM 5W
0225 K6FA 539 559 CA DAVID 5W
0226 K0DTJ 539 569 CA BRIAN 5W
0227 NC4RT 559 559 NC RANDY 5W
0228 NK9G 559 559 WI RICK 5W
0228 N0YJ 539 559 KS BERT 5W
0229 N4MJ 559 559 TN GLENN 5W
0230 W9OD 539 559 WI CRAIG 5W
0233 KK4BNC 539 559 GA RANDY 5W
0235 AK3X 339 559 MD PETER 5W
0236 K6PJV 339 559 CA DALE 5W
0238 WA4ZOF 229 339 GA TOM 5W
0239 N8SS 239 559 MI EARL 5W
0240 ND4K 539 559 GA DAVE 5W
0242 KI0MZ 539 559 CO STEVE 5W
0243 WQ0N 539 559 MN RUSS 5W
0244 AC0BQ 559 579 KS JOHN 5W
0247 NN4K 229 559 GA MAC 5W
0252 K9DRP 559 559 IL DON 5W
0257 K2SJB 339 559 NY DAVE 5W
0301 W2SH 339 549 NJ CHAS 5W
0305 AK1P? N1IX? 229 -- NIL -- Could not copy call or exchange
0318 K9TA 539 559 IN STEVE 5W
0325 K4BAI 339 559 GA JOHN 5W Dupe, see 0215
0326 K4PQC 559 559 GA PHIL 5W
0330 KT0AA FOX MO TONY 5W
0330 KR0U FOX CO TIM 5W
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Re: KT0AA Fox Hunt 80M Preliminary Log
Looks good on my end.? Thank you sir….. ? ? Vy73 ?– ?Mike ?– ?KD5KC – WRFF851 – ?El Paso – Texas ?– ?DM61rt. ? SOTA W5T-Texas Association Manager. ? The canyons are calling, colorful and deep. ?But I have promises to keep. And miles to go still in my Jeep...? ?And miles to go still in my Jeep... ? 
? ADVENTURE: ?The respectful pursuit of trouble.? ? An EXIT is really an ENTRANCE to someplace new. ? It isn’t an ADVENTURE until something goes wrong! ? ? ? ?
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Tony - KT0AA via groups.io
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2025 21:05 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [qfox] KT0AA Fox Hunt 80M Preliminary Log? Good evening hounds,
It was a fun night to be a fox! There were tons of 599 signals here for about the first 35-40 minutes, then it got pretty rough. e is my preliminary log. I already removed KK0LOA at 02:09, as I copied K0LOA correctly the second time at 02:31 (Thanks, Dwain!): Time Call RSTRcvd QTH Name Pwr
0237 KD5KC 559 TX MIKE 5W Please let me know of any errors, ? Thank you for participating in the hunt tonight, ? 72/73, Tony KT0AA
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Re: KR0U 80M Fox Thursday
Now this makes me happy…… because I have KR0U and KT0AA in my log tonight, and a green dot in the Fritz-Maps (THANK YOU BOTH)…..?? but I never heard any KB9LLD on 80m-CW tonight.
? ? Vy73 - Mike - KD5KC. El Paso, Texas - DM61rt. SOTA W5T-Texas Association Manager. ? ? ? ? ?
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Tony - KB9LLD via groups.io
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2025 21:00 PM
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [qfox] KR0U 80M Fox Thursday? Sorry for the confusion.?I ditched my old call KB9LLD in March 2024 and changed to KT0AA. I think my Groups.io account may be tied to KB9LLD. Old email (still works) is kb9lld@... and new email is ktzeroaa@....? Please whitelist my ktzeroaa@... email. I just tried to send an email to the group regarding my log for tonight and it bounced back.
On Jan 30, 2025, at 9:38?PM, Tim Groat via groups.io <tcgroat@...> wrote:
?Dale, I think Tony has a new call. -------- Original message -------- Date: 1/30/25 6:55 PM (GMT-07:00) Subject: Re: [qfox] KR0U 80M Fox Thursday Hold up here.. I see three FOX announcements.. Did someone miss a swap? Or am I out of sync????? "Actions speak louder than words"
As Tim mentioned, I will also be hiding in the 80m woods, transmitting somewhere between 3.550-3.570 MHz and listening up 1-2 KHz. If the QSO rate slows down enough or band conditions go sour, I will switch to simplex operation. I will be running a TS-590SG at 5w output into a 80m horizontal loop up 30ft, but switching to a Gap Challenger DX vertical from time to time. QTH is St. Peters, MO, EM48qs. ?
On Jan 29, 2025, at 9:00?PM, Tim Groat via groups.io <tcgroat@...> wrote:
?Greetings, hounds new and old! This week will be my second run on 80M, along with Tony KT0AA. Please look for us between 3550 and 3570 KHz starting at 0200 UTC. I'm in northern Colorado, DN70kg, and Tony is in Missouri, so every hounds from coast to coast should have a good chance of bagging at least one pelt! I'll be running my KX3 with the 43 foot vertical as the main antenna and a low dipole to fill in the short skip paths. I'll start out listening up, and will go simplex when conditions and the pack permit. Please remember to listen between your calls, and if I ask for a partial call please stand by unless the partial is a close match to yours! Good luck to all the hounds, and may the propagation be with us!
