02/16/2006 | KE4WBO ANOTHER FUN CONTEST GONE PAST NOT MUCH PROP BUT MANAGED QUITE A FEW QSO'S ON 2M CW . I OPERATED SINGLE OP LOW POWER ON 6M ,2M 222,432 1296 2304 10368
THE THIRD TIME TOWERS AND ANTENNAS HAVE BEEN KNOCKED DOWN BY HURRICAINES HERE AND MANAGED TO SALVAGE THESE FROM WILMA WHICH I RECEIVED THE FULL BRUNT OF, SNAPPING MY UHF TOWER AT 30' THE DIRECTIVE SYSTEMS ANTENNAS FELL STRAIGHT DOWN THROUGH A PALM TREE AND STUCK IN THE GROUND ,I CUT THE TREE AWAY AND THE ANTENNAS SPRUNG BACK SLIGHTLY BRUISE DBUT WORK FINE .
I APPRECIATE THE CW OPS WHO STUCK IT OUT WITH ME LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE LAST MINUTE I WASNT COPYING WELL ON CW ANYMORE.
I ONLY HAD ABOUT 10 HOURS ON THE WHOLE CONTEST BUT STILL FUN HEARD W4WA ONCE ON 2M ONLY OUT OF STATE STATION I HEARD ON ANY BAND DURING THE CONTEST.
K0VXM AND I TRIED TO RUN ON 10 GIGS SUNDAY MORNING AND I HAD A SWITCHING RELAY STICK AT THE LAST MINUTE HE HAD SOMETHING SIMILAR HAPPEN TO HIS SETUP FUNNY HOW IT ALL WORKED THE WEEK BEFORE :>
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