Fall ARCI Contest on Shute Hill
October 2015
Judy and I hiked on Shute Hill late this afternoon. Judy worked on
some
knitting and I worked a few stations in the Fall ARCI Sprint.
![](trees.jpg)
The trees shimmered in the sunlight as we passed the Phelps farm on
Rufus Colby Road. Soon
we were at the field and I set up the 65 foot end fed wire as an
inverted vee. I used the Mountain
Topper running 3 watts on 20 meters. I made four quick contacts
before the sun went behind the
trees. Two of them were dupes. I had worked N0UR and N4BP in the
morning. But it was nice
to say hello again with the portable setup. I operated for about 20
minutes in the field.
Here's my log:
10 Oct-15 2015 14.061 K5YQF CW 559 559 TX
8077
10 Oct-15 2019 14.060 N0UR CW 559 559 MN
6845
10 Oct-15 2030 14.060 WZ4L CW 569 559 TN 3W
10 Oct-15 2037 14.060 N4BP CW 599 599 FL
3412
![](jim.jpg)
It was only about 50F, but warm in the sun... definitely jacket
weather. As the shadows lengthened,
it cooled off quickly and we headed back.