Subject: Re: must have missed you
From: John Paul Keon (jpkeon@nc.rr.com)
Date: Sun Dec 02 2001 - 16:07:38 EST
You got that right. Now I am hearing all kinds of good signals coming in, and I even went out to check the antenna to make sure it was still there. It is, and now I am getting a log full. Oh, well, Murphy strikes again... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daryl Cline" <wb4yex@yahoo.com> To: <jpkeon@nc.rr.com>; "Appalachian Trail Award" <atrail-l@Lehigh.EDU> Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 3:34 PM Subject: Re: must have missed you > 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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