Tony Langdon -> Ed Hulett wrote:
 -=>> Ed Hulett wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

 EH>>> So there's hope. ;-)

 TL>> Actually, I don't even care much for traditional contesting from home.

 EH>> I lose interest after the first contact when contesting from home.

 TL> Know that feeling, though I'll usually work the initial VHF dogpile and
 TL> then
 TL> get bored.  Some HF contests get a bit "territorial" for my liking.

 TL>> I'd much rather work a Field Day from a portable station (fun!), or
 TL> make a
 TL>> sport of propagation and go foxhunting or ARDF. :-)

 EH>> I usually go and visit the guys in the local club during Field Day, but
 EH>> I'm not one sit and call "CQ Field Day" hours on end
in a tent. :-)

 TL> I don't mind for a while.  I'll do a couple of hours on the air then hang out
 TL> and just talk to those that are there, then go back and do another couple of
 TL> hours.  Of course, the arrival of a cold front or sudden storm
makes life just
 TL> that bit more interesting... ;)  I've also been known to mount solo
expeditions
 TL> to hilltops with an armful of radios and batteries, to work a few stations
 TL> (actually did quite well once, because I managed to work half a dozen on 1296
 TL> in a VHF Field Day - the scoring heavily favoured the microwave bands, and
 TL> those 6 QSOs were more than half my total score! :) ).

There's a couple adventurous guys locally who like to go "mountain
topping" with their little HTs to see who they can contact on 5 watts
or less.

They can have it. From mid fall to late spring the mountain tops are all
covered with a few feet of snow.

Ed

73

Ed, KC7FLR

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