This weekend another package arrived in the PA1JIM-shack! It’s from Wimo and contains a Buddipole mast of 240 cm (only 66 cm folded) and a tri-pot. So now I’m able to actually set-up the Buddipole in the field.
Still need to align the Elecraft K1 for proper functioning and complete the last 6 CW-lessons. Then I should be able to go out and log some QSO’s with my wonderful portable kit.
I read K5ND, Jim’s blog for a while now. Jim (K5ND, not me) is an excellent writer and knows how to give Ham radio good PR! Sometimes I comment on his posts and he always replies very friendly. So funny to watch Jim in a video report of Hamvention in Dayton together with N9JA, Ray from Icom. Suddenly you see and hear a voice (I’ve listened to Jim’s podcasts), a face (pictures on his blog) and facial expression come together into one person.
Please watch the video interview (from 17:01 Jim is on) for a view minutes and hear what great things Boy Scouts of America and Icom are doing for Ham radio!
Callsign: PA1JIM
Category: SINGLE-OP, ALL, LOW, SSB
Band Qso Cancelled Dup Point Penalty Mult Score
160M 0 0 0 0 0 0
80M 44 0 0 44 0 12
40M 39 3 0 36 3 15
20M 43 1 0 42 1 19
15M 13 0 0 13 0 6
10M 2 0 0 2 0 1
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141 4 0 137 4 53 7049
