Kayak Adventure to Loon Island
August 2017

Dave, K1SWL and I kayaked to Loon Island on Kezar Lake this morning.
We each worked more than a dozen stations and had a fantastic time!



We met at the lake in North Sutton, New Hampshire at 9:00 am. Dave's plan was to work the Islands
QSO Party. I was ready to work anyone I could! We paddled for 20 minutes or so on a calm lake and
were soon near the shore of Loon Island (NH019).



We scrambled ashore and scouted a couple of good operating positions. Within minutes of landing,
Dave pointed out a mother loon and a chick about 30 yards from shore. Dave set up in a clearing in
the center of the island. I found a small spot at the base of a large pine toward the north end.



I tossed my wire over a high branch  and sat on the ground with the KX3. The band conditions
were fair. I made 16 QSOs including 11 Kansas QSO Party contacts, France and Italy.

Here's my log (complete with dupe??):

26 Aug-17 1358  18.083 IK3VUT  CW 429 579 Italy    
26 Aug-17 1402  14.028 N0P     CW 599 599 KS    
26 Aug-17 1402  14.032 K0N     CW 599 599 KS    
26 Aug-17 1403  14.043 K0R     CW 599 599 KS    
26 Aug-17 1404  14.044 N0S     CW 599 599 KS    
26 Aug-17 1414  14.045 K0W     CW 599 599 KS    
26 Aug-17 1418  14.044 N0S     CW 599 599 KS    
26 Aug-17 1420  14.031 K0F     CW 599 599 KS    
26 Aug-17 1421  14.027 N4YDU   CW 599 599 NC    
26 Aug-17 1438  14.030 W0O     CW 599 599 KS    
26 Aug-17 1430  14.042 N0P     CW 599 599 KS    
26 Aug-17 1432  14.055 KJ4HRH  CW 599 599 ALA   
26 Aug-17 1446  14.022 N4BP    CW 599 599 FL     
26 Aug-17 1448  14.049 W0A     CW 599 599 KS    
26 Aug-17 1450  14.047 W0Y     CW 599 599 KS    
26 Aug-17 1502  18.082 F6HKA   CW 599 599 France 



Dave operated the islands event using an IC-706 on SSB. Later he switched
to the KX3 and made a bunch of CW contacts. He made more than a dozen
QSOs.

Sometime toward noon, we called it quits and packed up!