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How did it get to be March already???!!! 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. 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! Having said that, spread your QRG's so I can dissect the pack as quickly as possible. Zero-beaters make terrible hunters!! I plan to post on the Fritz map. I look forward to working as many of you Hounds as possible! 72 de John AJ1DM

I will be your 80M fox again along with Dave, N1IX, tomorrow evening. I am located in Nashville, TN, and we are forecasted to have better weather than Tuesday night. I will be running an IC-7610 at 5W into a 140' Doublet up about 45'. I also have a beverage that I plan to use also. Look for us between 3.550-3.570 Mhz between 8pm CST to 930 CST (0200-0330z). I will start calling CQ FOX de WD4CFN UP, then just WD4CFN UP. I will be listening up 1-2Khz, but I will go simplex if/when things slow down. I will send your call twice on the first exchange and again with a "TU". Let me know if I make a mistake in your call. I plan to use Fritz's mapping software. I hope to hand out as many pelts as I can. Have fun and good luck! 72, Steve WD4CFN

I will be one of your foxes tomorrow night on 80 meters. There’ s been lot of QRN on 80M lately so keep sending your call until I get it. I’m located in Newton NH (FN42LU). Radio is a K4 and antenna is a standard dipole. GL. I hope to give out a lot of pelts. 72 Dave N1IX

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!!! Scott KW4NJA

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. 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

Wow, lots of hounds tonite! I didn't have a moment without signals, though toward the end the signals were pretty challenging! 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. Here's the log: 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 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. Thanks for the patience and for all the q's! 72 de John AJ1DM

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: 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. Dick AB0CD.. -- 72, Dick AB0CD Colorado QRP Club

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. 72, Steve WD4CFN

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

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!!

7 to 9 PM CST 0100 to 0300 Z 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 3830scores.com 3830 Scores Home , 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.

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

What a horrid night! Things didn't start out too bad at first, although my noise level was a constant S9. Then at 8:33 the "Martian Radar" fired up, wiping out segments several kC wide on the band. In switching between antennas the peak noise levels were a few kC apart. I had to hunt for sections in the band where I could hear anything. I think folks were having trouble hearing me too, as I had to ask for several stations multiple times to respond with their exchange. So Todd, N9NE, how many contacts did you have to make before I finally got your name logged correctly?! Damn auto-fill bites sometimes. Anyhow, after deleting 1/3 of my contacts due to N9NE dupes, I ended up with: 0200 NO2D 55N CO Peter 5 0202 WB9HFK 55N IL Mark 5 0203 K9IUA 55N IA Kevin 5 0204 WD4CFN 57N TN Steve 5 0207 WA9CW 55N WI Tom 5 0208 W9XU 559 WI Lon 5 0210 N2RK 599 NY Jack 5 0212 KO4VW 55N GA STEVE 5 0213 K9CW 5NN IL Drew 5 0215 NK9G 55N WI Rick 5 0218 KK5LD 55N TX Dan 5 0219 K4PQC 55N GA Phil 5 0220 ND4U 55N TN Den 5 0221 K4BAI 579 GA John 5 0222 NN4K 579 GA Mac 5 0226 W5AJD 55N LA Jerry 5 0228 K2TW 55N VA Tom 5 0230 W9OD 5NN WI Craig 5 0231 N9WKE 5NN IL Bruce 5 0236 K2SJB 55N NY Dave 5 0238 N4KV 55N AL John 5 0239 N0YJ 55N KS Bert 5 0240 WA4ZOF 55N GA Tom 5 0244 W2SH 549 NJ Chas 5 0245 K0LOA 55N TX Dwain 5 0247 N2TNN 55N VA DEAN 5 0248 KZ5J 559 TX Pat 5 0249 N9NE 57N WI Todd 5 0252 W1FMR 55N FL Jim 5 0253 KR0U 55N CO Tim 5 0254 KK4BNC 55N GA Randy 5 0256 N0AR 55N MN Scott 5 0257 N4MJ 57N TN Glenn 5 0258 AK1P 559 FL Paul 5 0301 AK3X 55N MD Peter 5 0303 WC7S 55N WY Lee 5 0304 AL7V 55N OK Sam 5 0305 W0JOE 55N MO Joe 5 0306 WO9B 55N WI Mike 5 0313 KW4NJA 55N GA Scott 5 0319 K9TA 55N IN Steve 5 0326 K7GO 55N MT Lew 5 0330 N8SS FOX MI Earl 0330 K9DRP FOX IL Don I wish I could have done better. But thanks for allowing me to be your fox. 72, Don, K9DRP -- "I reckon. Therefore I am." Don Pine, K9DRP donpine@... K9DRP@... 217-826-1111