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KT0AA Fox Hunt 80M Preliminary Log
Good evening hounds,It was a fun night to be a fox! There were tons of 599 signals here for about the first 35-40 minutes, then it got pretty rough. I was transmitting on 3.5537 MHz during the entire hunt and switched to simplex operation around 02:52 (although there were still stations calling me 1+ KHz up). At 03:11, another station decided to call CQ just above my CQ freq but thankfully didn't stay long. At 03:23 I believe I heard a call with "F2" calling me, but never copied the entire call due to band conditions. K7GO was the toughest (logged) station to copy tonight, but I appreciate Lewis' persistence and patience in earning a pelt.
Here is my preliminary log. I already removed KK0LOA at 02:09, as I copied K0LOA correctly the second time at 02:31 (Thanks, Dwain!):
Time Call RSTRcvd QTH Name Pwr
0203 K9CW 599 IL DREW 5W
0203 WB9HFK 599 IL MARK 5W
0204 K4BAI 599 GA JOHN 5W
0207 K9IUA 559 IA KEVIN 5W
0208 WA9CW 559 WI TOM 5W
0210 KK5LD 559 TX DAN 5W
0211 W9XU 559 WI LON 5W
0212 N9NE 599 WI TODD 5W
0213 NK9G 559 WI RICK 5W
0214 W1FMR 559 FL JIM 5W
0214 NO2D 599 CO PETER 5W
0215 KO4VW 559 GA STEVE 5W
0216 KG5UK 559 OK BRAD 5W
0216 W5AJD 559 LA JERRY 5W
0217 N0YJ 559 KS BERT 5W
0217 N4MJ 599 TN GLENN 5W
0218 NC4RT 579 NC RANDY 5W
0219 WX2S 559 NJ STEVE 5W
0220 N8SS 599 MI EARL 5W
0220 N4KV 599 AL JOHN 5W
0221 KZ5J 559 TX PAT 5W
0222 ND4U 559 TN DEN 5W
0223 W4CMG 599 TN CATHY 5W
0224 N9WKE 559 IL BRUCE 5W
0224 KK4BNC 599 GA RANDY 5W
0226 N2RK 599 NY JACK 5W
0226 WQ0N 559 MN RUSS 5W
0227 WK3X 559 MD PETER 5W
0228 W1XV 559 NH BRAD 5W
0229 WC7S 599 WY DALE 5W
0230 K3UT 559 GA PHIL 5W
0230 ND4K 599 GA DAVE 5W
0231 K0LOA 599 TX DWAIN 5W
0233 NN4K 559 GA MAC 5W
0234 N2TNN 559 VA DEAN 5W
0234 W9OD 559 WI CRAIG 5W
0235 K4PQC 559 GA PHIL 5W
0237 KD5KC 559 TX MIKE 5W
0238 NX1K 559 MA MARK 5W
0241 AK3X 559 MD PETER 5W
0242 WA4ZOF 559 GA TOM 5W
0244 AL7V 559 OK SAM 5W
0249 AC0BQ 579 KS JOHN 5W
0251 W2SH 549 NJ CHAS 5W
0255 KC1FB 559 CT JIM 5W
0256 K9DRP 599 IL DON 5W
0304 K7GO 559 MT LEWIS 5W
0306 K2SJB 559 NY DAVE 5W
0315 K9TA 559 IN STEVE 5W
0318 KF2P 559 NY NICK 5W
0326 KY4GS 539 SC AMANDA 5W
330 FOX KR0U CO TIM 5W
330 FOX KT0AA MO TONY 5W
Please let me know of any errors,
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Thank you for participating in the hunt tonight,
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72/73,
Tony
KT0AA
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Re: KR0U 80M Fox Thursday
Good evening!
Sorry for the confusion.?I ditched my old call KB9LLD in March 2024 and changed to KT0AA.
I think my Groups.io account may be tied to KB9LLD. Old email (still works) is kb9lld@... and new email is ktzeroaa@....? Please whitelist my ktzeroaa@... email. I just tried to send an email to the group regarding my log for tonight and it bounced back.
Tony KT0AA?
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On Jan 30, 2025, at 9:38?PM, Tim Groat via groups.io <tcgroat@...> wrote:
? Dale, I think Tony has a new call.
-------- Original message -------- From: "Dale Putnam via groups.io" <daleputnam@...> Date: 1/30/25 6:55 PM (GMT-07:00) Subject: Re: [qfox] KR0U 80M Fox Thursday
Hold up here.. I see three FOX announcements.. Did someone miss a swap? Or am I out of sync?????
Have a great day,
Dale - WC7S in Wy
"Actions speak louder than words"
Good evening,
As Tim mentioned, I will also be hiding in the 80m woods, transmitting somewhere between 3.550-3.570 MHz and listening up 1-2 KHz. If the QSO rate slows down enough or band conditions go sour, I will switch to simplex
operation.
