Canada Day Contest at the Pemigewasset River
July 1, 2019

Judy and I rode our bikes down to the Pemi today. It was an incredible summer day... perfect.
I operated the Canada Day contest and made a dozen nice QSOs including Panama.



We headed north along the old road and stopped at a bend in the river about a mile upstream. A nice
breeze kept the mosquitoes at bay. The edge of the road was strewn with wildflowers.
Here's a yarrow plant that grew next to me as I operated.



The river was unusually full from recent rains.



I tossed a 30 foot wire over a pine branch and sat down at the edge of the
road. I set up the KX3 and operated exclusively on 20 meters.



The band was surprisingly good given the recent conditions. There was a
lot of activity in the Canada Day contest. Here's my log. I only operated
for 15 minutes:

1 Jul-19 2042  14.019 VE1AYY  CW 599 599 NS
1 Jul-19 2044  14.024 W7F     CW 599 599 AZ  
1 Jul-19 0247  14.029 VE3CX   CW 599 599 Ont  
1 Jul-19 2048  14.037 K8JQ    CW 599 599 WV 
1 Jul-19 2050  14.038 N8AA    CW 599 599 OH  
1 Jul-19 2051  14.041 W4PM    CW 599 599 VA    
1 Jul-19 2052  14.049 WA0MHJ  CW 599 599 MN    
1 Jul-19 2054  14.043 K2J     CW 599 599 NC    
1 Jul-19 2055  14.034 VE5MX   CW 599 599 SK
1 Jul-19 2057  14.021 K3KU    CW 599 599 MD
1 Jul-19 2058  14.014 HP3SS   W 599 599  Panama
    
K2J wasn't in the contest. This is a designated station in the 13 colonies event.



It's hard to believe it's already July. Tomorrow Judy and I are heading to the seashore. I'll bring the
rig.