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Re: 40M Fox Hunt tonight

 

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Amen brother.? I totally agree.? 80 sucks.

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Pat ¨C KZ5J

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Scott Wooten - KW4NJA via groups.io
Sent: Tuesday, March 4, 2025 8:34 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [qfox] 40M Fox Hunt tonight

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Both Steve and John did a great job tonight in the midst of severe storms coming into the Southeast. Both (especially Steve WD4CFN) were very strong in Athens, GA this evening. I much prefer 40m hunts over the somewhat noisy 80m pelt attempts, but both have been lots of fun in my first year of really trying.? I hope both of you had as much fun as I did as a Fox.? Great work men!!!

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Scott

KW4NJA


Re: WD4CFN Preliminary 40M Log

 


Re: AJ1DM 40m Fox Log - Preliminary

 

Hi John,

Thanks for the "insurance" contact. I didn't see my first contact at 02:28 on the Fritz map - and it's still not there,?although both made it to your log. Only the second one made it to the Fritz map, and I wasn't?taking any chances on missing you. Better signal the second time around :)?

72,
Cathy W4CMG

On Tue, Mar 4, 2025 at 9:55?PM John AJ1DM via <themerkels=[email protected]> wrote:
Wow, lots of hounds tonite! I didn't have a moment without signals, though toward the end the signals were pretty challenging!
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I don't remember this happening before but I had several cases where hounds called for a second pelt. I couldn't figure it out at first, but then I realized I had gotten something wrong - name or state. So I apologize for miscopying you and making you fight through the pack again.?
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Here's the log:
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0201 ? ? ? ? N1IX ? ? 559 ? ? NH ? ? ? ? ? ?DAVE ? ? 5W
0202 ? ? ? ?KK5LD ? ? 559 ? ? TX ? ? ? ? ? ? DAN ? ? 5W
0203 ? ? ? ?K4BAI ? ? 569 ? ? GA ? ? ? ? ? ?JOHN ? ? 5W
0204 ? ? ? ? K2TW ? ? 579 ? ? VA ? ? ? ? ? ? TOM ? ? 5W
0204 ? ? ? ?NC4RT ? ? 599 ? ? NC ? ? ? ? ? RANDY ? ? 5W
0205 ? ? ? ? ND4K ? ? 559 ? ? GA ? ? ? ? ? ?DAVE ? ? 5W
0206 ? ? ? ? N4MJ ? ? 569 ? ? TN ? ? ? ? ? GLENN ? ? 5W
0207 ? ? ? ?K2SJB ? ? 559 ? ? NY ? ? ? ? ? ?DAVE ? ? 5W
0208 ? ? ? ?K4PQC ? ? 589 ? ? GA ? ? ? ? ? ?PHIL ? ? 5W
0209 ? ? ? ?KC1FB ? ? 559 ? ? CT ? ? ? ? ? ? JIM ? ? 5W
0210 ? ? ? ?K4PQC ? ? 579 ? ? GA ? ? ? ? ? ?PHIL ? ? 5W
0211 ? ? ? ? N2RK ? ? 589 ? ? NY ? ? ? ? ? ?JACK ? ? 5W
0212 ? ? ? ? AK3X ? ? 599 ? ? MD ? ? ? ? ? PETER ? ? 5W
0213 ? ? ? ? N4KV ? ? 579 ? ? AL ? ? ? ? ? ?JOHN ? ? 5W
0214 ? ? ? ? K9CW ? ? 579 ? ? IL ? ? ? ? ? ?DREW ? ? 55W
0215 ? ? ? ? N3MM ? ? 579 ? ? VA ? ? ? ? ? HARRY ? ? 5W
0216 ? ? ? ?N2TNN ? ? 559 ? ? VA ? ? ? ? ? ?DEAN ? ? 5W
0217 ? ? ? ?N3BTM ? ? 599 ? ? MD ? ? ? ? ? ?JOHN ? ? 1TT
0218 ? ? ? KK4BNC ? ? 599 ? ? GA ? ? ? ? ? RANDY ? ? 5W
0220 ? ? ? ?KO4VW ? ? 559 ? ? GA ? ? ? ? ? STEVE ? ? 5W
0221 ? ? ? KW4NJA ? ? 599 ? ? GA ? ? ? ? ? SCOTT ? ? 5W
0222 ? ? ? ? N3VO ? ? 599 ? ? MD ? ? ? ? ? ?MARC ? ? 5W
