[W2LJ] I hope Santa was good to you
 

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I hope Santa was good to you

Posted: 27 Dec 2019 07:07 AM PST
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and brought you the Amateur Radio goodie that your heart desired.
I got something that I wanted the day after Christmas, but Santa didn't
bring it. I worked W2T the special event station commemorating the Battle
of Trenton on 40 Meter CW! I happened to be down in the shack, tuning
around on 20 Meters when W2T appeared on the Cluster portion of my Log4OM
screen. I quickly tuned over there and was able to hear them, weakly via
groundwave. After a few tries, I was able to complete the exchange. Just a
little bit later, I got an e-mail from the Delaware Valley Radio
Association, confirming the contact. Huzzah! Now I have to begin listening
for W2P for the Battle of Princeton - they begin transmitting next Tuesday.

Last night was a QRP Fox Hunt 160 Meter Foxtravaganza. The normal hunts
were suspended for this week due to the fact that the 40 Meter version
would have been held on Christmas Eve. So last night, there was a
free-for-all on 160 Meters for an hour. Any fox or hound could work any
other fox or hound. I worked a total of seven stations, the best DX being
Illinois and Virginia. It was a lot of fun and I could have done better if
there wasn't so much QRN on the W3EDP. I used the HF9V for receive and the
W3EDP for transmit. It wasn't an ideal situation; but it got the job done.

Lastly, I close this post with something light-hearted. Many of you may
have heard this before, but maybe some haven't. I guess this should go
under the "oldie but goodie" department.



72 de Larry W2LJQRP - When you care to send the very least!