Early Fall at Old Hill Village
September 2015
Judy and I rode our bikes in Old Hill Village today. It was
absolutely beautiful. 75F and a clear sky.
I worked Wales, France, Italy, Croatia and the Netherlands plus
about a dozen states in the CWT sprint.
We started out at Needle Shop Brook and rode south toward Franklin.
We stopped at the old bridge
abutment on the Pemigewasset River to enjoy the scenery.
The signs of early fall are clear. The poison ivy is all turning
yellow. Most of the asters and
golden rod are gone and an early batch of dried leaves covers parts
of the trail. After a couple
of miles we stopped at an old butternut tree where I have operated
before. I tossed a line over
a branch and pulled up the Par Endfedz 3-band antenna. It's about 65
feet long.
I sat right down at the edge of the old road. I was running 3 watts
with the
KD1JV Mountain Topper sitting in my lap. It's powered by 8 AA solar
charged cells.
20 meters was in good shape. I worked 8 stations there and then
switched to 40 meters where I worked 7 more. The exchange for
the CWT sprint is name and member number. Here's my log:
23 Sep-15 1922 14.026 N0UR CW 599 599
445 Jim
23 Sep-15 1923 14.027 K9QVB/9 CW 599 599 159
John
23 Sep-15 1928 14.034 GW4J CW 599
599 919 Stew
23 Sep-15 1930 14.036 F5IN CW 599
599 771 Mike
23 Sep-15 1938 14.039 IK0YVV CW 599 599 1505
Marco
23 Sep-15 1940 14.041 F6HKA CW 599 599
1088 Bert
23 Sep-15 1942 14.042 PA3AAV CW 599 599
PA Gert
23 Sep-15 1945 14.030 9A7R CW 599
599 1482 Braco
23 Sep-15 1947 7030
K3MD CW 599 599 750 John
23 Sep-15 1949 7032 K3WJV CW
599 599 1465 Bill
23 Sep-15 1950 7034
KC4D CW 599 599 419 Bill
23 Sep-15 1952 7.03 N3HEE CW
599 599 1283 Joe
23 Sep-15 1952 7035
W4AU CW 599 599 224 John
23 Sep-15 1954 7036
K1RO CW 599 599 1306 Mark
23 Sep-15 1955 7039
KW9C CW 599 599 898 Mel
In just another week hunters will take over this area. The bird
season in
New Hampshire starts on October 1.