[FQP] Half time

[Hank Greeb]

I enjoyed working a few of the FQP stations from a field location, set
up primarily to work the QRP To the Field contest.  The call was a bit
unique for contesting - WQ8RP, the Michigan QRP Club station call.  I
ran 5 watts to a 66' dipole @ 20 feet, strung between a couple of
lighting poles in a vacant parking lot, and fed with 450 Ohm twin lead..

It was hard "breaking through" the pileups with 4.9 watts to a wire
antenna, but I managed 3 stations on 20, and 4 on 40 metres.  I'm sure I
could have worked more, but, for me, one Florida Station per band was
sufficient.  And, "WQ?" was a comment I heard several times.  :)

I'll try some FQP from N8XX (Michigan) tomorrow if household chores
don't get in the way.

73 de n8xx Hg

Charles Wooten NF4A wrote:
> I have around 400-500 Q's not sure since they are in separate files and I haven't taken the time to add them up....had an eyeball with W5WMU late this afternoon near the GUL/FRA county line......conditions fair.....40 meters is surprising....many stns worked on 40 which is nice compared to earlier years when 40 was only a factor late afternoon/evening and early Sunday morning....even made a few Q's on 15 meters....west coast/AZ, etc. guys needs to check 15 tomorrow for an opening afternoon....G4BUE blew me out of the truck on 40 meters this afternoon and hour before sundown.
>
> The mobile window would be great if the frigging fixed stns in FL would stay out.....ended up several times on 40 up around 7045 because certain un-named FL fixed stns were all over the mobile window.
>
> GL to everyone tomorrow and OJ!!
>
> NF4A