As I endured another day of 104F/40C heat yesterday, a trio of QRPers offered me vicarious relief from 14,000 feet up in the Colorado Rockies.

Guy N7UN, Fred KT5X and Steve wG0AT had hiked up Handies Peak and set up shop on 20 meters at the edge of a 2000-foot cliff. Their signal roared in with all the strength that such an elevation would imply. So with Audacity running on the computer, I clicked the mouse and recorded our QSO (below, and transcribed).

As I ponder their enjoyment of such an excursion, and my own in working them, I continue to be amused by the shortsidedness of the Life’s too short for QRP crowd.

Here’s my QSO with WS0TA (KT5X) who originally copied me as AE6X:

WS0TA: AE6X AE6X ur 589 on Handies W0/SJTT1 op Fred KT5X hw? BK

AE5X: BK de AE5X AE5X Tnx ur also 589 589 in TX TX & op John BT Is N7UN wid u? BK

WS0TA: Yes yes he will operate hr sn wid N0B call just keep listening & Steve Goat on SSB BK

AE5X: BK FB will stick arnd a while BT U guys hve fun & be safe 73 de AE5X

WS0TA: TU perfect day not a cloud BT Am set up on edge of 2k ft cliff BT 72 & nw de WS0TA K

Fun stuff – thanks for the contacts, guys!

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