I had plans to operate the CQ 160 CW contest but the ice storm that hit SE USA
hit us pretty good. All my wire antennas are coated in ice !!!
I was planning on finally putting up my 160 inverted L this weekend.... Oh
well. Things starting melting some this afternoon so I managed
to short the feeders on the 88 ft zepp and use it as a "T" antenna. Only
problem is 30 ft of the feed line is laying on the ground before it starts to
go vertical....
I hooked it to the the radial system I had laid down in preparation of putting
up the inverted L. It's working OK... I have worked about 125 contacts so far
mostly just S&Ping... I did work D4B and some west coast guys running only 100
watts so I guess it radiates some....
Checkout
http://home.bellsouth.net/p/s/community.dll?ep=331&folderid=188823&groupid=73237&folderview=thumbs&ck
for some pictures.
This is the first real winter WX we have experienced since we moved to SW
Georgia....
Jeff KU8E
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