Subject: Re: must have missed you
From: Daryl Cline (wb4yex@yahoo.com)
Date: Sun Dec 02 2001 - 15:34:44 EST
I guess the propagation wasn't in our favor today. HUH ? :-) At 03:09 PM 12/2/01 -0500, John Paul Keon wrote: >Well, I stayed home, and listened too, >and did not find them either... >I gave it a try anyway.... >What can I say, another day maybe... >JohnPaul/AB4PP >Raleigh, NC > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Larry Cahoon" <lejek@erols.com> >To: "Appalachian Trail Award" <atrail-l@Lehigh.EDU> >Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 1:48 PM >Subject: Re: must have missed you > > > > Daryl, > > > > Ron is up on the trail all the time. But some of us are not quite so >close > > to the trail as he is - it's about a two hour drive for me to the > > trail. So I don't get out too often. Plus when I do the xyl and kids want > > to hike rather than sit while I play radio. So that eliminates many of >the > > trips I do make to the trail. I've only managed to do it from the trail a > > few times. I'd like to see more activity, but I just can't seem to swing > > it from here. > > > > The other thing I have found the few times I have gotten out is that >unless > > you post the trip the night before or the morning of the trip you don't >get > > many takers. > > > > I'm afraid the award will die from lack of activity. In the almost two > > years since Ron first announced the award I don't think he has given out a > > half a dozen awards for guy who have worked someone on the trial in every > > state the trail passes through. VA and PA are not too hard to get, a few > > states are not uncommon, but there are several states that are almost >never > > on the air from the trail. > > > > 73 de Larry.........WD3P in MD > > http://www.qsl.net/wd3p/ > > > > At 12:32 PM 12/2/2001 -0500, Daryl Cline wrote: > > >I must have missed Goody on the AT. I got home about 1700 Z and > > >listened on 7.040 and 14.060 +/- > > >but could not find him. I am assuming that was the freqs that were >refered > > >to in the post. These are the only QRP freqs. for CW that I know of. I am > > >new to QRP so maybe for myself and others who may be new to QRP could an > > >old timer maybe post all of the QRP freq to the list. It would be greatly > > >appreciated. Thanks much. BTW where are all the QRP'ers from the other > > >states that the trail runs through ? Do none of you guys hike or pack ? >:-) > > >**************************** > > >Daryl Cline WB4YEX FPQRP # 322 ARS #632 SOC #449 > > >Harrisonburg, Va. > > >http://www.cfw.com/~jdc > > >-AOL Instant message screen name WB4YEX > > >"When I found the skull near camp, the first thing I did was call the >police. > > >But then I got curious I picked it up and started wondering. ..... Who > > >was this > > >person ? ..... and why did he have goat horns ? > > > >*************************************************************************** >************** > > **************************** Daryl Cline WB4YEX FPQRP # 322 ARS #632 SOC #449 Harrisonburg, Va. http://www.cfw.com/~jdc -AOL Instant message screen name WB4YEX "When I found the skull near camp, the first thing I did was call the police. But then I got curious I picked it up and started wondering. ..... Who was this person ? ..... and why did he have goat horns ? *****************************************************************************************
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