Pictures

Two views from the operating site: 1 | 2
A view of the station
WD8RIF operating (photo by Miles McFadden)

Description

Two members of the Southeast Ohio Radio Adventure Team participated in the 2014 NJ QRP Club Skeeter Hunt operating event. Eric McFadden, WD8RIF, operated at Lake Hope State Park as Skeeter #8. Eric was joined by his son, Miles McFadden, KD8KNC, who helped with setup and teardown but didn't operate.

Eric and Miles arrived at Lake Hope about an hour into the four-hour event and set up Eric's KX3 Travel Kit on the same picnic table Eric used last year. He and Miles quickly hung the 28' end-fed wire from a suitable tree and made his first QSO on 20m with KX0R at 1824Z. (KX0R was Eric's first QSO at last year's event, too.)

Band conditions were very poor and few Skeeter Hunt stations were heard on 20m and none were heard on 40m.

In the 50 minutes (or so) Eric had to operate before the rain arrived, Eric managed QSOs with five numbered Skeeter Hunt participants on 20m and he worked one non-Skeeter on 40m.

WD8RIF Log
Time (Z)	Callsign	SPC	Skeeter Number
1824	KX0R	CO	86
1829	K2WO	FL	1
1854	K9DXA	WI	78
1907	W8BJO	OH	75w
1914	AB9CA	AL	59
1916	WV0H	CO	89

Eric enjoyed the 2014 Skeeter Hunt and is looking forward to participating again next year.

Unfortunately, Eric managed to drive over his Yaesu FT-60R HT while leaving Lake Hope. The result was not very pretty (photos: 1 | 2 | 3).

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