Yeah,? that seemed likely to me too.? ?Round file.?
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sorry to get you botherd, do you shop on amazon,,..
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Charlie Dawson
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W2LJ Final 80 Meter Log 02/14/2025
Two minor corrections. This is the final version.?
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Thanks to all the Hounds who chased me this year!
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0200? ? N1IX ? ?559 ? ?NH ? ?DAVE ? ?5W
0200 ? ?K4PQC ? ?559 ? ?GA ? ?PHIL ? ?5W
0201 ? ?WA9CW ? ?559 ? ?WI ? ?TOM ? ?5W
0202 ? ?NX1K ? ?559 ? ?MA ? ?MARK ? ?5W
0204 ? ?W1FMR ? ?559 ? ?FL ? ?JIM ? ?5W
0206 ? ?VE3NFK ? ?559 ? ?ON ? ?JOHN ? ?5W
0207 ? ?K9CW ? ?599 ? ?IL ? ?DREW ? ?5W
0208 ? ?WB9HFK ? ?559 ? ?IL ? ?MARK ? ?5W
0209 ? ?K2TW ? ?579 ? ?VA ? ?TOM ? ?5W
0210 ? ?N9NE ? ?559? ? WI? ? TODD ? ?5W
0210 ? ?KK4BNC ? ?559 ? ?GA ? ?RANDY ? ?5W
0212 ? ?AK1P ? ?559 ? ?FL ? ?PAUL ? ?5W
0213 ? ?N8SS ? ?559 ? ?MI ? ?EARL ? ?5W
0214 ? ?W9XU ? ?559 ? ?WI ? ?LON ? ?5W
0215 ? ?N2RK ? ?599 ? ?NY ? ?JACK ? ?5W
0216 ? ?N2TNN ? ?559 ? ?VA ? ?DEAN ? ?5W
0217 ? ?W1XU ? ?599 ? ?NH ? ?BRAD ? ?5W
0218 ? ?W4CMG ? ?559 ? ?TN ? ?CATHY ? ?5W
0219 ? ?KK5LD ? ?559 ? ?TX ? ?DAN ? ?5W
0220 ? ?ND4K ? ?599 ? ?GA ? ?DAVE ? ?5W
0221 ? ?WD4CFN ? ?559 ? ?TN ? ?STEVE ? ?5W
0222 ? ?W2SH ? ?589 ? ?NJ ? ?CHAS ? ?5W
0224 ? ?K2SJB ? ?599 ? ?NY ? ?DAVE ? ?5W
0225 ? ?ND4U ? ?559 ? ?TN ? ?DEN ? ?5W
0228 ? ?N4MJ ? ?229 ? ?TN ? ?GLENN ? ?5W
0229 ? ?K9IUA ? ?559 ? ?IA ? ?KEVIN ? ?5W
0230 ? ?AK3X ? ?569 ? ?MD ? ?PETER ? ?5W
0232 ? ?K3PH ? ?559 ? ?PA ? ?BOB ? ?5W
0232 ? ?W9OD ? ?559 ? ?WI ? ?CRAIG ? ?5W
0235 ? ?WA4ZOF ? ?549 ? ?GA ? ?TOM ? ?5W
0238 ? ?K9DRP ? ?559 ? ?IL ? ?DON ? ?5W
0243 ? ?NC4RT/P ? ?569 ? ?NC ? ?RANDY ? ?5W
0244 ? ?NN4K ? ?559 ? ?GA ? ?MAC ? ?5W
0245 ? ?KR0U ? ?229 ? ?CO ? ?TIM ? ?5W
0246 ? ?NK9G ? ?559 ? ?WI ? ?RICK ? ?5W
0247 ? ?NO2D ? ?579 ? ?CO ? ?PETER ? ?5W
0248 ? ?K4QPL ? ?559 ? ?NC ? ?JIM ? ?5W
0249 ? ?KT0AA ? ?549 ? ?MO ? ?TONY ? ?5W
0251 ? ?AC0BQ ? ?559 ? ?KS ? ?JOHN ? ?5W
0253 ? ?N0YJ ? ?559 ? ?KS ? ?BERT? 5W
0306 ? ?KW4NJA ? ?599 ? ?GA ? ?SCOTT ? ?5W
0311 ? ?WO9D ? ?559 ? ?WI ? ?MIKE ? ?5W
0313 ? ?WC7S ? ?559 ? ?WY ? ?LEE ? ?5W
0316 ? ?K9TA ? ?559 ? ?IN ? ?STEVE ? ?5W
0320 ? ?K0LOA ? ?459 ? ?TX ? ?DWAIN ? ?5W
0327 ? ?KG5UK ? ?559 ? ?OK ? ?BRAD ? ?5W
0329 ? ?K3UT ? ?559 ? ?GA ? ?PHIL ? ?5W
0330 ? ?K4BAI ? ?FOX ? ?GA ? ?JOHN ? ?5W
0330 ? ?W2LJ ? ?FOX ? ?NJ ? ?LARRY ? ?5W
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K4BAI Preliminary Log 80M Fox Hunt 2/14/25
Here is the preliminary log from last night's 80M QRP Fox Hunt. Please advise of any transcription errors before Monday morning. I will then post the final log. I was on 3556.5 kHz listening up until the pile up died down and I started listening simplex at 0256Z. Total of 61 hounds and the two foxes for a score of 63. Apologies to any I may have not been able to copy, including K0DTJ and two other CA hounds that I now know were calling. Equipment was TS590SG at 5W to 125' zepp in inverted vee configuration with the top at about 35' through a Palstar antenna tuner. Best DX were K6XR in CA and K7GO in MT. 73/72, John, K4BAI.
