Well today I made my way through 3 inches of snow and in some places the mud to my operating location on the AT. The wx forecast was to be in the 50' F
range, but it changed over night. The wx forecast this morning said cloudy and some rain in the afternoon. Operating temperature was around 38'F and very windy. A branch came crashing down on me when just after I switched over to 20 meters. All is ok with me, but I got out of there before any other larger branches came crashing down. Sorry I did not stay longer but the wind chill was around 15'F and the clouds were closing in. Some freezing rain was coming down and that was the deciding factor to make me pack up and leave.

I did get a chance to make 1 schedule QSO on 40 meters, 6 QSO's on 15 meters and 1 QSO on 20 meters. I also was looking for someone on 17 meters but I had no luck in locating that station.

Hopefully the weather will be much better in April. I will be able to go out earlier and stay much longer in April. The 15 meter band was open to the western US. I did listen around for the Europeans but I did not hear anyone. So hopefully the conditions will be better in April.

Thanks to all that made a QSO with me today on the Appalachian Trail in PA.

72 & 73
Good DXing

Ron Polityka
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