09/19/2006 | K1DS First weekend spent most of Saturday on Camelback FN21hb with Marc, N2UO. Mid-morning we had a visit from 7 Maseratis on a road tour that added some excitement. I had the power on 2m with 350W and a 10 element yagi, so setting up QSOs and scheds was easy. Marc had 20W to a 1m offset dish, a GPS disciplined frequency standard, and he made finding us on 10GHz very easy for all the other callers. We each had 18 QSOs in the log, including a 448Km with K1WHS. The second weekend we also operated at Barnegat Bay, FM29vs and worked well together. The spot has a good takeoff in all directions, but we couldn't find anyone to the south. Conditions were excellent over the water path to the Connecticut shore, Block Island, RI, and Martha's Vineyard, MA. We made SSB QSOs over the 300Km+ paths with S9+ signals. Best Dx was with N1FOJ at 449 Km in FN43bj. We tried 24GHz QSOs with N2CEI and W1GHZ, but no luck this time. We enjoyed talking with the visitors, including other hams who stopped by to marvel at the capabilities of the microwave gear and our set-ups. Glad to have so many active microwavers out on mountaintops and on the islands. Plans for next year might include extending south to the Delaware or even the North Carolina shore. 73, Rick -- K1DS