[LCC] Louisiana Multi-Ops

[Steve Lott]

Mark,

Thank You !
You were a wonderful guest and a we thank you for your time in the chair as
well as mentoring
all of us on better MO2R techniques

cheers!
steve
KG5VK

On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 3:11 PM, Mark Ketchell <k5er at arrl.net> wrote:

> Hi Guys,
>         I, like many others, am constantly making improvements to my own
> station and after all the time and funds spent, like to work Single Op from
> home. However, In the past couple of years, I have had the opportunity to
> guest op at some pretty nice "Shacks".
>
>         For ARRL DX, 2009, I visited "the Camp", belonging to W5WMU. Wow!
> What an antenna farm. Pat and his wife put us up and fed us *everything *under
> the sun. Working with Dan, Charlie, Pat and others from the south part of
> the state was a blast ...and they said it was ME that had an accent. If you
> like lots of aluminum, THIS is the place to be.
>
>         After my tree accident left me without my highest tower and
> aluminum last year. W5WZ invited myself and a few others to a multi for Nov
> SS, SSB in 2009. His new contest station was not yet fully assembled, but we
> had lots of fun. Scott and his wife were great hosts and Sharon made some
> fabulous home made soup. Fresh fruit and other snacks were on hand for the
> ops.
>
>         This year, KG5VK threw out an invitation to Nov SS, SSB, his
> favorite contest. A couple of other guys ended up with conflicts, so I
> headed over to support Steve's effort. He had some new energetic operators
> as well as some veteran contesters. Steve has a set of noise cancelling
> headphones, and we all laughed as he excitedly stood there hollering parts
> of the exchange to the operator, who sat smiling with the phones on, not
> able to hear ANYTHING happening in the shack. Oh, the memories. Once again,
> I had a great time. Steve and his wife were also wonderful hosts, even
> providing sleeping quarters for those from out of town and keeping us well
> fed with two huge pots of fresh shrimp and mixed meat gumbo, brown and white
> rice and fresh home-made bread for every meal. The fresh baked cookies were
> a treat.
>
>         I haven't yet made it to W5RU, but hope to some day, as those guys
> seem to know how to do it as well.
>
>         As you can see, there seems to be a pattern here. If you attend a
> multi op in Louisiana, you're going to have some fun, laughing and visiting
> with some of the best ops in the state. You'll also make a bunch of Q's, get
> to operate some really nice equipment, and probably learn something new, or
> exciting, or a way to increase your own enjoyment. Bottom line, though, is
> that with all the good cooks, you will NOT loose any weight visiting these
> multi-op efforts. But it sure is FUN!! It is great to see the friendships
> (and competitiveness) blossom.
>
>         *Thanks* *very* *much* to the all the station owners (and
> families) who host these multi efforts. These guys typically spend more
> equipping their stations so that others can participate, and feeding these
> crews can't be cheap. Part of their enjoyment is seeing others get on the
> air and have fun. My advice is: If you have an opportunity to accept an
> invitation to a multi, you should go at least once. Support these guys and
> their efforts. Just remember to respect the limitations and be sure to thank
> the host (and the spouse). The best way to thank them is to run up a few
> hundred extra Q's when you are in the operating seat.
>
> 73 and good contesting,
> Mark, K5ER
>
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