09/21/2009 | WA2BTR/R For Septembers VHF Contest I made a run up into New England as WA2BTR/R. Saturday I operated from FN41 at beautiful Beavertail State Park in Rhode Island. Despite the rain and lack of any enhanced propagation, I made quite a few contacts. The most interesting event was the visit from a juvenile red-tailed hawk. To stay out of the rain I was sitting in my cockpit and a car pulled in next to me. The occupants were pointing at my antennas and I thought there was a problem until I stepped out and saw the bird which was quite large. Although I wasnt sure what type of bird it was initially, my next stop Sunday morning was Mt. Agamenticus (FN43) in southern Maine. On top of that mountain I ran into a number of bird enthusiasts with their binoculars, including a woman from the Audubon Society. I showed her a picture and she confirmed it was a red-tailed hawk. Later on Sunday I traveled to FN54 in central Maine to work a few more before calling it quits. In the end I had 112 Qs and 7448 points. Thanks to all the stations that pulled me out of the noise! Now its time to pack for the 10GHz. and up contest 73 de Dan- -- WA2BTR