There has been a noticeable uptick in 2 meter CW activity here in Southern California. Just a note for those summit activators using this band and mode. I am constantly on the hunt for summits on 2 meter CW and have my spare ICOM 746pro sitting on 144.100 running 100 watts to a Ringo Ranger. I try to call as soon as I seen one posted on the SOTA spotting page. So please don’t be bashful, it’s a great band to use CW on. I hope to log many more. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
W6LEN Jess at DM13aq
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My contribution today was somewhat unintended. Had I thought more it would have been obvious as I was curious to see if any skimmers are “listening” on 2m here in SoCal….apparently so per this…
And thanks for your patience’s while working me.
It’s a tad unfortunate that the SoCal team have defaulted to vertical polarization for CW and SSB but I somewhat understand.
Fun time today and I’m definitely late to the 2m party….
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You had a super signal in Huntington Beach. I don’t mind slowing down as much as is needed. I have had this Ringo Ranger up for almost 20 years and only recently begin using it again on 2 meter CW. You were at one of the summits that is on my “bucket list”. I am looking for local “dive up” summits where I can take my card table out and antenna mount and get a summit on the air. I am thinking of taking the ICOM 760pro out to a summit since it also covers 2 meters and I would like to give that a whirl along with HF. Thank you for being out there Paul and don’t be shy, I will always be happy to give you a SOTA contact. 73 for now, de W6LEN Jess
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