Eclipse Park Activation with KH1
My wife and I headed to our favorite park, Beavertail (US-2868) on Conanicut Island, RI,Β to watch the Eclipse this afternoon.Β We were too far to the east to enjoy totality, but we figured it would be fun to see 91% of the sun occluded.Β The weather sort of cooperated, with thin high wispy clouds and a temperature in the low 50s.Β But I didnβt quite plan on the stiff breeze blowing right off the water into our faces β I was shivering, especially my hands.
I figured that I could use this as an opportunity to try out my Elecraft KH1 and itβs built-in 41-inch whip antenna at a park.Β Despite my trembling fingers, I managed to make ten QSOs between 2:15 and 3:09 PM, all of which were during part of the eclipse.Β I was actually pleasantly surprisedΒ that folks could even hear me, but they did with a few fills required and signal reports ranging from 539 to 599.Β That completes another of my goals for 2024, by the way.
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My Elecraft KH1 laying down on my chair. It was fairly easy to work 10 stations with the attached 41β³ whip (and 13 foot counterpoise wire laying on the ground)
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