DX Code of Conduct I will listen, and listen, and then listen again before calling. I will only call if I can copy the DX station properly. I will not trust the DX cluster and will be sure of the DX station's call sign before calling. 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. I will wait for the DX station to end a contact before I call. I will always send my full call sign. I will call and then listen for a reasonable interval. I will not call continuously. I will not transmit when the DX operator calls another call sign, not mine. I will not transmit when the DX operator queries a call sign not like mine. I will not transmit when the DX station requests geographic areas other than mine. When the DX operator calls me, I will not repeat my call sign unless I think he has copied it incorrectly. I will be thankful if and when I do make a contact. I will respect my fellow hams and conduct myself so as to earn their respect. -- 72, Dick AB0CD Colorado QRP Club

A fine night on 40M! The hardest part was trying to pick calls out of a solid wall of good QRP signals tonight. There was no precipitation static, and the winds didn't seem to be causing any issues. I fat-fingered N9NE Todd's call on the the first QSO, but he wisely called for an insurance pelt shortly after his Fritz-Dot didn't appear. Don NK6A forgot to check his power, and asked me to cancel the 100W first QSO at 0203, and count only the legal 5W contact at 0301. Both those hounds bagged good pelts with their second QSO, and deservedly so. So adjusting for those two invalid contacts I count 72 valid QSOs, two foxes, for a of total 74. Thank you all for being part of the hunts! This was my last fox run for the season, but I hope to hear you all in the packs and for the season-end Foxtravaganza. 72, --Tim (KR0U) UTC Sent Call Rcvd QTH Name Pwr Comments --------------------------------------------------------------------- 0200 579 K9NE 579 WI TODD 5W Wrong Call (N9NE, see 0217) 0202 559 K9IUA 559 IA KEVIN 5W 0203 579 NK6A 589 CA DON 5W Removed by request (100W, see 0301) 0203 599 NO2D 599 CO PETER 5W 0204 559 N3MM 599 VA HARRY 5W 0205 559 K9CW 599 IL DREW 5W 0206 559 K6PJV 559 CA DALE 5W 0207 559 WA4ZOF 559 GA TOM 5W 0208 599 WC7S 599 WY DALE 5W 0209 559 KK5LD 599 TX DAN 5W 0210 559 KD5KC 559 TX MIKE 5W 0211 559 NK3H 599 AZ MITCH 5W 0212 579 N2RK 579 NY JACK 5W 0213 579 K6XR 559 CA MAC 5W 0214 579 K0LOA 559 TX DWAIN 5W 0215 559 KK4BNC 599 GA RANDY 5W 0216 559 AC0BQ 579 KS JOHN 5W 0217 579 N9NE 579 WI TODD 5W Right call (see 0200) 0217 559 AL7V 559 OK SAM 5W 0218 559 VE3NFK 559 ON JOHN 5W 0219 