0202 N8SS 559 MI EARL 5W
0203 WB9HFK 579 IL MARK 5W
0204 K4PQC 579 GA PHIL 5W
0204 KK4BNC 599 GA RANDY 5W
0205 WD4CFN 579 TN STEVE 5W
0205 K9CW 599 IL DREW 5W
0206 K2TW 579 VA TOM 5W
0207 W5AJD 559 LA JERRY 5W
0207 AK1P 599 FL PAUL 5W
0208 N9NE 559 WI TODD 5W
0209 ND4U 559 TN DEN 5W
0209 N2RK 599 NY JACK 5W
0210 N0YJ 579 KS BERT 5W
0211 AC0BQ 559 KS JOHN 5W
0212 N9WKE 559 IL BRUCE 5W
0213 W9XU 559 WI LON 5W
0213 W1FMR 599 FL JIM 5W
0214 K4EES 599 AL KEN 5W
0214 NO2D 599 CO PETER 5W
0215 N4MJ 559 TN GLENN 5W
0215 ND4K 599 GA MAC 5W
0216 W2SH 589 NJ CHAS 5W
0217 KK4E 599 GA DON 5W
0218 KK5LD 559 TX DAN 5W
0218 N4KV 599 AL JOHN 5W
0219 KR0U 559 CO TIM 5W
0220 KG5UK 559 OK BRAD 5W
0220 N2TNN 559 VA DEAN 5W
0221 K2SJB 559 NY DAVE 5W
0223 WA9CW 599 WI TOM 5W
0223 K9IUA 559 IA KEVIN 5W
0224 K0LOA 559 TX DWAIN 5W
0226 W9OD 559 WI CRAIG 5W
0226 N1IX 559 NH DAVE 5W
0227 W4CNG 559 TN CATHY 5W
0228 KQ0E 559 TX RON 5W
0229 AK3X 569 MD PETER 5W
0232 NK9G 559 WI RICK 5W
0233 W1XV 599 NH BRAD 5W
0235 WC7S 599 WY DALE 5W
0236 K3PH 559 PA BOB 5W
0237 K4QPL 599 NC JIM 5W
0239 KZ5J 599 TX PAT 5W
0240 WA4ZOF 599 GA TOM 5W
0241 NC4RT/P 599 NC RANDY 5W
0242 NN4K 599 GA MAC 5W
0243 K9DRP 579 IN DON 5W
0244 WQ0N 559 MN RUSS 5W
0245 KW4NJA 599 GA SCOTT 5W
0247 K7GO 559 MT LEW 5W
0250 KC1FB 559 CT JIM 5W
0252 KT0AA 559 MO TONY 5W
0258 KF4LMZ 559 SC PAT 5W
0259 KO4VW 559 GA STEVE 5W
0308 KR2Q 579 NJ DOUG 5W
0310 WO9B 559 WI MIKE 5W
0311 NX1K 559 MA MARK 5W
0314 K9TA 559 IN STEVE 5W
0323 K6XR 559 CA MAC 5W
0325 N4GG 579 GA HAL 5W
0327 K3UT 599 GA PHIL 5W
0330 W2LJ FOX NJ LARRY 5W
0330 K4BAI FOX GA JOHN 5W
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Re: SPAM [qfox] W2LJ 80 Meter Preliminary Log 02/14/2025
Yes, I do that. I also slow down for weaker and slower hounds when I'm the Fox. It often is faster to send slowly once than to send fast two, three, or more times!
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BTW, that's something that Tim KR0U does, often. When you have 5 or 6 Hounds calling you at the same time, a slower speed call sign tends to stick out. Hint - hint ...... I'll have to remember that myself!
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Re: W2LJ 80 Meter Preliminary Log 02/14/2025
Hey Larry at 2:53 N0YJ name is Bert, I didn¡¯t hear you call for a repeat on name but I might have missed it. Tnx for being a fox
Thanks to all the Hounds who worked me. Sorry to those who chased me. but I was not able to hear - and I know there were a few of you. I just couldn't dig you out. K Index was 4 last night and at times the QSB was rampant. QSB was giving me particular problems while working Don K9DRP. Thanks Don, for slowing down the code speed. Once you did that I was able to hear you just fine.
