Straight Key Night at N2CQR

I did my part for the retro-Luddite-CW-Straight Key cause.   My HT-37 was kind of wheezing.  I may have to go in there to striaghten it out.  At times I had it cranked back to less than 5W (to maintain some semblence of QRP street cred). 

A highlight was the QSO with Jim W1PID.  Jim is a well-known QRPer and a friend of QRP Hero Mike Rainey.  Jim and I talked last year -- same date, same event, same rig. Jim has a really nice web site: http://www.w1pid.com/

My nephew Jeffrey joined me for the last two contacts.   He got a real kick out of it, both the CW and the SSB. 

31 December 2017

17S  P49MR   Martin – Back in the islands!  Like an annual QSO.

40CW  Pre SKN   W1PID on 40 with my HT-37. An annual event!  Jim running 75 watts

40CW SKN KF5RBR Dan in AR.

1 January 2018

40CW SKN W8HOG SKCC 87750 Perry in Ohio

40CW SKN N1CGP Dave in Maine using J37 key

40CW SKN WB4JJJ Al in Fairfax

40CW SKN K8SRB  Stan  in Ohio (with nephew Jeffrey with me)

17SSB WJ2N Andy in Florida (with Jeffrey in the QSO)