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Making like Jim W1PID
October 19th, 2014 | 
Author: So I did something this morning that I wanted to do for a very long time. I took a ride up to Washington Rock State Park in Greenbrook, NJ, which is about two towns over from South Plainfield.
It was from this vantage point that George Washington kept tabs on British troop movements during the Revolutionary War in 1777. Today, it's a state park with a monument.
To give you an idea of the view:
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This gives a view towards south and east. Again with a "spy glass' it was possible to keep tabs on Sandy Hook.
There's lot of picnic tables that are just perfect for setting up a portable station, And that's exactly what I did. I launched the PAR END FEDZ into a handy tree and proceeded to go to town.
On 20 Meters, I worked W5AHP, Joe in Texas, and then WN2DX, Marty in Somerset, NJ. We were probably line of sight communications! After Marty, I worked Kurt W8IQ in Toldeo, Ohio. Before QSYing to another band, I snagged W1AW/4 in Alabama.
The lower end of 20 Meters and most of 15 Meters seemed to be wall-to-wall Work All Germany contest stations, so I sidled on up to 12 Meters, which was open! I worked 2SZ, the special event station in London, PA1CC in the Netherlands and finally GB0GDS, a JOTA (Boy Scout Jamboree on the Air) station from Scotland.
So it was a good day and I enjoyed myself immensely, even though it was only about a 90 minute adventure. The best part was when a gusty breeze would blow, sending a cascade of leaves down. It was like being inside a snow globe of falling Autumn leaves. I am taking another vacation day from work next Friday, so if the weather is good .......
72 de Larry W2LJ
QRP - When you care to send the very least!
I was asleep at the wheel
Jim shared his thoughts on the changing face of Amateur Radio in celebration of the ARRL's 100th anniversary, but yet focused on the things that remain the same through the changes. The joy, the excitement, the satisfaction, the fun.
Good article, Jim and I'm glad the Newington Bunch had the good sense to publish it!
72 de Larry W2LJ
QRP - When you care to send the very least!
It was a good week
of lunchtime QRP sessions. I did not get skunked all week, unless you count yesterday, when I had to work through lunch and didn’t get a chance to get outside. The bands seemed decent and this is the week’s tally:
Jim Cluett W1PID
I am so happy to see that Jim W1PID’s outdoor QRP adventure stories have now been picked up over at AmateurRadio.com, which is a great site, by the way.
Since Jim’s posts will be picked up there, I would ask you to keep an eye out for them and will no longer mention them here, in order to avoid a duplication of effort.
If you’re into QRP and the outdoors, or would like to be, or find yourself forced to live vicariously, please treat yourself to Jim’s sagas. If you’d like to re-read an old story or catch up on a few you might have missed – here’s Jim’s Website: http://www.w1pid.com/
Happy reading! And Jim, thanks so much for sharing.
72 de Larry W2LJ
QRP – When you care to send the very least!
Eeeeewwww !
That pretty much describes the state of the bands this afternoon. I took a break from yard work this weekend for some R & R time, hoping to get some radio in this afternoon. I got plenty of time behind the key; but not much to show for it.
I worked W7L, a lighthouse station and HA9RT. W7L is in North Carolina Arizona (thanks, Hans BX2ABT), according to QRZ, and I finally got in the log after much trying. Hungary? First try and a 579 report – go figure!
Another nice story with some beautiful pictures was posted by Jim W1PID today. He went up to Knox Mountain with his friend Hans, late Saturday afternoon. Detail here:
http://www.w1pid.com/knox_eve/knox_eve.html
72 de Larry W2LJ
QRP – When you care to send the very least!
I can’t resist
posting Jim W1PID’s accounts of his portable ops on my blog.
http://www.w1pid.com/hike/hike.html
This is a report on his latest trip to Knox Mountain and the DX he worked while there.
I am sorry for not being original and I certainly don’t mean to steal Jim’s thunder in any way. He posts these to QRP-L, but these are always so good, they’re worth sharing with those of you who might not be subscribers to QRP-L.
These little reports that Jim posts are a huge inspiration to me; and I hope they serve that purpose for you too. You don’t need to be stuck in your “normal” shack all day in order to make contacts or work distant countries. You know it as well as I do – a radio, a battery, a key and some wire is all you need for a passport to the rest of the globe.
Thanks Jim, for sharing again! These keep me wanting to do the same. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again:
“There’s nothing better than a QRP radio, some wire and the great outdoors!”
72 de Larry W2LJ
QRP – When you care to send the very least!
From the Winter that never was
to the beautiful Spring that is upon us. Celebrated with Amateur Radio by Jim W1PID:
http://www.w1pid.com/april/april.html
72 de Larry W2LJ
QRP – When you care to send the very least!