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BTW, that's something that Tim KR0U does, often. When you have 5 or 6 Hounds calling you at the same time, a slower speed call sign tends to stick out. Hint - hint ...... I'll have to remember that myself!
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If I made any transcription errors, please let me know via w2ljqrp@.... So, without further ado: ?
0200 ? ?N1IX ? ?559 ? ?NH ? ?DAVE ? ?5W
0200 ? ?K4PQC ? ?559 ? ?GA ? ?PHIL ? ?5W
0201 ? ?WA9CW ? ?559 ? ?WI ? ?TOM ? ?5W
0202 ? ?NX1K ? ?559 ? ?MA ? ?MARK ? ?5W
0204 ? ?W1FMR ? ?559 ? ?FL ? ?JIM ? ?5W
0206 ? ?VE3NFK ? ?559 ? ?ON ? ?JOHN ? ?5W
0207 ? ?K9CW ? ?599 ? ?IL ? ?DREW ? ?5W
0208 ? ?WB9HFK ? ?559 ? ?IL ? ?MARK ? ?5W
0209 ? ?K2TW ? ?579 ? ?VA ? ?TOM ? ?5W
0210 ? ?N9NE ? ?559 ? ?MN ? ?TODD ? ?5W
0210 ? ?KK4BNC ? ?559 ? ?GA ? ?RANDY ? ?5W
0212 ? ?AK1P ? ?559 ? ?FL ? ?PAUL ? ?5W
0213 ? ?N8SS ? ?559 ? ?MI ? ?EARL ? ?5W
0214 ? ?W9XU ? ?559 ? ?WI ? ?LON ? ?5W
0215 ? ?N2RK ? ?599 ? ?NY ? ?JACK ? ?5W
0216 ? ?N2TNN ? ?559 ? ?VA ? ?DEAN ? ?5W
0217 ? ?W1XU ? ?599 ? ?NH ? ?BRAD ? ?5W
0218 ? ?W4CMG ? ?559 ? ?TN ? ?CATHY ? ?5W
0219 ? ?KK5LD ? ?559 ? ?TX ? ?DAN ? ?5W
0220 ? ?ND4K ? ?599 ? ?GA ? ?DAVE ? ?5W
0221 ? ?WD4CFN ? ?559 ? ?TN ? ?STEVE ? ?5W
0222 ? ?W2SH ? ?589 ? ?NJ ? ?CHAS ? ?5W
0224 ? ?K2SJB ? ?599 ? ?NY ? ?DAVE ? ?5W
0225 ? ?ND4U ? ?559 ? ?TN ? ?DEN ? ?5W
0228 ? ?N4MJ ? ?229 ? ?TN ? ?GLENN ? ?5W
0229 ? ?K9IUA ? ?559 ? ?IA ? ?KEVIN ? ?5W
0230 ? ?AK3X ? ?569 ? ?MD ? ?PETER ? ?5W
0232 ? ?K3PH ? ?559 ? ?PA ? ?BOB ? ?5W
0232 ? ?W9OD ? ?559 ? ?WI ? ?CRAIG ? ?5W
0235 ? ?WA4ZOF ? ?549 ? ?GA ? ?TOM ? ?5W
0238 ? ?K9DRP ? ?559 ? ?IL ? ?DON ? ?5W
0243 ? ?NC4RT/P ? ?569 ? ?NC ? ?RANDY ? ?5W
0244 ? ?NN4K ? ?559 ? ?GA ? ?MAC ? ?5W
0245 ? ?KR0U ? ?229 ? ?CO ? ?TIM ? ?5W
0246 ? ?NK9G ? ?559 ? ?WI ? ?RICK ? ?5W
0247 ? ?NO2D ? ?579 ? ?CO ? ?PETER ? ?5W
0248 ? ?K4QPL ? ?559 ? ?NC ? ?JIM ? ?5W
0249 ? ?KT0AA ? ?549 ? ?MO ? ?TONY ? ?5W
0251 ? ?AC0BQ ? ?559 ? ?KS ? ?JOHN ? ?5W
0253 ? ?N0YJ ? ?559 ? ?KS ? ?BOB ? ?5W
0306 ? ?KW4NJA ? ?599 ? ?GA ? ?SCOTT ? ?5W
0311 ? ?WO9D ? ?559 ? ?WI ? ?MIKE ? ?5W
0313 ? ?WC7S ? ?559 ? ?WY ? ?LEE ? ?5W
0316 ? ?K9TA ? ?559 ? ?IN ? ?STEVE ? ?5W
0320 ? ?K0LOA ? ?459 ? ?TX ? ?DWAIN ? ?5W
0327 ? ?KG5UK ? ?559 ? ?OK ? ?BRAD ? ?5W
0329 ? ?K3UT ? ?559 ? ?GA ? ?PHIL ? ?5W
0330 ? ?K4BAI ? ?FOX ? ?GA ? ?JOHN ? ?5W
0330 ? ?W2LJ ? ?FOX ? ?NJ ? ?LARRY ? ?5W
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49 QSOs including the two Foxes. For me, that ain't half bad!
