As I type this, my K3 sits disconnected from its usual spot, a condition it has been in since the early June when I took things apart for Field Day. Between Field Day, two family vacations, and my club’s ILLW Beavertail activation, “personal” ham radio has taken an aside this summer (I made hundreds of contacts during FD and the ILLW, but none under my own call).
I made one CW QSO in June plus a half-dozen Satellite QSOs in preperation for Field Day. I made a few 6 meter QSOs during an opening in July, and one SSB QRP QSO while we were out in Yellowstone (despite the 10,000+ foot altitude, very few signals were heard on 20 or 17 meters). But on this, the last day of August, I have zero QSOs for the month.
So here’s to hoping the K3 gets back on air in time!
[Edited to say that the bands are poor as we seem to be in the midst of a CME strike. However I have 3 JT65 QSOs under my belt before 23:59:59.9999 so I’m good to go!]
