FOBB ’04:
STEMMING THE QRP TIDE
By Thomas Warren, K3TW
Special to The ARS Sojourner
My QTH for the Flight of the Bumblebees 2004 was the Tidal Basin, Washington, DC, famous for the cherry blossoms.



I was located midpoint on a line connecting the Washington Monument and the Jefferson Memorial. I had no problems operating from the park bench, only a few curious looks from tourists.



The rig was a MFJ-9020 (20m), a 7AH gel cell, a Whiterook paddle and a quarter wavelength wire vertical with two radials at ground level.



Maybe next year I will rent one of the boats and try maritime mobile. I was Bumblebee No. 146
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Thomas Warren, K3TW, is an avid QRPer living in Temple Hills, MD.