It was another pretty active month on the radio for me and my KX3. I have now operated portable 22 times - with my goal being 45 for the year - I think I will make it no problem!
I continued this month really having fun with the SKCC QSO's and chasing members for my first 100 SKCC contacts so I could claim the Centurion Award. I ended the month with 83 total contacts toward my 'C' - just 17 more and I will be there.
With WES coming up this weekend I should be able to get there in short order!
So here is the recap on the MONTHLY numbers:
Total QSO's all modes: 81
Total CW QSO's: 75
Total PSK31 QSO's: 6
Total SKCC QSO's: 65
I apologize to those I have worked but have not documented here on the blog during my portable operations - but sometimes lack of time gets the best of me!
A couple DX highlights from this month - I worked ZL2BLQ in New Zealand on 15 meters and LW3EX on 10 meters with just 5 watts and my portable QRP antenna from a local park!
Even with these poor propagation conditions, I am still having a blast with just 5 watts and a wire!
I really enjoyed reading the April 2016 QRP Operating Wrap-Up, it had that nice mix of real experience and honest reflection that makes these summaries feel worth the time. You can tell there was a lot of hands-on effort behind those contacts, and it’s always interesting seeing how different conditions and simple setups still manage to produce solid results. It kind of reminds me how much patience and experimentation go into getting better over time. Funny enough, while going through it, my mind drifted a bit toward completely different work I’ve been juggling lately, especially digging into Criminal law thesis topics, which has its own kind of challenge but the same need for focus and persistence in a very different way.
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