559 K6FA 599 CA DAVID 5W 0220 559 WB5BKL 559 TX NICK 5W 0221 559 N4KV 579 AL JOHN 5W 0222 559 WD4CFN 579 TN STEVE 5W 0222 559 W4CMG 559 TN CATHY 5W 0224 559 WB9HFK 559 IL MARK 5W 0224 559 W6SIY 559 CA KEITH 5W 0226 559 KO4VW 559 GA STEVE 5W 0227 559 N2TNN 55N VA DEAN 5W 0228 559 KZ5J 559 TX PAT 5W 0228 559 K4PQC 559 GA PHIL 5W 0229 559 N0YJ 599 KS BERT 5W 0230 559 ND4K 559 GA DAVE 5W 0231 559 N5KIP 559 TX DICK 5W 0232 559 N1IX 559 NH DAVE 5W 0233 559 KB5FCF 559 OK JOEL 4W 0234 559 NC4RT 559 NC RANDY 5W 0235 559 K0DTJ 559 CA BRIAN 5W 0236 539 N4MJ 569 TN GLENN 5W 0237 539 W1FMR 559 FL JIM 5W 0238 559 NK9G 559 WI RICK 5W 0240 539 AK1P 559 FL PAUL 5W 0241 559 K2SJB 559 NY DAVE 5W 0242 539 WA9CW 559 WI TOM 5W 0243 559 N3VO 559 MD MARC 5W 0244 559 K7GO 559 MT LEW 5W 0245 579 KG5UK 559 OK BRAD 5W 0246 559 N9FZ 559 GA CAINAN 5W 0247 559 WB8QZM 559 TX BRIAN 5W 0248 539 KC1FB 559 CT JIM 5W 0249 559 K2ZC 559 NJ DAVE 5W 0250 539 K2TW 579 VA TOM 5W 0251 579 NN4K 579 GA MAC 5W 0252 559 K9TA 559 IN STEVE 5W 0253 539 N9WKE 559 IL BRUCE 5W 0253 579 W6QPA 559 CA RAY 5W 0254 329 NK2Y 559 NY JAY 5W 0258 239 NX1K 559 MA MARK 5W 0259 559 W2SH 589 NJ CHAS 5W 0300 559 ND4U 559 TN DEN 5W 0301 579 NK6A 559 CA DON 5W This QSO at 5W (see 0203) 0302 539 K3UT 559 GA PHIL 5W 0304 599 KI0RB 559 CO VINCE 5W 0305 579 KT0AA 599 MO TONY 5W 0306 579 N8SS 579 MI EARL 5W 0309 229 AK3X 449 MD PETER 5W 0312 339 N9OHW 339 CA ZEKE 5W 0313 579 K9DRP 599 IL DON 5W 0316 229 K8LBQ 559 GA BAIN 5W 0317 579 W5AJD 559 LA JERRY 5W 0320 339 KV2X 559 NY TOM 5W 0321 559 N0AR 559 MN SCOTT 5W 0329 559 N3CI 559 OK DAVE 5W 0300 FOX WX2S FOX NJ STEVE 5W 0300 FOX KR0U FOX CO TIM 5W

I’ll be one of your two foxii on 80 meters Thursday night, along with Earl, N8SS, in Michigan. I'll be operating from "The Banks of the Wabash" near Marshall, Illinois between 0100 and 0230Z and within +/- 10Khz of 3.560 MHz. I’ll be running my Argo V throttled down to 5 watts into an EFHW up 50 ft. with an East-West broadside, and to an OCF up 40 ft. with a North-South broadside. I will be posting QSOs to the Fritz map (http://www.k4oaq.com/fox) so you can check the status of your pelt. I will be listening up as far as hounds are willing to try, so take advantage of that range. I doubt that I will run simplex, unless things get awful slow. Exchange is the usual RST SPC Name PWR (RST IL Don 5W). I will repeat your call at the end of my exchange. I hope to give out pelts from coast to coast, and north to the Canucks! Good luck and happy hunting! 72, Don, K9DRP -- "I reckon. Therefore I am." Don Pine, K9DRP donpine@... K9DRP@... 217-826-1111