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72 de Larry W2LJ
QRP - When you care to send the very least!
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Re: Initial Notes 80M Fox Hunt K4BAI/Fox 2/14/25
Sorry to have missed you last night, Brian.? We will do better on 20M in the summer hunts.? 73/72, John.
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On 2/13/2025 11:43 PM, Brian K0DTJ via groups.io wrote: Hi John,
Thanks for being a Fox tonight. I found you right away through your Midwest pileup but you were ESP and would disappear for minutes at a time. By 0300z you were pretty solid, at 0315 Q4 and at the end about 2 S-units above my noise. By then there were four CA hounds calling and I heard Mac get his pelt. Not surprised you couldn¡¯t hear me; my geography to the east isn¡¯t ideal.
72/73,
Brian, K0DTJ
On Feb 13, 2025, at 20:00, John Laney <k4bai@...> wrote:
?Hello all: I will post a copy of the log tomorrow (Friday) morning. Please let me know by the end of he weekend of any transcription errors and I will submit the final log Monday.
Had been having trouble with the computer and N1MM+, but it ran OK for the 1300Z CWT today. However, tonight I couldn't get it to bring up N1MM+. I couldn't get it to go to the screen where the shut down or shut down and restart commands are. So, I had to power it down, which I don't like to do, but it did come back up OK. Only, it began to update! Took 25 minutes to update and I was considering logging on paper when it was finally ready and it brought up N1MM+. Just had time to start the K4OAQ map program and reconfigure N1MM+ commands before the fox hunt period started. I was all 90 minutes transmitting on 3556.5 kHz. At 0256, I could hear no more callers and went to simplex. I was still tuning up in case someone called up, but no one did. I did catch a GA hound calling simplex before I went simplex and worked him OK. Log shows 61 QSOs plus the two foxes for a score of 63.
There was a lot of QRN from the storm front that just passed through here going south, but, in spite of the QRN, the band seemed pretty good. I had told the other fox, Larry, W2LJ, that we might work K7GO in Mt, but wouldn't have a chance at a CA hound this near the sunspot cycle high. CA is hard from the east coast 2XQRP even at the bottom of a cycle. But, to my amazement, I did have a QSO with Reggie (Mac) K6XR near the end of the hunt. Wow! Now if someone tells me that the Fritz map did show my QSOs tonight, it will have been a near perfect night. I hope I didn't miss anyone who could hear me and called. I did work a few new-to-me hounds and want to welcome them if they are subscribed to this reflector.
Hope we all have fun and good luck in the ARRL DX Contest, CW, this weekend. I am expecting great band conditions! 73/72, John, K4BAI.
TS590SG at 5W output. 125'center fed dipole in an inverted vee configuration with the center up about 35'.
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W2LJ 80 Meter Preliminary Log 02/14/2025
Thanks to all the Hounds who worked me. Sorry to those who chased me. but I was not able to hear - and I know there were a few of you. I just couldn't dig you out. K Index was 4 last night and at times the QSB was rampant. QSB was giving me particular problems while working Don K9DRP. Thanks Don, for slowing down the code speed. Once you did that I was able to hear you just fine.
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BTW, that's something that Tim KR0U does, often. When you have 5 or 6 Hounds calling you at the same time, a slower speed call sign tends to stick out. Hint - hint ...... I'll have to remember that myself!
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If I made any transcription errors, please let me know via w2ljqrp@.... So, without further ado: ?
