Hamfests and 12 meters
Went to the local hamfest looking for a paddle to send CW with. I saw two straight keys that were beat to hell and they were asking $60. What a crock! Not a paddle to be found!! I did find an antenna for the HT. I picked up a Diamond SHR519 which works better then the stock Yaesu antenna on non-ham frequencies. I could not hear the weather channels but now they come in about half scale or better.
I also made my first 12M contact.......ever. I tuned up the 20M wire on 12M and answered a CQ from Gary, VA7YO from Victoria, British Columbia. I may string a wire if the band holds up or maybe do a MicroVert. I'll have to watch the band for a few days and see what shakes out.
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