WAE from the Railroad Station
August 2017

Judy and I rode our bicycles from Andover to the Potter Place railroad station.
I operated in the Worked All Europe contest and managed 9 countries in 20 minutes.
The weather was perfect and 20 meters was in good shape.



What a day for a bike ride... a perfect August afternoon. It was nearly 80F with a nice breeze.
We arrived at Potter Place around 3:00 pm. I tossed a half wave wire over a maple tree on
the hill over looking the old station. There was a picnic table directly underneath. I used the
KX3 on 20 meters.



The band was full of stations operating in the WAE contest.
I had no trouble making contacts. I've changed my log to
show the countries worked.

13 Aug-17 1925  14.041 SN7Q  CW 599 599 Poland  
13 Aug-17 1927  14.036 OM3RM CW 599 599 Slovak Rep  
13 Aug-17 1928  14.031 RU1A  CW 599 599 Russia  
13 Aug-17 1930  14.030 DM6V  CW 599 599 Germany  
13 Aug-17 1933  14.030 HG5F  CW 599 599 Hungary  
13 Aug-17 1935  14.019 S500R CW 599 599 Slovenia    
13 Aug-17 1936  14.021 DP6A  CW 599 599 Germany    
13 Aug-17 1938  14.023 R6AF  CW 599 599 Russia    
13 Aug-17 1942  14.033 ED2A  CW 599 599 Spain    
13 Aug-17 1944  14.039 YO9HP CW 599 599 Romania    
13 Aug-17 1945  14.043 9A1AA CW 599 599 Croatia    

After nearly a dozen QSOs, I packed up for the return ride.
The results from operating QRP out of a backpack with a short wire
must be the closest thing to pure magic.  Combined with a
glorious bike ride... well... it's fantastic!