0200 ? ?N1IX ? ?559 ? ?NH ? ?DAVE ? ?5W
0200 ? ?K4PQC ? ?559 ? ?GA ? ?PHIL ? ?5W
0201 ? ?WA9CW ? ?559 ? ?WI ? ?TOM ? ?5W
0202 ? ?NX1K ? ?559 ? ?MA ? ?MARK ? ?5W
0204 ? ?W1FMR ? ?559 ? ?FL ? ?JIM ? ?5W
0206 ? ?VE3NFK ? ?559 ? ?ON ? ?JOHN ? ?5W
0207 ? ?K9CW ? ?599 ? ?IL ? ?DREW ? ?5W
0208 ? ?WB9HFK ? ?559 ? ?IL ? ?MARK ? ?5W
0209 ? ?K2TW ? ?579 ? ?VA ? ?TOM ? ?5W
0210 ? ?N9NE ? ?559 ? ?MN ? ?TODD ? ?5W
0210 ? ?KK4BNC ? ?559 ? ?GA ? ?RANDY ? ?5W
0212 ? ?AK1P ? ?559 ? ?FL ? ?PAUL ? ?5W
0213 ? ?N8SS ? ?559 ? ?MI ? ?EARL ? ?5W
0214 ? ?W9XU ? ?559 ? ?WI ? ?LON ? ?5W
0215 ? ?N2RK ? ?599 ? ?NY ? ?JACK ? ?5W
0216 ? ?N2TNN ? ?559 ? ?VA ? ?DEAN ? ?5W
0217 ? ?W1XU ? ?599 ? ?NH ? ?BRAD ? ?5W
0218 ? ?W4CMG ? ?559 ? ?TN ? ?CATHY ? ?5W
0219 ? ?KK5LD ? ?559 ? ?TX ? ?DAN ? ?5W
0220 ? ?ND4K ? ?599 ? ?GA ? ?DAVE ? ?5W
0221 ? ?WD4CFN ? ?559 ? ?TN ? ?STEVE ? ?5W
0222 ? ?W2SH ? ?589 ? ?NJ ? ?CHAS ? ?5W
0224 ? ?K2SJB ? ?599 ? ?NY ? ?DAVE ? ?5W
0225 ? ?ND4U ? ?559 ? ?TN ? ?DEN ? ?5W
0228 ? ?N4MJ ? ?229 ? ?TN ? ?GLENN ? ?5W
0229 ? ?K9IUA ? ?559 ? ?IA ? ?KEVIN ? ?5W
0230 ? ?AK3X ? ?569 ? ?MD ? ?PETER ? ?5W
0232 ? ?K3PH ? ?559 ? ?PA ? ?BOB ? ?5W
0232 ? ?W9OD ? ?559 ? ?WI ? ?CRAIG ? ?5W
0235 ? ?WA4ZOF ? ?549 ? ?GA ? ?TOM ? ?5W
0238 ? ?K9DRP ? ?559 ? ?IL ? ?DON ? ?5W
0243 ? ?NC4RT/P ? ?569 ? ?NC ? ?RANDY ? ?5W
0244 ? ?NN4K ? ?559 ? ?GA ? ?MAC ? ?5W
0245 ? ?KR0U ? ?229 ? ?CO ? ?TIM ? ?5W
0246 ? ?NK9G ? ?559 ? ?WI ? ?RICK ? ?5W
0247 ? ?NO2D ? ?579 ? ?CO ? ?PETER ? ?5W
0248 ? ?K4QPL ? ?559 ? ?NC ? ?JIM ? ?5W
0249 ? ?KT0AA ? ?549 ? ?MO ? ?TONY ? ?5W
0251 ? ?AC0BQ ? ?559 ? ?KS ? ?JOHN ? ?5W
0253 ? ?N0YJ ? ?559 ? ?KS ? ?BOB ? ?5W
0306 ? ?KW4NJA ? ?599 ? ?GA ? ?SCOTT ? ?5W
0311 ? ?WO9D ? ?559 ? ?WI ? ?MIKE ? ?5W
0313 ? ?WC7S ? ?559 ? ?WY ? ?LEE ? ?5W
0316 ? ?K9TA ? ?559 ? ?IN ? ?STEVE ? ?5W
0320 ? ?K0LOA ? ?459 ? ?TX ? ?DWAIN ? ?5W
0327 ? ?KG5UK ? ?559 ? ?OK ? ?BRAD ? ?5W
0329 ? ?K3UT ? ?559 ? ?GA ? ?PHIL ? ?5W
0330 ? ?K4BAI ? ?FOX ? ?GA ? ?JOHN ? ?5W
0330 ? ?W2LJ ? ?FOX ? ?NJ ? ?LARRY ? ?5W
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49 QSOs including the two Foxes. For me, that ain't half bad!
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72 de Larry W2LJ
QRP - When you care to send the very least!
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Re: Initial Notes 80M Fox Hunt K4BAI/Fox 2/14/25
Hi John,
Thanks for being a Fox tonight. I found you right away through your Midwest pileup but you were ESP and would disappear for minutes at a time. By 0300z you were pretty solid, at 0315 Q4 and at the end about 2 S-units above my noise. By then there were four CA hounds calling and I heard Mac get his pelt. Not surprised you couldn¡¯t hear me; my geography to the east isn¡¯t ideal.
72/73,
Brian, K0DTJ
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On Feb 13, 2025, at 20:00, John Laney <k4bai@...> wrote:
?Hello all: I will post a copy of the log tomorrow (Friday) morning. Please let me know by the end of he weekend of any transcription errors and I will submit the final log Monday.
Had been having trouble with the computer and N1MM+, but it ran OK for the 1300Z CWT today. However, tonight I couldn't get it to bring up N1MM+. I couldn't get it to go to the screen where the shut down or shut down and restart commands are. So, I had to power it down, which I don't like to do, but it did come back up OK. Only, it began to update! Took 25 minutes to update and I was considering logging on paper when it was finally ready and it brought up N1MM+. Just had time to start the K4OAQ map program and reconfigure N1MM+ commands before the fox hunt period started. I was all 90 minutes transmitting on 3556.5 kHz. At 0256, I could hear no more callers and went to simplex. I was still tuning up in case someone called up, but no one did. I did catch a GA hound calling simplex before I went simplex and worked him OK. Log shows 61 QSOs plus the two foxes for a score of 63.
