Welcome to the FPqrp Club
RUN for the BACON
Autolog for May - 2026
PARTICIPANTS
NQ2W, Will, 5W fpqso=13 fpdxqso=0 nonfpqso=2 spc=12 total=492
QRPLabs QMX+ at 3-5 watts...TA-33-JR-N at 32 feet, 40m dipole at 60 feet, and an 80m dipole at 50 feet. Lots of fun! Worked Paul, WB0CJB on 15, 20, and 40! Worked Mark, WB9HFK, and Gene, AA2YO, on 20 and 40. Great to work Louis, VE2EZD, and Tom, VE3TEF from north of the border! That's the most VEs worked during an RFTB that I can remember. Also nice to work Noah, KO4DKE, FP# 5110...awesome! Heck...all the Qs are funtastic! Hope to hear you all next month in the pigpen! Tnx QSOs. 72, and OO, Will, NQ2W
KA2KGP, Tom, 5 fpqso=9 fpdxqso=0 nonfpqso=3 spc=10 total=300
The 20m. barnyard was nil, no oinkers heard in the mud there. 40m. was the best here in the WNY pigpen. only NQ2W squeelin' in the 80m. mud puddle. My pig caller is an IC-7000 at 5w. into a G5RV up 20 ft. w/ an old WWII German Swine "Junkers" straight key. 72 to all us piggies.
WB9HFK, Mark, 5W fpqso=10 fpdxqso=0 nonfpqso=2 spc=8 total=256
40M was kinda noisy again but 20M was pretty decent. Thanks for the QSO's and see everyone this week in the 20M Walk. 72, Mark WB9HFK oo
AA2YO, Gene, 5W fpqso=6 fpdxqso=0 nonfpqso=5 spc=7 total=161
First half hour 20 meters was open but very unstable with extreme QSB. Switched to 40 meters which quickly got very noisy, so I quit early. Thanks to piggies WB9HFK, NQ2W, KA2KGP, N2JJF and VE2EZD for the QSOs. Worked NQ2W on 40 and 20.
WB0CJB, Paul, 5W fpqso=8 fpdxqso=0 nonfpqso=0 spc=4 total=96
Worked NQ2W on 3 bands (15/20/40) as well as piggies VE2EZD, KO4DKE, WB9HFK, KA2KGP, and WD9EGW. Thanks to you all!
72 es OO de Paul WB0CJB
ve2ez, LOUIS, 5W fpqso=5 fpdxqso=0 nonfpqso=0 spc=3 total=45
Thanks to WB0CJB on 20m and KA2KGP, NQ2W, N2JJF, AA2YO on 40m for the QSOs. Here, FT-817 (5W) Winkeyer USB, 40m horizontal full wave loop and AT2K manual tuner. 72 and OO
KK7MMN, Mike, 5 Watts fpqso=3 fpdxqso=0 nonfpqso=0 spc=3 total=27
Wow.. that was a tough one for me. The wind was howling here in Idaho and just as the Run for the Bacon ended... my wire antenna snapped and fell in the yard. :( But I had a great time. Thanks and we'll see you next time! Oink Oink, Mike KK7MMN
n1biv, Bob, 5 fpqso=2 fpdxqso=0 nonfpqso=1 spc=3 total=21
ve3tef, Tom, 4.8w fpqso=3 fpdxqso=0 nonfpqso=0 spc=2 total=18
Heard several of you but I guess my little Youkits wasn't making the trip! Thanks to KA2KGP,KF8CNK and NQ2W for the QSOs.
N6ZO, Ted, 5w fpqso=3 fpdxqso=0 nonfpqso=0 spc=2 total=18
I was lucky to log three CW buddies: KI6PXV, then KK7MMN and KF6NCX in this event. No others heard on 10M, 15M, 20M or 40M bands. Hoping conditions improve...
n8zp, DN, 5 fpqso=0 fpdxqso=1 nonfpqso=2 spc=2 total=14
Worked only 20m. QSB. tnx WB9HFK.
WD9EGW, Chuck, 5 W fpqso=2 fpdxqso=0 nonfpqso=0 spc=2 total=12
Thanks to Will NQ2W on 20 and Paul WB0CJB on 40 for the contact. Strong signal from N2QW. Heard AA2YO.
Ran the QCX Mini on 20 and the CFT1 on 40. MC750 vertical antenna on the deck. See you on 20 Wednesday evening
72, Chuck
KF6NCX, Larry, 5 fpqso=2 fpdxqso=0 nonfpqso=2 spc=1 total=8
Thanks to being a tricky, slippery piggy, I managed to make a few qsos in today's Pig Run. One trick was using CW QSO Finder. I saw NQ2W self-spotted on 20 there, but could not hear him. But later I spotted myself on 40 and believe that enticed piggies N6ZO and KK7MMN to call me for qsos! Tnx, guys. After that, I broke out my official W8PIG Greased Lightning Kit and self-applied some of the gooey stuff. Then I was able to slip around the bands and trick a couple of non-piggies -- KM6XO and N6JFD into working and telling me their power output. FB! JFD was even QRP, it turned out! Thanks for the qso! 72 ... OO
KG5OWB, Terry, 5W fpqso=1 fpdxqso=0 nonfpqso=0 spc=1 total=3
Made one QSO on 20m with Mark, WB9HFK at the beginning of the session. A thunderstorm rolled through and shut it down after hearing the first boom. :( Hopefully June will be better. 72 es OO - Terry - KG5OWB