Father's Day Bike Ride to Hill
June 2014
Judy and I made a quick Father's Day bicycle excursion to Old Hill
Village.
It was a glorious day. Blue sky, windy, as clear as a day could be.
I worked
Italy, Slovak Rep., W1AW/0 in MN, Scotland, and Belarus... all on 17
meters.
We parked on the south end and rode our bikes north through
the woods. A thrush sang a remarkable song as we passed a beautiful
cove on the river. We stopped in a field about a mile in, and I
tossed a
wire into an old butternut tree. It's a place I've stopped many
times before.
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I set up the KX3 at 5W to a 33 foot wire over the branch. I heard
Fabio IZ8JFL in Italy right away. We exchanged quick 599s and
I tuned around.
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I sat in the grass right at the edge of the old road. There was
enough wind to keep the mosquitoes away!
Here's my log:
15 Jun-14 1940 18.080 IZ8JFL CW 599 599 Italy
15 Jun-14 1950 18.068 OM5XX CW 579 599
Slovak Rep
15 Jun-14 1953 14.030 W1AW/0 CW 599 599
MN
15 Jun-14 1956 18.080 GA3WUX CW 569 599 Glasgow
15 Jun-14 2003 18.086 EW1HI CW 599 599
Belarus
The view from my operating position was great. I gazed across a
field on this side
of the river toward Knox Mountain in Sanbornton where I often
operate.
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We stayed about a half an hour soaking in the sunshine and
then headed home. Judy made a strawberry shortcake for
Father's Day!