0223 ? ? ? WB9HFK ? ? 559 ? ? IL ? ? ? ? ? ?MARK ? ? 5W
0224 ? ? ? ?K9IUA ? ? 559 ? ? IA ? ? ? ? ? KEVIN ? ? 5W
0225 ? ? ? VE3NFK ? ? 559 ? ? ON ? ? ? ? ? ?JOHN ? ? 5W
0227 ? ? ? ? KZ5J ? ? 559 ? ? TX ? ? ? ? ? ? PAT ? ? 5W
0227 ? ? ? ? K3UZ ? ? 599 ? ? PA ? ? ? ? ? ?BILL ? ? 5W
0228 ? ? ? ?W4CMG ? ? 559 ? ? TN ? ? ? ? ? CATHY ? ? 5W
0232 ? ? ? WA4ZOF ? ? 559 ? ? GA ? ? ? ? ? ? TOM ? ? 5W
0233 ? ? ? ?K0LOA ? ? 559 ? ? TX ? ? ? ? ? DWAIN ? ? 5W
0234 ? ? ? ? NO2D ? ? 579 ? ? CO ? ? ? ? ? PETER ? ? 5W
0236 ? ? ? ? NX1K ? ? 559 ? ? MA ? ? ? ? ? ?MARK ? ? 5W
0238 ? ? ? ?W1FMR ? ? 579 ? ? FL ? ? ? ? ? ? JIM ? ? 5W
0240 ? ? ? ?KG5UK ? ? 559 ? ? OK ? ? ? ? ? BBRAD ? ? 5W
0241 ? ? ? ? W9OD ? ? 559 ? ? WI ? ? ? ? ? CRAIG ? ? 5W
0242 ? ? ? ? KR0U ? ? 559 ? ? CO ? ? ? ? ? ? TIM ? ? 5W
0243 ? ? ? ? N9NE ? ? 579 ? ? WI ? ? ? ? ? ?TODD ? ? 5W
0244 ? ? ? ? N0YJ ? ? 559 ? ? KS ? ? ? ? ? ?BERT ? ? 5W
0245 ? ? ? ?W4CMG ? ? 579 ? ? TN ? ? ? ? ? CATHY ? ? 5W
0246 ? ? ? ?W5AJD ? ? 559 ? ? LA ? ? ? ? ? JERRY ? ? 5W
0247 ? ? ? ? K6FA ? ? 559 ? ? CA ? ? ? ? ? DAVID ? ? 5W
0248 ? ? ? ? KV2X ? ? 559 ? ? NY ? ? ? ? ? ? TOM ? ? 5W
0250 ? ? ? KB5FCF ? ? 559 ? ? OK ? ? ? ? ? ?JOEL ? ? 5W
0252 ? ? ? ?N2TNN ? ? 559 ? ? VA ? ? ? ? ? ?DEAN ? ? 5W
0253 ? ? ? ?N9WKE ? ? 559 ? ? IL ? ? ? ? ? BRUCE ? ? 5W
0254 ? ? ? ? WC7S ? ? 559 ? ? WY ? ? ? ? ? ?DALE ? ? 5W
0255 ? ? ? ? WO9B ? ? 559 ? ? WI ? ? ? ? ? ?MIKE ? ? 5W
0256 ? ? ? ?W0JOE ? ? 449 ? ? MO ? ? ? ? ? ? JOE ? ? 5W
0258 ? ? ? ?WA9CW ? ? 569 ? ? WI ? ? ? ? ? ? TOM ? ? 5W
0300 ? ? ? ?K0LOA ? ? 559 ? ? TX ? ? ? ? ? DWAIN ? ? 5W
0302 ? ? ? ? ND4U ? ? 579 ? ? TN ? ? ? ? ? ? DEN ? ? 5W
0306 ? ? ? ? NN4K ? ? 549 ? ? GA ? ? ? ? ? ? MAC ? ? 5W
0307 ? ? ? ? W2SH ? ? 559 ? ? NJ ? ? ? ? ? ?CHAS ? ? 5W
0309 ? ? ? WB8QZM ? ? 559 ? ? TX ? ? ? ? ? BRIAN ? ? 5W
0310 ? ? ? ?N5KIP ? ? 559 ? ? TX ? ? ? ? ? ?DICK ? ? 5W
0313 ? ? ? ? N8SS ? ? 559 ? ? MI ? ? ? ? ? ?EARL ? ? 5W
0315 ? ? ? KB5FCF ? ? 559 ? ? OK ? ? ? ? ? ?JOEL ? ? 5W
0315 ? ? ? ? K3UT ? ? 579 ? ? GA ? ? ? ? ? ?PHIL ? ? 5W
0316 ? ? ? ?9A2UN ? ? 559 ? ? DX ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??
0318 ? ? ? ? K9TA ? ? 559 ? ? IN ? ? ? ? ? STEVE ? ? 5W
0319 ? ? ? ?K9DRP ? ? 559 ? ? IL ? ? ? ? ? ? DON ? ? 5W
0321 ? ? ? ?KT0AA ? ? 599 ? ? MO ? ? ? ? ? ?TONY ? ? 5W
0323 ? ? ? WB5BKL ? ? 559 ? ? TX ? ? ? ? ? ?NICK ? ? 5W
0326 ? ? ? ?9A1CB ? ? 559 ? ? DX ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??
0326 ? ? ? ? NK6A ? ? 559 ? ? CA ? ? ? ? ? ? DON ? ? 5W
0329 ? ? ? ? K7GO ? ? 559 ? ? MT ? ? ? ? ? ? LEW ? ? 5W
0331 ? ? ? ?K8LBQ ? ? 559 ? ? GA ? ? ? ? ? ?BAIN ? ? 5W
FOX ? ? ? ? AJ1DM ? ? 599 ? ? RI ? ? ? ? ? ?JOHN ? ? 5
FOX ? ? ? ?WD4CFN ? ? 599 ? ? TN ? ? ? ? ? STEVE ? ? 5
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I had two dx stations call in, who were obviously not qrp and didn't know it was a qrp fox hunt. I had one US station call in at 1TTW power. So scratch those three. Minus six dupes and I'm left with 60 pelts. Not a bad night all in all.
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Thanks for the patience and for all the q's!
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72 de John AJ1DM
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73,?
Cathy W4CMG


