I just wanted to put up a quick note to say that I expect to be active from IOTA NA-034, Lido Key from March 22-24, 2010. I'll be down there visiting family but I expect to have a few hours each day (probably between about 15:00-20:00 GMT) to operate. Instead of using hamsticks as I have in the past, I'm going to be using my Buddistick which gives me a bit more flexibility as to the bands I'll be using (and was a lot easier to ship; I didn't want to have to deal with checking a 6-foot long hamstick for the flight). It should perform reasonably well since my normal operating position is from a parking lot that's just a few dozen meters from the Gulf of Mexico, and the saltwater should help with propagation, particularly to the south and west.
Most likely I'll only be on SSB for this short trip, and I'll stay close to the standard IOTA frequencies, primarily on 20m (14.260) and 15m (21.260), though I may move around if the bands cooperate.
If anyone is in the area (Sarasota, FL) and wants to get together during one of those afternoons, please drop me line.
Hey David! I spoke with you on 20M on 03-23-10 while you were operating NA-034. I did not even realize that this was you! I subscribed to your blog a while back, but did not even click that it was you that I was talking to! Sounds like you had a blast out there. I sent you an EQSL yesterday to your call.
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Stop by my page sometime. I have been out of the game for about a year, but just got my new station back up and running.
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Hey Mark, it was great to work you! I'll be heading back out to the island shortly and will spend another few hours on the air before I have to pack up. I guess I won't run into you today, since you mentioned you're working graveyard, but I'm sure we'll find time to chat some other time. Thanks for working me, and glad to hear that you're back on the air. Oh, and I've subscribed to your blog via RSS, so I'll be keeping up to date.
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