Tomorrow is the AIM Hamfest and free tailgator so tonight I was setting up my K2 and the Alexloop on the back patio, to see if I had everything ready to go for tomorrow. At 8:30PM I worked Clark WU4B down in Marietta Georgia, on 7051 Khz and he gave me a 559. The K2 was set to 10 watts, and I had him at 599 here in central Indiana. Clark is an SKCC member so we exchanged numbers and I told him thanks for the QSO on my new loop antenna. Clark has a great fist and was 599 all the way, made for some armchair copy.
Clark is a QRPer from way back, licensed since 1961 and a big fan of trains. He is a member of the QRP-ARCI club, SKCC, and NoGA QRP Club. His main radio is a Elecraft K3 and he has accumulated 163 DXCC contacts running QRP and 311 (WOW!!) running QRO.
This isn't new state and not even a HW8 QSO but it felt great to get it all working and putting one in the log book. Tuning the loop is pretty simple once you get the hang of it, I look forward to many nights on the back patio with my setup now.
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