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WB9PNU/b
Kevin AD7OI sent me this video of this morning's reception of the SLAMS WB9PNU beacon located on top of DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton, MO, EM48ss. Kevin has a dish on top of his 75 foot tower located just south of Hannibal, MO EM49hp. Kevin notes that his direct path to the beacon is obstructed by a hill in Louisiana, MO. Despite the obstruction, he regularly receives the beacon. A 78 mile path (125km).
Microwave Activity Day 2026
Originally, I was going to give a microwave demo for SLQS in the morning, but that fell through due to unexpected events. Instead, the grandkids, Debbie and I decided to make an afternoon of it by taking the ferries across the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers to Broom's Orchard near Carlinville, IL to pick up our perfect Halloween pumpkins, apples and pears. From there we went to Litchfield's Maverick restaurant, ate dinner and afterwards I set up in a nearby parking lot, EM59de to work Kevin AD7OI in Hannibal EM49hp. A 95 mile (153 km) path to my northwest. I had no difficulty copying Kevin with his 40 watts to his dish up 75 feet. He was able to copy me for a good two-way QSO using SSB and my 3 watts.
Our return trip back to EM48 was courtesy of my grandson Artaro taking I-55 to I-270 back to St. Peters. A fun day for us all!