There was a lot of QRN from the storm front that just passed through here going south, but, in spite of the QRN, the band seemed pretty good. I had told the other fox, Larry, W2LJ, that we might work K7GO in Mt, but wouldn't have a chance at a CA hound this near the sunspot cycle high. CA is hard from the east coast 2XQRP even at the bottom of a cycle. But, to my amazement, I did have a QSO with Reggie (Mac) K6XR near the end of the hunt. Wow! Now if someone tells me that the Fritz map did show my QSOs tonight, it will have been a near perfect night. I hope I didn't miss anyone who could hear me and called. I did work a few new-to-me hounds and want to welcome them if they are subscribed to this reflector.
Hope we all have fun and good luck in the ARRL DX Contest, CW, this weekend. I am expecting great band conditions! 73/72, John, K4BAI.
TS590SG at 5W output. 125'center fed dipole in an inverted vee configuration with the center up about 35'.
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Initial Notes 80M Fox Hunt K4BAI/Fox 2/14/25
Hello all:? I will post a copy of the log tomorrow (Friday) morning.? Please let me know by the end of he weekend of any transcription errors and I will submit the final log Monday.
Had been having trouble with the computer and N1MM+, but it ran OK for the 1300Z CWT today.? However, tonight I couldn't get it to bring up N1MM+.? I couldn't get it to go to the screen where the shut down or shut down and restart commands are. So, I had to power it down, which I don't like to do, but it did come back up OK.? Only, it began to update!? Took 25 minutes to update and I was considering logging on paper when it was finally ready and it brought up N1MM+.? Just had time to start the K4OAQ map program and reconfigure N1MM+ commands before the fox hunt period started.? I was all 90 minutes transmitting on 3556.5 kHz.? At 0256, I could hear no more callers and went to simplex.? I was still tuning up in case someone called up, but no one did.? I did catch a GA hound calling simplex before I went simplex and worked him OK.? Log shows 61 QSOs plus the two foxes for a score of 63.
There was a lot of QRN from the storm front that just passed through here going south, but, in spite of the QRN, the band seemed pretty good.? I had told the other fox, Larry, W2LJ, that we might work K7GO in Mt, but wouldn't have a chance at a CA hound this near the sunspot cycle high.? CA is hard from the east coast 2XQRP even at the bottom of a cycle.? But, to my amazement, I did have a QSO with Reggie (Mac) K6XR near the end of the hunt.? Wow! Now if someone tells me that the Fritz map did show my QSOs tonight, it will have been a near perfect night.? I hope I didn't miss anyone who could hear me and called.? I did work a few new-to-me hounds and want to welcome them if they are subscribed to this reflector.
Hope we all have fun and good luck in the ARRL DX Contest, CW, this weekend.? I am expecting great band conditions!? 73/72, John, K4BAI.
TS590SG at 5W output.? 125'center fed dipole in an inverted vee configuration with the center up about 35'.
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W9CF final 40m log Feb 12 UTC
I received no corrections, so my previous log minus the marked dupes is final.
Thanks and 73,
Kevin w9cf
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80M QRP Fox Hunt Tonight Local Date
Hello all: The weekly 80M QRP Fox Hunt will be held tonight 0200 to 0330Z Friday. Two QRP foxes, W2LJ, LARRY, NJ and K4BAI, JOHN, GA will be calling CQ between 3550 and 3570 kHz. 5W maximum power for foxes and hounds. Exchange for each is : RST, SPC*, Name, Power.
The two foxes will start off sending "UP" and if or when the pile up dies down, the foxes may stop sending "UP" and start listening only a few hundred Hz up from their transmit frequencies.
Work only the two foxes and do not spot their frequencies.
The foxes will promptly post their logs to the QRP fox hunt list.
There is also a live map program from K4OAQ that will show the map location of QSOs of those foxes who log on to it.
There are also 40M QRP Fox Hunts on Tuesday evenings local date at same times and the frequency range is 7030 to 7050 kHz.
In the summers, there is a summer fox hunt schedule on 20M, 14050-14070.
Anyone who can run QRP CW at 5W or below is welcome to join it.
73/72, John, K4BAI.
*SPC means state, province, or DX country.
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Howdy Hounds!
Yours truly, W2LJ will be lurking somewhere in the 80 Meter woods tonight, along with John K4BAI.
Look for us both, one of us above 3.560 MHz, the other below.
I will start off working split, and will send "UP" to make you aware of that. Please spread out a bit and don't bunch up. You stand a better chance of garnering a pelt that way.
For the record, the rig will be my KX3, and the antennas are an EFRW, and a Butternut HF9V vertical. I switch between the two for optimal reception.
Good luck and have fun - because that what this is really all?about!
