The Panama City ARC had a booth at the Red Cross sponsored Home Expo this weekend. I brought the KX3 and Alexloop for show. On Saturday, I tried to operate in the confines of a metal building. I could hear a few signals but no luck getting out. Sunday, I set up outside next to the Red Cross truck. I had a great day! I checked into SouthCARS 7.251 net and Maritime Mobile net 14.300. I had three Wisconsin QSO party contacts on 20 SSB. It just turned out the SKCC Weekend Sprint was on and I worked MO X 2, TX, CT X 2, MA X 2, VA and OK on 20 meters. Then I worked CA and AZ on 15 meters. This included a QSO with W1AW working the Weekend Sprint. This was another confidence builder for the Alexloop and KX3 combo as a minimal portable setup. The show patrons seemed most interested in the code and a couple could copy code from their military experience. Marv KK4DKT, Don KK4DWC and Harold KF4YDO did a great job of talking up Ham Radio at the booth.
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| KK4DWC in chair, KK4DKT Club President and N4KGL in the back. |
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| Alexloop and KX3 setup next to the Red Cross truck. |