AJ1DM 40m Fox Log - Preliminary

 

Wow, lots of hounds tonite! I didn't have a moment without signals, though toward the end the signals were pretty challenging!
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I don't remember this happening before but I had several cases where hounds called for a second pelt. I couldn't figure it out at first, but then I realized I had gotten something wrong - name or state. So I apologize for miscopying you and making you fight through the pack again.?
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Here's the log:
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0201 ? ? ? ? N1IX ? ? 559 ? ? NH ? ? ? ? ? ?DAVE ? ? 5W
0202 ? ? ? ?KK5LD ? ? 559 ? ? TX ? ? ? ? ? ? DAN ? ? 5W
0203 ? ? ? ?K4BAI ? ? 569 ? ? GA ? ? ? ? ? ?JOHN ? ? 5W
0204 ? ? ? ? K2TW ? ? 579 ? ? VA ? ? ? ? ? ? TOM ? ? 5W
0204 ? ? ? ?NC4RT ? ? 599 ? ? NC ? ? ? ? ? RANDY ? ? 5W
0205 ? ? ? ? ND4K ? ? 559 ? ? GA ? ? ? ? ? ?DAVE ? ? 5W
0206 ? ? ? ? N4MJ ? ? 569 ? ? TN ? ? ? ? ? GLENN ? ? 5W
0207 ? ? ? ?K2SJB ? ? 559 ? ? NY ? ? ? ? ? ?DAVE ? ? 5W
0208 ? ? ? ?K4PQC ? ? 589 ? ? GA ? ? ? ? ? ?PHIL ? ? 5W
0209 ? ? ? ?KC1FB ? ? 559 ? ? CT ? ? ? ? ? ? JIM ? ? 5W
0210 ? ? ? ?K4PQC ? ? 579 ? ? GA ? ? ? ? ? ?PHIL ? ? 5W
0211 ? ? ? ? N2RK ? ? 589 ? ? NY ? ? ? ? ? ?JACK ? ? 5W
0212 ? ? ? ? AK3X ? ? 599 ? ? MD ? ? ? ? ? PETER ? ? 5W
0213 ? ? ? ? N4KV ? ? 579 ? ? AL ? ? ? ? ? ?JOHN ? ? 5W
0214 ? ? ? ? K9CW ? ? 579 ? ? IL ? ? ? ? ? ?DREW ? ? 55W
0215 ? ? ? ? N3MM ? ? 579 ? ? VA ? ? ? ? ? HARRY ? ? 5W
0216 ? ? ? ?N2TNN ? ? 559 ? ? VA ? ? ? ? ? ?DEAN ? ? 5W
0217 ? ? ? ?N3BTM ? ? 599 ? ? MD ? ? ? ? ? ?JOHN ? ? 1TT
0218 ? ? ? KK4BNC ? ? 599 ? ? GA ? ? ? ? ? RANDY ? ? 5W
0220 ? ? ? ?KO4VW ? ? 559 ? ? GA ? ? ? ? ? STEVE ? ? 5W
0221 ? ? ? KW4NJA ? ? 599 ? ? GA ? ? ? ? ? SCOTT ? ? 5W
0222 ? ? ? ? N3VO ? ? 599 ? ? MD ? ? ? ? ? ?MARC ? ? 5W
0223 ? ? ? WB9HFK ? ? 559 ? ? IL ? ? ? ? ? ?MARK ? ? 5W
0224 ? ? ? ?K9IUA ? ? 559 ? ? IA ? ? ? ? ? KEVIN ? ? 5W
0225 ? ? ? VE3NFK ? ? 559 ? ? ON ? ? ? ? ? ?JOHN ? ? 5W
0227 ? ? ? ? KZ5J ? ? 559 ? ? TX ? ? ? ? ? ? PAT ? ? 5W
0227 ? ? ? ? K3UZ ? ? 599 ? ? PA ? ? ? ? ? ?BILL ? ? 5W
0228 ? ? ? ?W4CMG ? ? 559 ? ? TN ? ? ? ? ? CATHY ? ? 5W
0232 ? ? ? WA4ZOF ? ? 559 ? ? GA ? ? ? ? ? ? TOM ? ? 5W
0233 ? ? ? ?K0LOA ? ? 559 ? ? TX ? ? ? ? ? DWAIN ? ? 5W
0234 ? ? ? ? NO2D ? ? 579 ? ? CO ? ? ? ? ? PETER ? ? 5W
0236 ? ? ? ? NX1K ? ? 559 ? ? MA ? ? ? ? ? ?MARK ? ? 5W
0238 ? ? ? ?W1FMR ? ? 579 ? ? FL ? ? ? ? ? ? JIM ? ? 5W
0240 ? ? ? ?KG5UK ? ? 559 ? ? OK ? ? ? ? ? BBRAD ? ? 5W
