This weekend is my 4th working the CrankIR and the Flex-6300 from Rocky Ridge Farm on Washington Island, and my first running some digital mode from the farm.
I also brought two laptops , though I think one good one with dual screens would have been more effective.
Did a basic Ham Radio Deluxe setup and with DM780 worked a handful of PSK31 contacts.
Here is the two machines:
And here is closer look at the Toshiba running PSK31 via DM780:
I was able to work our local club president Scott W9JSB on 40m and again had some nice 12m contacts.
PSK31 operations were easy once I figured out the HRD/DM780 set up with SmartCAT and DAX. I will add in DDUTIL later.
My QSO count was down this weekend as I first arrived Saturday morning after catching the musical “Always.. Patsy Cline” at the Peninsula Players Theater in Fish Creek Friday evening (the XYL came to the mainland by private boat to make our theater date). Also I needed to be on my way noon Sunday, with a dinner out at The Sailor’s Pub and a morning coffee at The Red Cup Cafe .. and an a la fresco lunch at Fragrant Isle Lavender Farm’s bistro all squeezed into the 30 hours on Island.
It will be a couple weekends before I get back to Island operations and then end of October our lease at Rocky Ridge Farm ends.
73
Steve
K9ZW
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