Bumblebee Contest from Mt. Kearsarge
July 2018

Dave K1SWL, Tim W3ATB and I operated the Bumblebee Contest from the
side of Mt. Kearsarge in Winslow State Park. It was a gorgeous day. We each had
a rig and an antenna. Dave beat us all with 14 QSOs using his homebrew Hilltopper rig.



We had lunch in nearby Andover then headed up the mountain. It was a perfect day!

Tim set up a half wave vertical and made three bumblebee QSOs before Dave and I were even on
the air. He was using his KX2.



Dave brought his 20 meter Hilltopper with a half wave sloper and did a
fantastic job. His best DX was Cam N6GA in California.



I brought the KX3 and set up a 44 foot dipole fed with twisted pair. It worked
well on both 40 and 20. My best DX was Russia, but he wasn't a bumblebee...



Here's my log:

29 Jul-18 1820  14.033 R25RRC  CW 599 599     
29 Jul-18 1822  14.060 W4LSV   CW 579 579 TN 48    
29 Jul-18 1825  14.060 NK9G    CW 559 559 WI 24    
29 Jul-18 1827  14.062 K1SWL   CW 599 599 NH 36    
29 Jul-18 1837  14.061 N9NE    CW 569 559 WI 75    
29 Jul-18 1843  14.060 W8JIK   CW 559 559 OH 93    
29 Jul-18 1901  14.062 KF0UR   CW 559 559 CO 35    
29 Jul-18 1909  14.058 W3ATB   CW 599 599 NH 53    
29 Jul-18 1913  7042   K3RLL   CW 579 559 PA 15    
29 Jul-18 1917  7041   NI9M    CW 339 559 IL 2    
29 Jul-18 1940  7041   NK9G    CW 559 559 WI 24    
29 Jul-18 1941  7030   KU8T    CW 559 559 OH    

We all quit after two hours and a really perfect afternoon. The activity was
good, the weather was the best and the company couldn't have been better.