72 de Larry W2LJ QRP - When you care to send the very least!
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Final log submission 40M Fox Hunt 2.12.2025
I didn't receive any request for changes to the log, so this is the final. Thanks again for all of the hunters who were able to snag a pelt.? See you all again on 40M next Tuesday night!!? 73
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Scott
KW4NJA
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0206 WX2S 559 NJ STEVE 5W
0207 VE3NFK 559 ON JOHN 5W
0210 N9EP 559 IL ED 5W
0213 K9CW 599 IL DREW 5W
0215 W1FMR 599 FL JIM 5W
0216 NK9G 559 WI RICK 5W
0218 W5AJD 559 LA JERRY 5W
0220 N9NE 599 WI TODD 5W
0221 AK1P 559 FL PAUL 5W
0223 NK2Y 559 NY JAY 5W
0224 W9XU 559 WI LON 5W
0225 N2TNN 559 VA DEAN 5W
0227 K2SJB 559 NY DAVE 5W
0228 KK5LD 599 TX DAN 5W
0230 K9IUA 559 IA KEVIN 5W
0231 N2RK 599 NY JACK 5W
0232 K9TA 559 IN STEVE 5W
0233 N3VO 569 MD MARC 5W
0236 WB9HFK 579 IL MARK 5W
0237 NO2D 579 CO PETER 5W
0239 K9DRP 579 IL DON 5W
0242 K6FA 559 CA DAVID 5W
0245 WB5BKL 599 TX NICK 5W
0247 W9OD 599 WI CRAIG 5W
0249 KZ5J 559 TX PAT 5W
0251 KB5FCF 579 OK JOEL 5W
0254 K0LOA 559 TX DWAIN 5W
0255 AL7V 559 OK SAM 5W
0256 N8SS 579 MI EARL 5W
0259 KR0U 579 CO TIM 5W
0302 KT0AA 579 MO TONY 5W
0304 KC1FB 559 CT JIM 5W
0305 WA9CW 559 WI TOM 5W
0306 KV2X 559 NY TOM 5W
0308 KI0RB 559 CO VINCE 5W
0309 N1IX 559 NH DAVE 5W
0310 N9WKE 559 IL BRUCE 5W
0312 K4PQC 559 GA PHIL 5W
0314 NX1K 559 MA MARK 5W
0318 AB8SA 559 MI ALAN 5W
0320 WB8QZM 559 TX BRIAN 5W
0321 WC7S 599 WY DALE 5W
0324 WB7UOF 559 AZ WALT 5W
0327 KB7KY 579 AZ DAVE 5W
330 FOX W9CF AZ KEVIN 5W
330 FOX KW4NJA GA SCOTT 5W
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Re: W9CF fox report 40m Feb 12 UTC
Boy I cut that close!! ?Could hear both foxes pretty much all evening through multiples of ¡°na¡± cq¡¯s at the same time. ?Was working on another project and suddenly noticed the time!! ?Last hound through the gate, hi hi. ? Good job everyone! ?72, w0joe
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Re: KW4NJA Preliminary log for 40M Foxhunt 2.12.25
Scott, Great Job! You were loud (for QRP) and easy copy here in NH. I just kept sending my call knowing that you would get to me eventually and you did. Thanks for the pelt! ? Dave N1IX ?
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Scott Wooten - KW4NJA via groups.io
Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2025 10:45 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [qfox] KW4NJA Preliminary log for 40M Foxhunt 2.12.25? Thank goodness the storms held off here in Athens, GA. I think I did a little better managing "split" this time, but the pileups are something else. I'm sorry if I missed some of you. No doubt there were several who heard me but I could never dig you out of the pileup. I did my best.? I'll be back next Tuesday as a 40M foxii again, hoping to improve some more.? Preliminary log......let me know if any changes need to be made. 0206 WX2S 559 NJ STEVE 5W
0207 VE3NFK 559 ON JOHN 5W
0210 N9EP 559 IL ED 5W
0213 K9CW 599 IL DREW 5W
0215 W1FMR 599 FL JIM 5W
0216 NK9G 559 WI RICK 5W
0218 W5AJD 559 LA JERRY 5W
0220 N9NE 599 WI TODD 5W
0221 AK1P 559 FL PAUL 5W
0223 NK2Y 559 NY JAY 5W
0224 W9XU 559 WI LON 5W
0225 N2TNN 559 VA DEAN 5W
0227 K2SJB 559 NY DAVE 5W
0228 KK5LD 599 TX DAN 5W
0230 K9IUA 559 IA KEVIN 5W
0231 N2RK 599 NY JACK 5W
0232 K9TA 559 IN STEVE 5W
0233 N3VO 569 MD MARC 5W
0236 WB9HFK 579 IL MARK 5W
0237 NO2D 579 CO PETER 5W
0239 K9DRP 579 IL DON 5W
0242 K6FA 559 CA DAVID 5W
0245 WB5BKL 599 TX NICK 5W
0247 W9OD 599 WI CRAIG 5W
0249 KZ5J 559 TX PAT 5W
0251 KB5FCF 579 OK JOEL 5W
0254 K0LOA 559 TX DWAIN 5W
0255 AL7V 559 OK SAM 5W
0256 N8SS 579 MI EARL 5W
0259 KR0U 579 CO TIM 5W
0302 KT0AA 579 MO TONY 5W
0304 KC1FB 559 CT JIM 5W
0305 WA9CW 559 WI TOM 5W
0306 KV2X 559 NY TOM 5W
0308 KI0RB 559 CO VINCE 5W
0309 N1IX 559 NH DAVE 5W
0310 N9WKE 559 IL BRUCE 5W
0312 K4PQC 559 GA PHIL 5W
0314 NX1K 559 MA MARK 5W
