Colorado Trail - Segment 13b and 14

July 22-25, 2006

Used the KX1 and 25' wire on the trip along with a 10 pack of AA batteries.  Operated for a couple hours all 
3 nites and the 10 pack lasted.  Was getting weak toward the end.  Never was in a real good spot for
radio work as we camped in valleys every nite but still had great luck on Sat and Mon nites.  Was blanked
on Sun.  I attached a couple pictures of the equipment and operating position below, beneath the log.

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All times logged in Mountain Daylight Time 

NØSXX Log

BAND	TIME    DAY	CALL    MYRST   HISRST  NAME    QTH
20	18:35	Sat	WU0H			Keith	Hot Springs, SD
	Great fun working Keith!  Relayed msg to Kelly at home for me
20	18:55	Sat	AA1MY	339	559	Seab	ME
	Caught Seab after he worked Keith.  176' doublet at 55'
20	19:23	Sat	KL7V/5	569	589	Sam	OK City, OK
	Sam saw my QRPL post and was looking for me.  Vy nice QSO.
	K2 & 2el yagi.  Had listened the nite b4 also
20	20:25	Sat	KD6WW/VY0-599	599		Somerset Island, Canada
30	21:10	Sat	K5NLR	579	599	Ray	N Little Rock, AR
	Tentec Jupiter @100W into zepp - age 59
30	21:42	Sat	K2TT	559	579	Bill	NY
	Heard me tell K5NLR I was using KX1 and hung around to talk
	elecraft rigs as he has 2 K2s - Was in Telluride previous week
20	19:26	Mon	KD5CMN	579	569	Mike	Lake Jackson, TX
	5W to dipole - Short QSO
20	19:53	Mon	KB8AZS	429	589	Mike	Cincinati, OH
	Old Drake tr4cw to G5RV @ 35' - good qso despite my weak sig
40	PM?	Mon	KL7V/5	459	579	Sam	OK City, OK
	Lotta fun working Sam cuz I had worked him Sat nite also!  Talked
	for quite a while about how the trip was going.  Told me he had
	heard Keith (WU0H) calling me on 20m earlier.

 KX1 setup for the first nite

 Campsite Nite 2.  Wire was laying in tree and ravine walls in other directions.

 Nite 3.  This is how it looks from inside the tent at nite!

 Nite 3. Rig with all accessories!

 Nite 3. Antenna went from door to the tree on the left!