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Communications => Radio => Topic started by: JohnyMac on July 04, 2018, 10:08:36 AM

Title: 2018 13 Colonies Special Event
Post by: JohnyMac on July 04, 2018, 10:08:36 AM

Down in the Philly area today to celebrate my Mom's 86th birthday today and of course Independence Day. Between doing my Mom's bidding, (hang this picture, I want X for dinner, how about making a chocolate cake for your Mom, etc) I will throw an antenna in the tree next to her house and try to pick up some QSO's (Contacts) within the 13 Original Colonies.

Here (http://www.arrl.org/Events/view/21832) is a link if you would like to learn more about this annual event or to participate this year.

Happy Independence Day!

Title: Re: 2018 13 Colonies Special Event
Post by: Kbop on July 04, 2018, 10:12:44 AM

good luck and 73.

Title: Re: 2018 13 Colonies Special Event
Post by: JoJo on July 04, 2018, 03:18:21 PM

 Tell your Mom I said HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Hoping when you reach 86 she can celebrate your birthday. Very possible in this day and age.

Title: Re: 2018 13 Colonies Special Event
Post by: Nemo on July 04, 2018, 04:14:04 PM

Hail, I just hoping I can make another combination of 8 and 6.  Got past those alone and 14 and 48 so they don't count anymore.

Nemo

Title: Re: 2018 13 Colonies Special Event
Post by: cooter on July 06, 2018, 07:18:23 AM

First, I am glad you got to spend time with your mom.  That is important.

Second, I have been working a few 13 colonies stations.  The pileup can get pretty wild.

Mike

Title: Re: 2018 13 Colonies Special Event
Post by: JohnyMac on July 06, 2018, 12:19:39 PM

Awesome cooter!

I have nine and a extra point station so far. Having a dickens of a time getting NY, RI, GA, and NJ. My challenge is I am using a QRP station (5w).

Good luck brother! :cheers:

Title: Re: 2018 13 Colonies Special Event
Post by: JohnyMac on July 06, 2018, 09:50:32 PM

I gotz my 13 colonies + one special event station WM3PEN. Just trying to get special event station GB13COL in Great Britain. Tough to get through the pile ups on 5-watts.

Title: Re: 2018 13 Colonies Special Event
Post by: Kbop on July 07, 2018, 02:21:36 AM

not bad!

Title: Re: 2018 13 Colonies Special Event
Post by: cooter on July 09, 2018, 09:53:45 AM

Wow JohnnyMac, doing it QRP is pretty impressive.  I punked out and used 100W.  I got 6 stations.  It would've been 7 but I couldn't break through the pileup for RI.

Mike

Title: Re: 2018 13 Colonies Special Event
Post by: JohnyMac on July 09, 2018, 12:28:40 PM

Oh yeah RI was a tough one for me too.

I could have gotten the GB station is I broke out my Signalink and used the FLDIGI CW mode but something came up Saturday and I didn't do it.

Glad to read you got a sweep cooter  :cheers: