08/18/2004 | WB8BZK/R My long awaited new 1296 yagi arrived cracked in half thanks to UPS! Jerry at SSB Electronics scrambled to send me a new one with only two days left before the contest. Thankfully the replacement antenna arrived just in time Friday night and 1296 was ready to go in the morning.

I arrived at the towering trash hill in EN51 (best operating spot in the local area) only to be told that the hill was closed for the day due to a fire on the hill. Lost the first hour or so traveling to another hill miles away.

Although my operating hours were limited this time around, the weather cooperated and I had a great time with a few very exciting QSOs. Mike -- WB8BZK