0241 ? ? ? ? W9OD ? ? 559 ? ? WI ? ? ? ? ? CRAIG ? ? 5W
0242 ? ? ? ? KR0U ? ? 559 ? ? CO ? ? ? ? ? ? TIM ? ? 5W
0243 ? ? ? ? N9NE ? ? 579 ? ? WI ? ? ? ? ? ?TODD ? ? 5W
0244 ? ? ? ? N0YJ ? ? 559 ? ? KS ? ? ? ? ? ?BERT ? ? 5W
0245 ? ? ? ?W4CMG ? ? 579 ? ? TN ? ? ? ? ? CATHY ? ? 5W
0246 ? ? ? ?W5AJD ? ? 559 ? ? LA ? ? ? ? ? JERRY ? ? 5W
0247 ? ? ? ? K6FA ? ? 559 ? ? CA ? ? ? ? ? DAVID ? ? 5W
0248 ? ? ? ? KV2X ? ? 559 ? ? NY ? ? ? ? ? ? TOM ? ? 5W
0250 ? ? ? KB5FCF ? ? 559 ? ? OK ? ? ? ? ? ?JOEL ? ? 5W
0252 ? ? ? ?N2TNN ? ? 559 ? ? VA ? ? ? ? ? ?DEAN ? ? 5W
0253 ? ? ? ?N9WKE ? ? 559 ? ? IL ? ? ? ? ? BRUCE ? ? 5W
0254 ? ? ? ? WC7S ? ? 559 ? ? WY ? ? ? ? ? ?DALE ? ? 5W
0255 ? ? ? ? WO9B ? ? 559 ? ? WI ? ? ? ? ? ?MIKE ? ? 5W
0256 ? ? ? ?W0JOE ? ? 449 ? ? MO ? ? ? ? ? ? JOE ? ? 5W
0258 ? ? ? ?WA9CW ? ? 569 ? ? WI ? ? ? ? ? ? TOM ? ? 5W
0300 ? ? ? ?K0LOA ? ? 559 ? ? TX ? ? ? ? ? DWAIN ? ? 5W
0302 ? ? ? ? ND4U ? ? 579 ? ? TN ? ? ? ? ? ? DEN ? ? 5W
0306 ? ? ? ? NN4K ? ? 549 ? ? GA ? ? ? ? ? ? MAC ? ? 5W
0307 ? ? ? ? W2SH ? ? 559 ? ? NJ ? ? ? ? ? ?CHAS ? ? 5W
0309 ? ? ? WB8QZM ? ? 559 ? ? TX ? ? ? ? ? BRIAN ? ? 5W
0310 ? ? ? ?N5KIP ? ? 559 ? ? TX ? ? ? ? ? ?DICK ? ? 5W
0313 ? ? ? ? N8SS ? ? 559 ? ? MI ? ? ? ? ? ?EARL ? ? 5W
0315 ? ? ? KB5FCF ? ? 559 ? ? OK ? ? ? ? ? ?JOEL ? ? 5W
0315 ? ? ? ? K3UT ? ? 579 ? ? GA ? ? ? ? ? ?PHIL ? ? 5W
0316 ? ? ? ?9A2UN ? ? 559 ? ? DX ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??
0318 ? ? ? ? K9TA ? ? 559 ? ? IN ? ? ? ? ? STEVE ? ? 5W
0319 ? ? ? ?K9DRP ? ? 559 ? ? IL ? ? ? ? ? ? DON ? ? 5W
0321 ? ? ? ?KT0AA ? ? 599 ? ? MO ? ? ? ? ? ?TONY ? ? 5W
0323 ? ? ? WB5BKL ? ? 559 ? ? TX ? ? ? ? ? ?NICK ? ? 5W
0326 ? ? ? ?9A1CB ? ? 559 ? ? DX ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??
0326 ? ? ? ? NK6A ? ? 559 ? ? CA ? ? ? ? ? ? DON ? ? 5W
0329 ? ? ? ? K7GO ? ? 559 ? ? MT ? ? ? ? ? ? LEW ? ? 5W
0331 ? ? ? ?K8LBQ ? ? 559 ? ? GA ? ? ? ? ? ?BAIN ? ? 5W
FOX ? ? ? ? AJ1DM ? ? 599 ? ? RI ? ? ? ? ? ?JOHN ? ? 5
FOX ? ? ? ?WD4CFN ? ? 599 ? ? TN ? ? ? ? ? STEVE ? ? 5
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I had two dx stations call in, who were obviously not qrp and didn't know it was a qrp fox hunt. I had one US station call in at 1TTW power. So scratch those three. Minus six dupes and I'm left with 60 pelts. Not a bad night all in all.
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Thanks for the patience and for all the q's!
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72 de John AJ1DM
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Re: 40M Fox Hunt tonight