I will be running a TS-590SG at 5w output into a 80m horizontal loop up 30ft, but switching to a Gap Challenger DX vertical from time to time.
QTH is St. Peters, MO, EM48qs.
Good luck in the hunt!
Tony
KT0AA?
On Jan 29, 2025, at 9:00?PM, Tim Groat via groups.io <tcgroat@...> wrote:
?Greetings, hounds new and old!
This week will be my second run on 80M, along with Tony KT0AA. Please look for us between 3550 and 3570 KHz starting at 0200 UTC. I'm in northern Colorado, DN70kg, and Tony is in Missouri, so every hounds from coast to coast should have a good
chance of bagging at least one pelt!
I'll be running my KX3 with the 43 foot vertical as the main antenna and a low dipole to fill in the short skip paths. I'll start out listening up, and will go simplex when conditions and the pack permit.
Please remember to listen between your calls, and if I ask for a partial call please stand by unless the partial is a close match to yours!
Good luck to all the hounds, and may the propagation be with us!
72,
--Tim (KR0U)
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Re: KR0U 80M Fox Thursday
Dale, I think Tony has a new call.
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-------- Original message -------- From: "Dale Putnam via groups.io" <daleputnam@...> Date: 1/30/25 6:55 PM (GMT-07:00) Subject: Re: [qfox] KR0U 80M Fox Thursday
Hold up here.. I see three FOX announcements.. Did someone miss a swap? Or am I out of sync?????
Have a great day,
Dale - WC7S in Wy
"Actions speak louder than words"
Good evening,
As Tim mentioned, I will also be hiding in the 80m woods, transmitting somewhere between 3.550-3.570 MHz and listening up 1-2 KHz. If the QSO rate slows down enough or band conditions go sour, I will switch to simplex
operation.
I will be running a TS-590SG at 5w output into a 80m horizontal loop up 30ft, but switching to a Gap Challenger DX vertical from time to time.
QTH is St. Peters, MO, EM48qs.
Good luck in the hunt!
Tony
KT0AA?
On Jan 29, 2025, at 9:00?PM, Tim Groat via groups.io <tcgroat@...> wrote:
?Greetings, hounds new and old!
This week will be my second run on 80M, along with Tony KT0AA. Please look for us between 3550 and 3570 KHz starting at 0200 UTC. I'm in northern Colorado, DN70kg, and Tony is in Missouri, so every hounds from coast to coast should have a good
chance of bagging at least one pelt!
I'll be running my KX3 with the 43 foot vertical as the main antenna and a low dipole to fill in the short skip paths. I'll start out listening up, and will go simplex when conditions and the pack permit.
Please remember to listen between your calls, and if I ask for a partial call please stand by unless the partial is a close match to yours!
Good luck to all the hounds, and may the propagation be with us!
72,
--Tim (KR0U)
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Re: KR0U 80M Fox Thursday
Hold up here.. I see three FOX announcements.. Did someone miss a swap? Or am I out of sync?????
Have a great day,
Dale - WC7S in Wy
"Actions speak louder than words"
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Good evening,
As Tim mentioned, I will also be hiding in the 80m woods, transmitting somewhere between 3.550-3.570 MHz and listening up 1-2 KHz. If the QSO rate slows down enough or band conditions go sour, I will switch to simplex
operation.
I will be running a TS-590SG at 5w output into a 80m horizontal loop up 30ft, but switching to a Gap Challenger DX vertical from time to time.
QTH is St. Peters, MO, EM48qs.
Good luck in the hunt!
Tony
KT0AA?
On Jan 29, 2025, at 9:00?PM, Tim Groat via groups.io <tcgroat@...> wrote:
?Greetings, hounds new and old!
This week will be my second run on 80M, along with Tony KT0AA. Please look for us between 3550 and 3570 KHz starting at 0200 UTC. I'm in northern Colorado, DN70kg, and Tony is in Missouri, so every hounds from coast to coast should have a good
chance of bagging at least one pelt!
I'll be running my KX3 with the 43 foot vertical as the main antenna and a low dipole to fill in the short skip paths. I'll start out listening up, and will go simplex when conditions and the pack permit.
Please remember to listen between your calls, and if I ask for a partial call please stand by unless the partial is a close match to yours!
Good luck to all the hounds, and may the propagation be with us!
72,
--Tim (KR0U)
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Charts 40m foxhunt 250129
I'm trying something new this time....? ?RBN charts of the signals heard from the 2 foxii.
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I cannot promise to do this each time...? ?I don't want to go to RBN until I've personally collected my 2 pelts.? ?On Tuesday, I was fortunate to finally grab Don with 30 minutes left, and so looked up these 2 maps towards the end of the session.
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Good luck tonight Tim and Tony!? ?(A nice coincidence:? both of them lie at the same bearing from my QTH, 290 degrees.)
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a^2 + b^2 = c^2
x^2 + y^2 = r^2
e^iPi + 0^2 = i^2
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Johnny AC0BQ
Tony - KT0AA
Mike Olbrisch
