Radio, Memorial Day Weekend, and Family Harmony

After doing the ARCI Spring QSO Party, then trying to support a few friends in the GA QP, FL QP and doing QRP TTF in April I promised the family I'd ease off weekends and spend more time with family so my plan is to skip WPX Memorial Day Weekend.   (I kind of broke my promise when I continued to spend a lot of time in May with the New England QSO party and Day of the YL's...eeks...so I need to lighten up a bit.)


 NE QSO Party

 ARCI Spring QSO Party

QRP TTF

However I do plan on the spending some time on the radio in the evening, less of an impact to family and I'll be able to keep some kind of balance and family harmony.

The following contests look like they should be a lot of fun this weekend:

ARCI Hoot Owl Sprint

MI QRP Memorial Day Sprint

(By the way the MI QRP info says Labor Day Sprint but K8NWD posted this to the QRP-L:)

MI QRP Memorial Day CW Sprint--CW, from May 27, 2300Z to May 28, 0300Z. Bands
(MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RST, S/P/C, MI QRP number or power. Logs due: 30 days.

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!!!