 

Thanks Scott!! I was glad to get you in the log.? You had a good signal here also. I did have fun, and I get to do it again on 80M Thursday :).


WD4CFN Preliminary 40M Log

 

Thanks to everyone for the repeats, especially the CA stations that required many repeats on their names!? It was definitely a noisy night, but many good signals.? I was able to stay on the air throughout the entire hunt.? I was on 7.045.60Mhz.? ?Please let me know of any errors, and thanks for another fun hunt.??
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Time Call RSTRcvd QTH Name Pwr
0201 N9NE 579 WI TODD 5
0202 WB5BKL 559 TX NICK 5
0204 N9FZ 559 GA CAINAN 5
0205 K4PQC 579 GA PHIL 5
0206 KG5UK 559 OK BRAD 5
0207 K4BAI 599 GA JOHN 5
0208 NN4K 579 GA MAC 5
0208 ND4K 599 GA DAVE 5
0209 NC4RT 599 NC RANDY 5
0210 N4KV 579 AL JOHN 5
0211 N0YJ 559 KS BERT 5
0212 KR0U 559 CO TIM 5
0213 N2TNN 559 VA DEAN 5
0215 K2TW 559 VA TOM 5
0216 KO4VW 559 GA STEVE 5
0216 N4MJ 599 TN GLENN 5
0217 KK5LD 559 TX DAN 5
0218 W1FMR 599 FL JIM 5
0219 WA9CW 559 WI TOM 5
0220 W4CMG 579 TN CATHY 5
0220 K9CW 599 IL DREW 5
0221 K9IUA 559 IA KEVIN 5
0222 W5AJD 559 LA JERRY 5
0223 KZ5J 559 TX PAT 5
0224 KW4NJA 599 GA SCOTT 5
0225 KK4BNC 559 GA RANDY 5
0226 NO2D 559 CO PETER 5
0228 K0LOA 559 TX DWAIN 5
0230 N2RK 579 NY JACK 5
0231 WB9HFK 559 IL MARK 5
0231 W9OD 559 WI CRAIG 5
0235 K6FA 559 CA DAVID 5
0236 K3UT 579 GA PHIL 5
0236 WA4ZOF 599 GA TOM 5
0237 ND4U 599 TN DEN 5
0238 N3MM 579 VA HARRY 5
0240 K8LBQ 559 GA BAIN 5
0242 KB5FCF 559 OK JOEL 5
0243 N8SS 579 MI EARL 5
0245 K2SJB 579 NY DAVE 5
0246 WC7S 579 WY DALE 5
0248 WB8QZM 559 TX BRIAN 5
0250 K9TA 559 IN STEVE 5
0251 VE3NFK 559 ON JOHN 5
0252 N3VO 559 MD MARC 5
0253 N5KIP 559 TX DICK 5
0254 AL7V 559 OK SAM 5
0255 W0JOE 559 MO JOE 5
0256 N9WKE 559 IL BRUCE 5
0257 N1IX 559 NH DAVE 5
0259 KV2X 599 NY TOM 5
0300 AK3X 559 MD PETER 5
0301 W2SH 579 NJ CHAS 5
0306 WO9B 559 WI MIKE 5
0310 NK6A 559 CA DON 5
0316 NX1K 559 MA MARK 5
0317 KC1FB 559 CT JIM 5
0320 KT0AA 599 MO TONY 5
0324 K9DRP 559 IL DON 5
0327 W6QPA 559 CA RAY 5
330 FOX AJ1DM RI JOHN 5W
330 FOX WD4CFN TN STEVE 5W


