[ARCHIVED THREAD] - First HF contact

Posted: 12/10/2010 2:49:24 PM EDT

I got home from work and fired up the radio. I just made my first HF contact, SE Missouri to San Diego California. Not a bad haul for some wire in the trees in my back yard!

Posted: 12/10/2010 3:11:19 PM EDT

[#1]

I thought you just passed the test the other day? Took forever to get my call.

Anyway, congratulations.

Posted: 12/10/2010 3:21:42 PM EDT

[#2]

I did, on Monday. Call just showed up this afternoon. I have already thanked the guy who got it processed so quick

Posted: 12/10/2010 4:40:25 PM EDT

[#3]

Hey, hey! TWO thumbs up!

Congratulations! MO to CA... cool first HF QSO!

Posted: 12/10/2010 5:10:22 PM EDT

[#4]

Posted: 12/10/2010 6:40:54 PM EDT

[#5]

Cool as hell.

My very first contact was also from the midwest to California, march '93 on 10m SSB

i still have the QSL card hanging over my reloading bench

Posted: 12/13/2010 9:05:25 AM EDT

[#6]

Congratulations on the 1st HF call. I remember mine was with a HAM in Michigan, but I don't have his callsign anymore.

I still remember the QSO pretty well though. It was on 40m during the summer of 2008.

Posted: 12/15/2010 8:35:06 PM EDT

[#7]

kd8cn maybe?

Posted: 12/16/2010 2:40:08 PM EDT

[#8]

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I got home from work and fired up the radio. I just made my first HF contact, SE Missouri to San Diego California. Not a bad haul for some wire in the trees in my back yard!

Ham radio rules: You must also post info re. antenna and power output, plus mode (SSB, CW, etc).

Congrats!

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