Quick QRP Antenna Set-UP ideas

One of my goals this year is to do some fun QRP events outside.  QRP TTF was fun in April and I'm looking forward to more.  One thing I found from doing the event in April is a need for a faster and easier  QRP antenna setup.  In my search I came across some cool ideas from our own NEQRP founder, W1FMR, if you google his call with the words "end-fed antenna" a wealth of info comes up.  Jim has written for 72 and various yahoo-groups, plus he USES them, so why reinvent the wheel when I can learn from the best on this type of setup...how cool is that!!! (Jim is a major QRP 160 force...look for his position in #1 call area when the scores are finally tabulated in the CQ 160 2013 contest:)  Tons of info on great, quick and easy to setup endfed antennas from W1FMR on the web!!!!!   The link provided below is from the NJ QRP with several configurations:

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End-Fed Half Wave Antenna

Jim Fitton, W1FMR, NEQRP founder (left) and at his side, his childhood ham friend, NY1Z  (and still his good buddy) at a recent NEQRP Luncheon celebrating Jim's 74 birthday....good going Jim you've added so much to my enjoyment of the hobby...thanks OM!!!!!  Wow these guys send spectacular clean beautiful code on Vibroplex bugs!!!

Yikes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow...I am blown away. When I got home from the NEQRP Luncheon and Birthday bash for #1 (W1FMR) I received an large envelope from ARRL and in it was an A1 Operator certificate...yikes!!!

I am honored, thrilled, shocked and flooded with emotion...I wish I knew the people who nominated and seconded me!!!  It's the biggest honor in ham radio I can possibly imagine that two of my peers would nominate me for this club..wow!!!!!!!  I remember when I read W2LJ's blog in 2006 when he received his...I was in awe, Larry...his words still ring true and his thoughts are how I feel...I'm overwhelmed!!!!

W2LJ A1 Operator Award

Yes...I need to repeat the words of my fox hunting buddy, I agree Larry I am "Flabbergasted, surprised, shocked and humbled" too...I felt the same way when I opened my envelope too.

QRP To The Field April 27, 2013

This was so much fun!! QRP To the Field, was held last Saturday, April 27, 2013. Ever since I've entered the hobby I've wanted to be able to have the confidence to operate in an outdoor setting and this was the day!!!! I was a bit shaky with the paddle attached to the KX3 I'm making more mistakes than I'd like, THEN I freeze up and more mistakes beget more mistakes..oh my...but I do keep trying to send. And, this was my first time hand logging and I need to keep neater logs but here goes:

 20M:
W8ZPF 15:54 55N OH Fred
KB5FC 16:37 55N OK Joel
WD8RIF 17:07 55N OH Eric
KI4KG 17:10 449 GA Bill 4W
W2KJ 17:21 55N NC Joe
W4ZV 17:28 55N SOTA NC EM
AB4SA 17:31 579 GA John
K4UWH 1739 55N NC Charles
WA9H 17:41 55N IN Rod
KG8YT 17:43 55N MI Bruce
DL2WHI 18:21 55N DL Diet

 40M:
AB1AV 18:34 55n SOTA W1/HAV203
W2M 18:40 55N NY

 Lots of fun!!!

Goin' Mobile!!!!

Had a blast in the New England Qso Party running CW as a multi-single rover. We were only out for about 5.5 hours but it was wild!!!


Here is the link for our 3830 post:

http://lists.contesting.com/_3830/2010-05/msg00272.html