Re: AJ1DM 40m Fox Announcement

 

John:

You got my name correct on the 3:00z exchange.? Please delete the 2:28z exchange which had my name spelled incorrectly.

Thank you for the hunt.? Hope to work you in the future.

K?LOA? - Dwain



On Monday, March 3, 2025 at 10:02:45 AM CST, John AJ1DM via groups.io <themerkels@...> wrote:


How did it get to be March already???!!!
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Tomorrow night I will be your 40m fox, along with Steve WD4DFN. We will be prowling around between 7.030 and 7.050 MHz from 9 -10:30 PM Eastern, aiming to give out lots of pelts! I'll be running my K3 at 5w to my 40m dipole.
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I will start out split, as always, and will transition to simplex if and when the pack thins out. There are often a few hounds who miss that transition. The signal is very subtle:? when split I send "CQ FOX AJ1DM UP" and when simplex "CQ FOX AJ1DM K". Pay close attention so you are transmitting on the frequency that I'm most likely to hear and thus most likely to give you a pelt!
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Having said that, spread your QRG's so I can dissect the pack as quickly as possible. Zero-beaters make terrible hunters!!
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I plan to post on the Fritz map.
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I look forward to working as many of you Hounds as possible!
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72 de John AJ1DM


Lids

 

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There are some lids participating in the Fox Hunts, which are barely fun anymore. One station tonight called continuously 11 times non stop. That interferes with other stations listening and it interferes with the fox. Then, when the fox asked for his name, he sent his state about five times fast. The fox had to ask for the name twice. If this event is to be a good way to learn and practice pileups, I assume we are talking about DX pileups. There is a DX Code of Conduct often adhered to in DXing. I see no reason why the Fox Hunt cannot adhere to the same courteous code of conduct. Here are the two relevant sections of the code:

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4-I will not interfere with the DX station nor anyone calling and will never tune up on the DX frequency or in the QSX slot.

7-I will call and then listen for a reasonable interval. I will not call continuously.

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Dick AB0CD..

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72, Dick AB0CD
Colorado QRP Club


40M Fox Hunt tonight

 

Both Steve and John did a great job tonight in the midst of severe storms coming into the Southeast. Both (especially Steve WD4CFN) were very strong in Athens, GA this evening. I much prefer 40m hunts over the somewhat noisy 80m pelt attempts, but both have been lots of fun in my first year of really trying.? I hope both of you had as much fun as I did as a Fox.? Great work men!!!
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Scott
KW4NJA


Re: WD4CFN Fox Announcement

 

Thanks!


On Tue, Mar 4, 2025 at 7:27?PM tfonstad_n9ne via <tfonstad=[email protected]> wrote:
Steve, Stay Safe!! And GL.

On Tue, Mar 4, 2025 at 7:09?PM Steve WD4CFN via <steveghertner=[email protected]> wrote:
what was supposed to be just rain now appears will also be isolated thunderstorm also in my area.? If it arrives, it will be mid-hunt.? I will be monitoring it, and may need to go qrt until it passes.? It's pretty windy tonight, so things are moving fairly quickly.? The forecast keeps changing.? ?I'll sign QRT and get back on after it passes - if it occurs.
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72,
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Steve WD4CFN


Re: WD4CFN Fox Announcement

 

Steve, Stay Safe!! And GL.

