Today turned out to be a really fun day. I’m in the US on business, and to fill in the weekend I decided to drive out to Nauset Coast Guard Station on Cape Cod.
This was the operating base of KM1CC, one of a number of global stations set up in celebration of International Marconi Day. The Coast Guard no longer use the building and it’s now maintained by the National Parks Service, but it made an excellent operating spot despite poor DX conditions. We clocked up over 350 contacts during the day, of which I contributed 10 despite poor band conditions and much of 20 metres being swamped by the Florida QSO party.
I learned a lot, and I’d like to thank Barbara KB1GSO and everyone from the Marconi Radio Club for their kind hospitality and the privilege of operating their special event station – in this day and age it’s a rare treat to walk into a room full of strangers and be treated like an old friend. Contacts I made were with WB4RRD, WA4KCN, KG4TPZ, W9EHU, WA9WNE, KF4OQB, KU4MT, KE4BZJ, K9DLC, WX4DON, and K8EMF. Thank you all for responding to my calls.
