13 Colonies: K2M / W3WH

Don't know if anyone on the forum is working the 13 Original Colonies Special Event Stations this week, but if you are, look for K2M/W3WH tonight after 0000 Z.

I'll be down at Bill's place for a few hours. Don't know yet if I'll be on Phone (K3 set up in his sunroom) or on CW (Omni VII down in his basement shack) or splitting time between the two.

Last night, most of the activity for the 14 calls (*) was on 40 meters, split about evenly between Phone & CW, with some activity on 20. (Even got my last one, K2K in NH, on 160 last night!!) Depending on propagation & antennas, I'm hoping to put in some time on 80 & 30. We'll see.

More info on the special event stations at http://www.13colonies.info/

Just one thing: Make sure that if/when you work K2M, it's me. Not that putz Radio Free Bob WC3O over at K2M/K3MJW!


(*) Yes, 14. K2A - K2M represent the 13 colonies. There's also a bonus station, WM3PEN from Philadelphia... found them last night on 7115 running QRS in the middle of the old Novice band. First time I've sent 7 WPM code in years, and boy, was that tough!

There are multiple stations running each 1x1, so you'll see calls like K2M/K3MJW just to indicate who's who.

Let us loser phone ops know when you are on phone and where.

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Originally Posted by WU9G

Let us loser phone ops know when you are on phone and where.

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"Loser phone ops?" Now that's no way to think of yourself. You should have a positive attitude!

I'm actually more comfortable handling a pile-up on phone, so we'll see.

Oh, I should have mentioned, I'm also tentatively planning to be down there Friday morning (the company is closed on Friday, they're giving us all a long holiday weekend) to hit the high bands... that means you Cor!

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Originally Posted by W3WN

"Loser phone ops?" Now that's no way to think of yourself. You should have a positive attitude!

I'm actually more comfortable handling a pile-up on phone, so we'll see.

Oh, I should have mentioned, I'm also tentatively planning to be down there Friday morning (the company is closed on Friday, they're giving us all a long holiday weekend) to hit the high bands... that means you Cor!

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Purely tongue in cheek, of course!

Anyway, I'm assuming 40 is probably a good band after 0000.

I have been working the 13 Colonies thing and have 4 in the log now. Very FIERCE pileups that take every milliwatt of the Kilowatt to crack! This is a great event, and wish I had been on last night for K2M! (I was at a Radio Club board meeting). Will look again tonight as I still have 9 to go!

Enjoy the PILEUPS!!!

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Originally Posted by wa6mhz

I have been working the 13 Colonies thing and have 4 in the log now. Very FIERCE pileups that take every milliwatt of the Kilowatt to crack! This is a great event, and wish I had been on last night for K2M! (I was at a Radio Club board meeting). Will look again tonight as I still have 9 to go!

Enjoy the PILEUPS!!!

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There are actually supposed to be four stations running K2M. Three are in WPA -- WC3O is leading the Skyview RS group out at the K3MJW clubhouse, W3WH is leading the WASH group from his house. I haven't heard the EPA guys on yet (WX2A, I think), nor have I heard a peep out of the 2 Rivers ARC gang (W3OC).

But that's why they have multiple stations running the calls...

Oh, I should mention, if you hear a YL at K2M, especially last night or today/tonight, it's probably Carol KB3GMN. She's a great op, and a nice lady too, but don't piss her off... if she says "the 6MHZ only" then she MEANS it...

There's the time difference here to look at, but i can try in the weekend to scan the bands for you guy's and give me a reason to fire up th Heathkit SB-1000 after months of neglect.... the 3 - 500 ZG might want to be run red again to getter ;)

Too easy from here. I'll pass. ;) :neener:

Aww. Not even for me? I am depressed. :(

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Originally Posted by W3WN

Aww. Not even for me? I am depressed. :(

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I did this bit 2 years ago, Ron. Been there; done that.

I haven't tried to make a single contact with any of the stations this year. It's not personal, I'm just not interested. I wasn't interested last year, either.

grumble grumble fed him a perfectly good straight line from Blazing Saddles & he lets it go to waste grumble grumble

No problem. No harm, no foul. To be honest, I didn't bother with it last year, but I did get into it a little this year.

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Originally Posted by W3WN

Aww. Not even for me? I am depressed. :(

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How 'bout me and the boys shoot that Jerry dead? Would that cheer you up?

Feel better now?

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Originally Posted by KJ3N

How 'bout me and the boys shoot that Jerry dead? Would that cheer you up?

Feel better now?

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THERE you go! I knew that you would rise to the occasion!

After all, you'd do it for Randolph Scott!

Well I'll get on and try to work you tonight on 40. I've been listening around and have worked K2A and K2I thus far.

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Originally Posted by W3WN

THERE you go! I knew that you would rise to the occasion!

After all, you'd do it for Randolph Scott!

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I'd prefer Lilly von Shtupp, but she's always tired. She needs some re...........st...

Good. She'll feel refweshed.

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Originally Posted by W3WN

Good. She'll feel refweshed.

