I didn't mention it yet, but for fun I brought my KX3 (portable micro version of the K3) with me to Ned's Beach. It's just a 10 minute walk from the QTH. (Ned's Beach is looking out to the North-west)
I had cobbled together a vertical dipole from a used fiberglass mast pole left behind from a past DX'p 20 years ago. Scrap hunting paid off.
A little wire, some duct-tape, rigged up a feed SO-239 and away we go. What doesn't duct-tape do?
This is why I absolutely love ham radio
I spent the morning horsing around with the vertical.
I was hearing JA's and even a DS on 12m. I'll make this my very last stop before leaving the island. After the bags are all packed, I will walk down for one more Run with the knapsack. A K3, a pole, some wire, a paddle and just try to have a plain old QSO and kick through the leaves with whomever comes on the frequency. It'll be low power, but I just don't care.
Why I love CW.
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