'Twas a good night! Ran mostly on 7031.42 (happy Pi Day in advance) but shifted to 7031.69 due to QRM about an hour and a quarter into the hunt. 63 pelts minus a dupe or two. Please email corrections to me by 8:00 PM EST (0100Z) Wednesday and I'll put out a final log. 73, -Steve WX2S Time Call RSTRcvd QTH Name Pwr 0201 WB9HFK 559 IL MARK 5 0202 K5LD 559 TX DAN 5 0203 N4MJ 599 TN GLENN 5 0205 N9NE 579 WI TODD 5 0206 AK1P 559 FL PAUL 5 0206 NC4RT 599 NC RANDY 5 0207 VE3NFK 559 ON JOHN 5 0208 N2RK 579 NY JACK 5 0209 K2SJB 579 NY DAVE 5 0210 N4KV 579 AL JOHN 5 0211 KK4BNC 599 GA RANDY 5 0213 N1IX 559 NH DAVE 5 0214 KO4VW 559 GA STEVE 0215 K2TW 579 VA TOM 5 0216 K9CW 579 IL DREW 5 0217 N3VO 559 MD MARC 5 0218 N3MM 599 VA HARRY 5 0219 NX1K 559 MA MARK 5 0220 K9IUA 559 IA KEVIN 5 0221 K2ZC 559 NJ DAVE 5 0222 ND4K 559 GA DAVE 5 0223 KZ5J 559 TX PAT 5 0224 W1FMR 559 FL JIM 5 0225 N2TNN 559 VA DEAN 5 0226 AK3X 559 MD PETER 5 0228 K0LOA 559 TX DWAIN 5 0230 N9WKE 559 IL BRUCE 5 0231 W4CMG 559 TN CATHY 5 0233 WB8QZM 559 TX BRIAN 5 0234 K3UT 559 GA PHIL 5 0235 NK9G 559 WI RICK 5 0237 NO2D 559 CO PETER 5 0237 K4PQC 579 GA PHIL 5 0238 WD4CFN 559 TN STEVE 5 0240 N9FZ 559 GA CAINAN 5 0241 N0YJ 559 KS BERT 5 0242 AC0BQ 599 KS JOHN 5 0243 KC1FB 559 CT JIM 5 0244 NK3H 599 AZ MITCH 5 0246 AL7V 559 OK SAM 5 0247 WB5BKL 559 TX NICK 5 0248 KD5KC 559 TX MIKE 5 0249 KV2X 559 NY TOM 5 0250 WA9CW 559 WI TOM 5 0251 WC7S 599 WY DALE 5 0252 ND4U 559 TN DEN 5 0253 KG5UK 559 OK BRAD 5 0254 KB5FCF 559 OK JOEL 4 0256 K6FA 559 CA DAVID 5 0256 K9TA 559 IN STEVE 5 0258 NK2Y 559 NY JAY 5 0259 NN4K 579 GA MAC 5 0300 N5KIP 559 TX DICK 5 0303 N8SS 559 WI CARL 5 0305 K8LBQ 559 GA BAIN 5 0306 NX1K 559 MA MARK 2 0309 KT0AA 579 MO TONY 5 0310 WA4ZOF 339 GA TOM 5 0311 N8SS 559 WI ARL 5 0313 NK6A 559 CA DON 5 0315 N0AR 559 MN SCOTT 5 0316 K9DRP 559 IL DON 5 0317 KI0RB 559 CO VINCE 5 0321 W5AJD 559 LA JERRY 5 0325 K7GO 559 MT LEW 5 330 FOX KR0U CO TIM 5W 330 FOX WX2S NJ STEVE 5W

K9DRP and I will be your 80M foxii this week. As usual, I will start out split and go to simplex when activity warrants it. Listen for the UP in my CQ to determine if I am split. I am located in a rural locale in SW Michigan that is usually pretty quiet. Good luck to all, see you in the log. 73 Earl N8SS