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Brought the 7300 out and erected the 7-band OCF; it was huge! Literally. It spanned nearly 200’ in its longest dimension. While I could probably have done better if I were able to have gotten the feed point to 30’, I managed to make 24 contacts and participated in a 10-10 net via relay that I had chanced on while zipping around 10m.

It was a beautiful day down in EL96, I setup the radio bench under the tree for shade and kept a close eye on the antenna in case someone wandered around it.

Running barefoot, I managed QSOs with Namibia (7000+ miles), Chile, Spain, Costa Rica, and New Foundland. Amazing people all around.

Got my mom spun up and handling the radio (we got licensed at the same time a couple years ago) and the contacts nearly poured in for her.

An all around amazing day.

E: Updated the photo; the klansman look was terrible. Do not recommend.

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

I either need to sleep or see an eye doctor - for a short second I thought you were a Klansman. So happy you’re not. Good luck with what looks like an awesome pastime…

[-] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

My first thought too haha

[-] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I feel so sorry for 667. They’d obviously had a brilliant day with their hobby and wanted the world to know. Sensibly they’d decided not to broadcast their face because now the internet is what it is… and as a result at least two random people have momentarily jumped to the worst possible conclusion. I just hope they continue to have fun. I’m glad they could see the funny side though.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

The lesson here for me is to just use a plain circle or a square next time.

I am fortunate I don’t harbor any kind of bigotry in my heart.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

EL96 I remember. It could have been you. Sounds like you had fun!

[-] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

If it was in the SSB Tech section of 10m, it probably was. We had a great time. The kids ran around like banshees and slept like logs!

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