On Tue, Mar 4, 2025 at 7:09?PM Steve WD4CFN via <steveghertner=[email protected]> wrote:
what was supposed to be just rain now appears will also be isolated thunderstorm also in my area.? If it arrives, it will be mid-hunt.? I will be monitoring it, and may need to go qrt until it passes.? It's pretty windy tonight, so things are moving fairly quickly.? The forecast keeps changing.? ?I'll sign QRT and get back on after it passes - if it occurs.
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72,
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Steve WD4CFN


Re: WD4CFN Fox Announcement

 

what was supposed to be just rain now appears will also be isolated thunderstorm also in my area.? If it arrives, it will be mid-hunt.? I will be monitoring it, and may need to go qrt until it passes.? It's pretty windy tonight, so things are moving fairly quickly.? The forecast keeps changing.? ?I'll sign QRT and get back on after it passes - if it occurs.
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72,
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Steve WD4CFN


Re: Hunt #32 - need replacement - KZ5H

 

I'll put that on the sked


On Sat, Mar 1, 2025 at 8:44?AM Seth KZ5H via <seth.lurie=[email protected]> wrote:
Hello,

I am scheduled to be the fox on 3/12. Unfortunately?I will not be available. Can someone take my place?


Sincerely,?

Seth Lurie
Seth.Lurie@...
713-906-3242


40 ACRE FOXii

 

Good Luck to John AJ1DM and Steve WD4CFN for tonights' hunt in the 40 Acre Wood.?
IF you FOXii are planning to do live logging, remember to turn on the program on, contact K4OAQ to get set up.
May the Prop Princess be ever in OUR FAVOR!!



WD4CFN Fox Announcement

 

As John AJ1DM mentioned, I will be your fox along with him tomorrow evening. ?I am located in Nashville, TN, and will be running an IC-7610 at 5W into one of two doublets up about 45'.? Look for us between 7.030 and 7.050 Mhz between 0200-0330z?.?I will start calling CQ?FOX?de?WD4CFN?UP, then just?WD4CFN UP.? I will be listening 1-2Khz up then will go simplex if/when things slow down.? I will send your call twice on the first exchange and again with a "TU".? Please listen to make sure I got your call correctly.? I plan to to use the Fritz map.? We have rain forecasted (100%) during the hunt.? Hopefully, the QRN won't be too bad.? I look forward to handing out as many pelts as I can.
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72,
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Steve WD4CFN


ARS Spartan Sprint Tonight!

 

7 to 9 PM CST

0100 to 0300 Z

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Overview & Rule Summary

FOR THE ADVENTURE RADIO SOCIETY

SPARTAN SPRINT

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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 ¨C 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 ¨C This event is always at these Local Times

(UTC for STANDARD TIME : 0100Z to 0300Z)

(UTC for DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME : 0000Z to 0200Z)

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POWER OUTPUT

To keep with its minimalist theme, Maximum Spartan Sprint power output is 5 watts.

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However, a Spartan Sprint participant running 5 watts who is submitting

?results is allowed to work a non-QRP station.??That contact will count.

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(A Non-QRP station is not permitted to submit results for this QRP event.)

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OPERATION

We operate CW on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters, around standard QRP frequencies.

Call???CQ SP?????? Or listen for calling stations.

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EXCHANGE

- Your Call Sign
- Your State or Province
- Your Power output

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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.)

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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.

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Looking forward to working you during the next Spartan Sprint.

73,? Jody ¨C K3JZD on behalf of

Russ Carpenter - AA7QU and Richard Fisher - KI6SN

The Adventure Radio Society?Pioneers?

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Last Updated : 09SEP24




Mark Prather - WB9HFK

Celebrating my 53rd year as an Amateur Radio (Ham) Operator.



