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QTH: Eureka, California 40.78° N 124.181° W Grid: CN70ws Eureka is located in the middle of Humboldt County, California. Humboldt County is in Northern California, on the coast, about 80 miles south of the Oregon border. Site Navigation: Home About Photos Log Contact |
Portions of the KB6NN station log, reverse chronological order - newest entry on top: Date-Time, Callsign, Frequency, Mode/Power, Notes. Dates/Times are UTC (Zulu) except where noted.
Log page: 1 2 ....................................... 26-Mar-11-UTC-2204-2245 - WA6SEU, Phil, was on a Johnson Viking Ranger running 50 watts, listening on a National NC300. A pleasant QRS hand-key QSO, each of us reporting 599 signals. I had tuned up on 7050, sent my call a couple times, and he came back a few hundred cycles lower on the band. 40 meters was kind to us, in spite of the S-5 weekend consumer electronics noise on the band this afternoon. ....................................... 11-Mar-11-UTC-1844-1859 - W6XF, Tom, was testing on 40 meters from Sun Valley, NV. I called him, he said QRZ?, and we made a contact. QSB and strange band conditions. My 589 signal sounded QRP. His 579 signal was good copy except for QSB. Missed whether or not he was QRP or QRO. ....................................... 07-Mar-11-UTC-1548-1557 - W6JL, was calling CQ on 40 from Fallbrook. Worked Don before in November 2009. He runs all homebrew, all CW. I did not need to have him QRS. My CW has improved, at least on the receiving end. His RST was 599, mine 559, with a chirp, probably due to running on battery early in the morning. I have been running 12v solar since November of last year. Will look for signal reports at the end of a sunny day. ....................................... 27-FEB-11-UTC-1522-1532 - WB6RDO, was calling CQ on 40 meters CW just as the band started to fade on this cold morning. Our contact was too brief. ....................................... 26-FEB-11-UTC-2230-2233 - JM7OL, Suke, was calling CQ DX during this opening on 15 meters. Solid copy, many stations active in the low portion of the band and contacts were brief. ....................................... 24-FEB-11-UTC-2200-2214 - WD7Y, Ed, was calling CQ on 40 meters from a location near Santa Cruz. His 5w QRP was 579-QSB here. My 100 watts to an experimental dipole design was 589 at best. The band was fading, but the nighttime noise had not picked up yet. ....................................... 28-JUN-10-UTC-15:40-15:48 - K9AC, Tom, Eureka, Ca. Both of us trying out magnetic loop antennas. His signal was better than mine, so I switched back to wire antenna. ....................................... 10-JUN-10-UTC-18:21-18:55 - K6TBW, Sandy, Alturus, Ca. Answering his CQ. He was using a long wire, I was using a W3EDP antenna ten feet off the ground. We were both 5/7/9. ....................................... 06-JUN-10-UTC-18:08-18:13 - N6NZE, Joe, Eureka, Ca. First AM contact. We were both trying to contact the club station at the museum ship with no luck, but we heard each other. Strictly ground wave. We were closer to each other than either of us was to the ship. ....................................... 06-FEB-10-UTC-17:26-17:34 - W6XF, Tom, Sun Valley, Nv. Heard him calling CQ with a strong signal. I was testing battery power with battery charger plugged in to AC. I heard a hum coming from under the desk. Tom says not on my signal. Did QRT to check out. With radio off, hum is not coming from under desk. Is from fan in next room! ....................................... 21-JAN-10-UTC-04:19-04:31 - K6FWT, 3545/CW, Jim, Eureka, Ca. I heard Jim calling CQ GB and I thought Great Britain? But no, it was Glowbugs! Jim's 6L6 transmitter was putting out a copyable QRP signal over 4 miles of ground wave in the rain-soaked trees. ....................................... 21-NOV-09-UTC-15:55-16:24 - W6JL, 7041/CW, Don in Fallbrook, Ca. I was using an FT-101F running about 50 watts into a 40 meter dipole. Some QSB but not bad. Don runs homebrew and is a good CW op, patient and courteous with me as I struggled with my code. ....................................... 08-09-NOV-09-UTC - ARRL CW SS contacts - made two contacts in about an hour on 20 meters, running 100 watts from a TS-120S into an indoor antenna. Worked W0ZA and K6NA. It was fun to work my first Sweepstakes with such a modest station, and I wish I had started earlier in the weekend. ....................................... 31-JUL-09-UTC-03:54 - W3JTM, 7.054.0, CW/100W, Jack, Morgan Hill, Ca. Local noise level S6 on 40 meters tonight. Some QSB. Band got stronger, then started to fade toward end of QSO. Smooth copy medium speed CW, relaxed and easy going. ....................................... 21-JUL-09-UTC-04:03 - KI6PCS, 7.034.0, CW/100W, Patrick, Topanga, Ca. Local noise level S7 on 40 meters tonight. Conditions changed and signals faded in and out of the noise. ....................................... 28-JUN-09-UTC - Field Day Contacts, CW/100W: 15 meters: K0RV (2A CO), N7KQ (2A AZ) - amazing band opening 40 meters: KE6YLH (2D SV), K6KZV (1E SCV) - good band conditions ....................................... 06-JUN-09-UTC-21:43 - K6YVM, 7.040.4, CW/100W, Steve, operating K6YVM, the Victory Amateur Radiio Club station, aboard the USS Red Oak, in Richmond CA, during Museum Ship Weekend. My dipole cut for 40 meters, 10 feet off ground under eave of house, loads well. ....................................... 29-JUL-08-UTC-0532 - K9WZB, 14.027.3, CW/10W, Field Day weekend. Exchange: sent-1DSF, received-1DAZ, band was about to change, my first Field Day contact in many years. My random wire in back yard does not load well. ....................................... 12-OCT-07-UTC-0025 - AB0BM, 14.040, CW/10W, Gary, Quimby Iowa, his power 100W, much QSB, band was about to change, my first hf contact in many years. ....................................... 02-OCT-07-Local-2035 - W6KOZ, 52.500, FM/2W, Del, at HARC meeting QSO party, much fun using military gear set up on tables at club meeting, my first six meter contact. ....................................... Aug-2007 - unpacked ham gear from where it had been stored for many years, set up HF station, TS-440S, antenna is random wire at about 8 feet, got out code practice tapes. ....................................... Jan-2003 - packed ham radio gear away since had not been used in several years. ....................................... Log page: 1 2 See you on the bands. 73, de KB6NN Search this site: |
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