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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just finished entering the handwritten log into the
computer. This was a real learning experience! We departed Smith Field in
my Cherokee 160 at 11:35 and hit the MI border at 12:00!! The Alinco dx-70 head
was attached to the panel and the rig and tuner were in the back seat. I
set the power at 50 watts which fed the vee antenna (19 feet per
leg). I had a foot switch and added a heil mic to the airplane
headset. I also threw in a J-38. Logging was done on paper on a
clipboard on my lap. Jerry, flew the plane and navigated all of the waypoints.
We started at 4500 feet, went to 5500 feet, and ended at 3000 after landing in
Ionia for a pit stop. We arrived back in Fort Wayne at 5:00, covered 600 miles,
18 MI counties and burned 35 gallons of fuel.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>No doubt, I had the most scenic route of all the
mobiles! Flying up the Lake Michigan shore was beautiful - or over
the vast forests in Osceola - seeing 35 plus miles in all
directions! We flew over K8XXX at N8CC's, and worked K8OOK/M
while passing directly over head (he said he saw, what he believed was a red
tail hawk - actually, I think he saw me as the plane has a red tail). The
air was smooth until we turned east out of Lake County. We picked up a 30 knot
wind and lots of turbulance. Finding smoother air was impossible so we rode
it out, stopped at Ionia for a little rest, and continued at 3000
feet.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I made 92 total contacts: 75 ssb, and 17 cw. (sorry
for the rough cw - a straight key with turbulance!) We were above Michigan
for 4 hours.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>20m ssb:
74 cw: 17</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>40m ssb
1</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Counties worked: 14 States/Prov
worked: 15 Countries: 1</FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Summary</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. My antenna was too directive - mostly to the
rear</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2. I was told the band was very crowded,
yet I didn't hear that many people</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>3. I had my best rate in the last half hour -
perhaps I should have delayed departure.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>4. I need to go back to some earlier experiments to
be able to get on 40 meters.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>5. All equipment, including extra GPS and power
pack, worked well.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>6. Look forward to OHQP</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If anyone wants to see pics of the plane and
operation, let me know. I don't believe I can post them here because of
size.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ken - N8KR</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>