The Sun has been seething this past week, with SFI and SN > 170. 10m has been open quite a bit. The K and A factors have been low, so conditions have been great except for times immediately after some large solar flares. Will it hold on until Sweepstakes weekend?
Standings:
80m DXCC 25 needed
80m WAS 1 needed
10m WAS 5 needed
190 Countries confirmed
223 Countries worked
759 Challenge Points
I had an evil thought — what if I used my AR.Drone Quad-Copter to drag a fishing line after it and drop it over a tree? The challenge will be getting the AR down the other side of the tree without hanging it in the trees itself, but it might be possible. With that in mind, I’ve been practicing my drone flight skills (haven’t flown it in 3 years).
I had a ball last weekend (Oct 18/19/20) setting up a HF station for the Boy Scout Jamboree on the Air event. Contacts were plentiful. At one point, while waiting for my own scouts to finish a class session and get back on the air, I was working a station in Tenn. I keep it going for 90+ minutes, talking to dozens of scouts. I finally was growing tired and asked the control op how many scouts was he working with: “Well, we have about 2,900 scouts here.” No wonder I was pooped!
My most recent Technician Class is finished, with the exam tomorrow night. I have 8 students and I expect at least 7 will pass. Hopefully 6 will join my club.
With a bit of luck I will start teaching another Technician Class for the American Red Cross starting Tuesday Nov. 5.