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It's twue.... it's twue, it's twue!

Baby, I am not from Havana.

No corntesting for me until the IARU thing.

wish I had my antenna up for HF. but damn been busy with other crap. plus I have miss-placed a 4:1 balun somewhere in this craphole that I live in.. i guess ill get my 80m ocf up someday.

9 of them in the Log, but K2M is NOT one of them yet! Just worked K2H on PSK63, so they are all over the bands! Wild Pileups on 20M for the stations, worse than DX Pileups! But all heard have been worked so far. Maybe I can find the last 4 tomorrow sometime

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Originally Posted by wa6mhz

9 of them in the Log, but K2M is NOT one of them yet! Just worked K2H on PSK63, so they are all over the bands! Wild Pileups on 20M for the stations, worse than DX Pileups! But all heard have been worked so far. Maybe I can find the last 4 tomorrow sometime

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I ended up spending the bulk of the evening on 7233.

It was fun! But boy, is my voice hoarse!

Pat, I'm sorry, whenever I called for 6's, I called directly for you.

K2M / W3WH will be on tomorrow and Friday. I will be back down around noon (1600 Z) on Friday, crusing the high bands. We'll try.

Pity our 40 meter is from 7.000 to 7.200....

Up to 12 out of 13. K2D is the last holdout.
I did hear them on 20CW, but they went QRT fast.
Also saw the WM3PEN on 20PSK, but they went QRT fast too.

2 days left (Extended 2 days). I worked K2M but it was Bob in W PA. Saw U listed on 15SSB but when I went there no sign of U.

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Originally Posted by wa6mhz

Up to 12 out of 13. K2D is the last holdout.
I did hear them on 20CW, but they went QRT fast.
Also saw the WM3PEN on 20PSK, but they went QRT fast too.

2 days left (Extended 2 days). I worked K2M but it was Bob in W PA. Saw U listed on 15 SSB but when I went there no sign of U.

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Today? That was W3WH on 15. He had me working 40 SSB on 7233.4 all afternoon. The reason you might not have heard him is that we had a crimp-on connector fail (amazing what happens when a deer kicks the plastic container containing the SGC tuner), and he was down for awhile.

If you worked Bob, then you worked K2M/K3MJW, over one county. No worries, I'm glad you got him!

I'm seeing spots on 40 for K2D, 7228. I don't think the band is long enough for you right now, though.

Pat, if you're keeping an eye on the reflector...

K2D is on 14290, and I'm hearing a bunch of 6's & 7's working some of the other stations (K2A, K2C, K2G to name three) on 40 SSB. All in the last 10 minutes.

OK!!! Got K2D on 20SSB for #13, and then went hunting the WM3PEN.. A spot showed them on 40 SSB, but didn't find them. Lotsa Venezuela stations though and that is a new DXCC county for me on 40! Then found Carl BSO and Janet WU9G up on the high end of the band. Great QSOs and time to hit the Snoreshelf. Gotta find that WM3PEN somewhere this weekend!

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Originally Posted by W3WN

But boy, is my voice hoarse!

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That explains the long face. :rofl: :rofl:

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Originally Posted by NA4BH

That explains the long face. :rofl: :rofl:

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You're going to have to pony up for that one, Bob.

You'll never saddle me with that guilt.

Now that's just plain, unbridled stubbornness.

Is that your mane point? I have never noticed it in a gallop poll.

Just worked K2K, Fred in NH.

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Originally Posted by wa6mhz

OK!!! Got K2D on 20SSB for #13, and then went hunting the WM3PEN.. A spot showed them on 40 SSB, but didn't find them. Lotsa Venezuela stations though and that is a new DXCC county for me on 40! Then found Carl BSO and Janet WU9G up on the high end of the band. Great QSOs and time to hit the Snoreshelf. Gotta find that WM3PEN somewhere this weekend!

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Excellent!

Be advised, event ends at 0400 Z Sunday... aka midnight Eastern.

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Originally Posted by KJ6BSO

You're going to have to pony up for that one, Bob.

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Originally Posted by NA4BH

You'll never saddle me with that guilt.

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Originally Posted by NA4BH

Is that your mane point? I have never noticed it in a gallop poll.

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OK, that's enough. Reign it in, gang. Before someone else spurs it on.

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Originally Posted by W3WN

OK, that's enough. Reign it in, gang. Before someone else spurs it on.

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It would behoove you to let us run with this.

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Originally Posted by KJ6BSO

It would behoove you to let us run with this.

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You're just a whinny little filly.

Tough to ferret out the WM3PEN now!

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Originally Posted by wa6mhz

Tough to ferret out the WM3PEN now!

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Ferret? The other guys were talking equines, but in the long stretch, it didn't last furlong. Sorry, I didn't mean to stirrup any trouble.

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Originally Posted by K7SGJ

Ferret? The other guys were talking equines, but in the long stretch, it didn't last furlong. Sorry, I didn't mean to stirrup any trouble.

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There you go, horning in on this thread as it withers on the vine. You're hobbling us.