Max/K5PP, Buzz/N5UR, Bob/N5ET, Mike/W5ZPA, and Don/W5FKX drove down to Grand Isle, LA to participate in the IOTA contest as N5I from NA-168. We were all guests at the Lost Boys camp of Tim Clement and Russell Heim, business associates of Max & Buzz. While Russell and Tim labored to put the finishing touches on the camp, we toiled at the radio! Photos courtesy of Bob/N5ET.
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The Lost Boys Camp - our operating abode for the weekend. |
View of the inland marshes to the north, looking
out on the side deck towards Barataria Bay.
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Buzz/N5UR, sitting at the dining table and consulting the propagation gods on his all-band, all-mode, wifi communicator, while on-going construction continues around him. |
Lost Boys owners, Tim Clement (rear) and Russell Heim, laying flooring in the hallway to the rear bed & bathrooms. |
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Max/K5PP, at the main operating position, working a few before the IOTA contest begins. The secondary stand-by station is off to the left. |
Buzz/N5UR, at the main operatin position. The standby station (IC-707MkII) can be seen on the left. |
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Max/K5PP, and Bob/N5ET, discussing strategy on the front deck, right after completing the erection of the 2-el StepIr beam (seen in picture at right). |
Another view of the Lost Boys camp, shoing the StepIR beam on the front deck and the Cushcraft AP-8 all-band vertical in the side yard. The StepIR vertical can be partly seen in the rear yard. |
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Camp owner, Tim, sharing a lunch break with Don/W5FKX, and Mike/W5ZPA. |
Gathering storm clouds on Friday evening indicate that QRN is to be expected!
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The annual Grand Isle Tarpon
Fishing Rodeo was held that weekend ...
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.. and the traffic on Saturday was continuous all day and late into the night! |
We had
a great time and, despite noise and poor conditions, managed to provide
a contact with NA-168 to
quite a few stations world-wide. Our sincere thanks to Russell, Tim, and
all of the Lost Boys for their wonderful hospitality. |
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