AJ1DM 40m Fox Announcement

 

How did it get to be March already???!!!
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Tomorrow night I will be your 40m fox, along with Steve WD4DFN. We will be prowling around between 7.030 and 7.050 MHz from 9 -10:30 PM Eastern, aiming to give out lots of pelts! I'll be running my K3 at 5w to my 40m dipole.
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I will start out split, as always, and will transition to simplex if and when the pack thins out. There are often a few hounds who miss that transition. The signal is very subtle:? when split I send "CQ FOX AJ1DM UP" and when simplex "CQ FOX AJ1DM K". Pay close attention so you are transmitting on the frequency that I'm most likely to hear and thus most likely to give you a pelt!
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Having said that, spread your QRG's so I can dissect the pack as quickly as possible. Zero-beaters make terrible hunters!!
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I plan to post on the Fritz map.
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I look forward to working as many of you Hounds as possible!
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72 de John AJ1DM


Re: Hunt #32 - need replacement - KZ5H

Seth KZ5H
 

That works. Thanks Rick.


Sincerely,?

Seth Lurie
Seth.Lurie@...
713-906-3242


On Sat, Mar 1, 2025 at 10:12?AM Rick McGaver via <nk9g=[email protected]> wrote:
If you can swap I¡¯m on the following Tuesday 3/19.
NK9G. Rick

On Mar 1, 2025, at 9:44?AM, Seth KZ5H via <seth.lurie=[email protected]> wrote:

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Hello,

I am scheduled to be the fox on 3/12. Unfortunately?I will not be available. Can someone take my place?


Sincerely,?

Seth Lurie
Seth.Lurie@...
713-906-3242


Re: N8SS 80M fox log

 

No comments, good or bad so the log stands as is.

Still have my pet peeve of hounds that call incessantly to the point where I am waiting for them to finish calling so that I can go back to them.? At least try to practice one shot, one pelt.

I did notice I had a second grouping of the pile up just a little up from the main pile which was just out of my passband but got to it when the main group petered out and I could take some time to spin the dial a little.

As usual was begging the last 30 minutes so plenty of time to work more if they were there.

73
Earl
N8SS

On Thu, Feb 27, 2025, 11:46?PM Earl Morse via <n8ss2014=[email protected]> wrote:
UTC CALL RST QTH NAME PWR
O200 WD4CFN 559 TN STEVE 5W
O201 K9IUA 559 IA KEVIN 5W
O202 W9XU 559 WI LON 5W
O203 N9NE 559 WI TODD 5W
O203 WA9CW 559 WI TOM 5W
O203 WB9HFK 559 IL MARK 5W
O206 WA4ZOF 559 GA TOM 5W
O209 NK9G 559 WI RICK 5W
O209 KK5LD 559 TX DAN 5W
O210 NO2D 559 CO PETER 5W
O211 N1IX 559 NH DAVE 5W
O213 N2RK 599 NY JACK 5W
O215 KO4VW 559 GA DAVE 5W
O215 K9CW 599 IL DREW 5W
O217 K4OSO 559 VA MILT 5W
O218 N9WKE 559 IL BRUCE 5W
O219 W4CMG 559 TN CATHY 5W
O220 N2TNN 559 VA DEAN 5W
O221 K2TW 579 VA TOM 5W
O222 N0YJ 559 KS BERT 5W
O222 K4PQC 559 GA PHIL 5W
O224 K2SJB 339 NY DAVE 5W
O225 W9OD 559 WI CRAIG 5W
O226 K4BAI 459 GA JOHN 5W
O227 NN4K 549 GA MAC 5W
O237 K0LOA 559 TX DWAIN 5W
O239 N0AR 559 MN SCOTT 5W
O242 AK3X 559 MD PETER 5W
O243 ND4U 559 TN DEN 5W
O244 N4KV 559 AL JOHN 5W
O246 KZ5J 559 TX PAT 5W
O247 K2ZN 559 NY AL 5W
O248 K0LOA 559 5W DWAIN TX
O250 W2SH 549 NJ CHAS 5W
O252 N4MJ 579 TN GLENN 5W
O258 KK4BNC 559 GA RANDY 5W
O302 K7GO 559 MT LEW 5W
O304 KR0U 229 CO TIM 5W
O306 WC7S 449 WY DALE 5W
O308 WO9B 559 WI MIKE 5W
O316 KW4NJA 599 GA SCOTT 5W
O322 K9TA 559 IN STEVE 5W
FOX K9DRP ? ? ? ?
FOX N8SS ? ? ? ?


Re: Hunt #32 - need replacement - KZ5H

 

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If you can swap I¡¯m on the following Tuesday 3/19.
NK9G. Rick

On Mar 1, 2025, at 9:44?AM, Seth KZ5H via groups.io <seth.lurie@...> wrote:

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Hello,

I am scheduled to be the fox on 3/12. Unfortunately?I will not be available. Can someone take my place?


Sincerely,?

Seth Lurie
Seth.Lurie@...
713-906-3242