0318 AB8SA 559 MI ALAN 5W
0320 WB8QZM 559 TX BRIAN 5W
0321 WC7S 599 WY DALE 5W
0324 WB7UOF 559 AZ WALT 5W
0327 KB7KY 579 AZ DAVE 5W
330 FOX W9CF AZ KEVIN 5W
330 FOX KW4NJA GA SCOTT 5W
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Charts 40m foxhunt 250212
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If you don¡¯t have AHK installed on your computer, I¡¯ve read where an AHK file can be amended such that the user does not need the software loaded on their machine. Let me know if you¡¯re interested in me attempting to create one of those versions. I¡¯ve attached two versions of my AutoHotKey (AHK) files designed for the fox to use in fox hunts. The objective being to minimize keystrokes. One important thing which may immediately rule you out as being able to use it hinges on which keyboard keys are used to enter numbers. When I¡¯m typing calls into N1MM, I use the number keys that are located across the top of the keyboard. I don¡¯t use the numpad numbers except maybe in contests where the exchange is numbers. If you use the numpad, then AHK cud be chg¡¯d to Alt+numpad or something like that. Here are two N1MM settings that have to do with what happens when the Enter key is hit and what happens when you tune & change freq. ESM mode has the Enter key do different things depending on where you are in the QSO. There¡¯s also a setting that will switch from Run mode to S&P mode when you tune to a diff freq. I use ESM mode but I think maybe the only difference for those who don¡¯t may be in how the QSO is logged. ? I¡¯ll first explain how the ¡°_AHKTestBAddEscKeepKeysV4OnlyBellsNoWhistles¡± (OnlyBells) version works. Call CQ by hitting F1 key Enter hound call (using numbers at top of keyboard) If you want to send 569, then hit the ¡®6¡¯ key on the numpad. ?????????????? This will send his call, 569, your exchange, his call, and position the cursor at the Received RST spot. Then type in the S of RST you receive, then space to get to QTH, enter it, space, enter Name, space, Power. ?????????????? I¡¯m at my QTH without a rig, so I¡¯m not certain what key to hit if you need to enter 339, rather than 539. Then hit Enter which logs QSO & begins the TU etc. (See how my function keys are set below.) If you abort sending the exchange with the Esc key, you must do things differently to send the correct stuff. And depending how much of the exchange has been sent when you hit Esc, you may or may not have to Tab to the RST to be sent & enter it (NOT using the keypad) I think this happened with me a couple times where I didn¡¯t get the RST changed & sent 599 ¡ oh, well ¡ ----- I used the ¡°BellsAndWhistles¡± version in my last hunt. And I¡¯ve decided not to use it in my next hunt for reasons that will be given below. It¡¯s been several weeks since I¡¯ve played with all this so my recollection of exactly what happens may be flawed. This version attempts to reset things when you hit the numpad & the exchange begins but for some reason you need to abort by hitting Esc. When that happens ESM shifts to log QSO & send TU, such that hitting the numpad to restart things does not work. So, I rigged AHK to store the call entered, then Esc (which resets ESM), then paste call in & wait for numpad to be hit. It works great except when you really want F12 to do what it normally does, clear everything out & start from scratch. Once or twice I was in that situation and hitting F12 kept pasting the call I wanted to erase into the call area. ? (Note my F8-F11 change my antennas & have nothing to do with this discussion) (I have both Run & S&P function set this way) F1 Cq,CQ FOX {MYCALL} UP F2 EXCH,{SENTRSTCUT} {EXCH} ! F3 Tu,TU FOX {MYCALL} UP F4 {MYCALL},{MYCALL} F5 His Call,! F6 CL?,CL? F7 ?,? F8 Rx,{CAT1ASC AN919;} F9 Off,{CAT1ASC AN909;} F10 ANT1,{CAT1ASC AN199;}{CAT1ASC AC000;} F11 ANT2,{CAT1ASC AN299;}{CAT1ASC AC110;} F12 Wipe,{WIPE} ? ? ? ?
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Larry Makoski
Scott Wooten - KW4NJA
