I'm Not A Man Of Great Means, So When I Look At Antennas, Like My Purchase Of The Moonraker GPA-80, I

Frames completed after 17.5 hours.

I have been very busy the past month +, and only just today learned about the Twelve Days of Christmas special event! As a new General Class Operator, I had never worked HF bands before, and looking at this I know I won't likely get all twelve, but that won't keep me from trying! I have made two contacts this afternoon, W2D and W2S. I failed to contact K2L before he had to bail but he said he'd be back on later this evening, and I'll be here listening for him.

The twelve stations you're looking for are:

W2P - Partridge

W2T - 2 Turtle Doves

W2F - 3 French Hens

W2C - 4 Calling Birds

W2R - 5 Golden Rings

W2G - 6 Geese A-Laying

W2S - 7 Swans A-Swimming

W2M - 8 Maids A-Milking

W2L - 9 Ladies Dancing

K2L - 10 Lords A-Leaping

K2P - 11 Pipers Piping

W2D - 12 Drummers Drumming

Bonus: VE9XMAS1 (Canada)

Bonus: VE9XMAS2 (Canada)

My daughter and I successfully sent and received test texts to one another once everything was setup.

Apparently my son's radio still thinks it's Christmas

MARS modding my FT-897 hoping to fix the TX Error on VHF and UHF. I was unsuccessful, not because of an error on my part, but I learned that it's a Japanese version and is hard wired to prohibit transmission on U.S. various U.S. frequencies.

Layer separation using the new direct drive. This is a new learning curve and I may have to change some settings.

My current mobile setup

ABBREE AR-780 Radio Speaker Mic: https://a.co/d/af3opVk

Baofeng BF-F8HP dual band 2 meter/70 cm, 8 watts: https://a.co/d/0W3d42g

HYS Car Suction Cup: https://a.co/d/dYjQQi5

SMA Female to SO239 Female: https://a.co/d/0iFIZCT

I recently bought a Moonraker 80m - 6m antenna, thinking I could mount it onto the same conduit pipe that I mounted my 2m antenna on. What i learned is that the conduit pipe is in no way suitable for a large, heavy antenna, and could break under the antenna's weight. Guy wires are also a must with the Moonraker.