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Updated 14 August 2011
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Band Openings Continue
The bands continue to be good both for HF and VHF operation. We have had good openings on six meters almost daily and ten is open most of the time with some periods of low activity. I seldom try ten when I can not call a few CQs on 28.400 and not get a reply from somewhere.
Twenty meters has been offering nightly openings to early-
Seventeen has been offering some good DX and a more relaxed environment and longer QSOs than twenty. Twelve meters has had some good openings but I find less on that band than the others.
Station Update
The big loop has worked out well but a strong wind storm did bring it down last week. I will put it back up as soon as I get a resonably cool afternoon with no thunderstorms in the area. I don’t like working on a 2000 foot piece of wire when there is a storm anywhere in the area!
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Another Friday trip and what a difference a week makes. From lousy weather last week to absolutely beautiful August 19 and 20!
We headed out to the rigs south of Horn Island in mid afternoon and could run as fast as we wanted on the smooth seas. Steve and I started catching fish immediately and Steve soon had experience with some new species. Triggers and spades along with the ever present sharks accounted for most of the action at the first rig in 80 feet of water. We moved to another rig at the 80 foot contour and started catching snapper on almost every drop. Snapper season was closed so we had to release them but it was fun to catch them and wish we could take them to the table.
Our plan had been to stay at the rig over night but Steve was starting to feel a little sea sick so I headed in. Much better to make the run to the island in daylight rather than after dark. On the way in I saw a nice king skyrocket ahead of the boat so quickly dropped the trolling spoons over. A big jack hit almost immediately as I placed the rod in the holder and he was soon caught and released. We then moved inside the island and caught white trout, ground mullet and sharks during the night between sleeping periods.
Morning gave us a chance to troll outside the island where we caught several spanish mackerel, blue fish, and those wild jumping lady fish. We had a couple of big fish runs but did not get either to the boat.
I’ll include a photo below.
As I write this hurricane Irene is churning just past Puerto Rico so I don’t know when the conditions will allow me to go back out and try them again. Until then tight lines to all you fishermen reading this post.
Larry’s Bargain Box
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$135.00
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HT37 Transmitter
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Hallicrafters
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Top sections, guy wire, and some other hardware for 25G and 45 available.
All tower items are used and in good condition.
