Final Numbers

I'm not sure anyone is still reading this blog (the event ended several weeks ago!), but I thought it would be important to post the final numbers. This was a lot of fun and a huge success, thanks to the efforts of the W6H team and the thousands of hams around the world who worked us. All states, all continents, >75 countries, >3200 QSOs ... cool!

   73,
      Bruce AA5B

Final weekend, the big push!

We're having fun, and we hope we're doing a good job of working the folks who are chasing the Route 66 stations! We'll be pushing hard to log the 3000th contact this weekend. Also look for a few of us signing W6H/m as we mobile along Route 66 in New Mexico on Saturday and Sunday.

We finished up both W.A.S. and W.A.C., and DXCC is within sight ;-) There have been over 3400 lookups for W6H on qrz.com this week, and almost 900 people have read this blog, so we continue to stir up some interest in the special event operation.

If you have the capability, look for us as we try to fill in the last few squares in the band/mode matrix:

W6H Mobile on Historic NM Route 66

W7QQ and KK6MC will be mobile on New Mexico  historic route 66 this weekend as part of the NM Route 66 on the air. We will go west of Albuquerque on Saturday to the AZ state line and East on Sunday to the TX state line. The loops in the photo above, from the June VHF contest, will be replaced with a screwdriver. There will be two other  mobiles on the air this weekend in NM, so there is no excuse not to work W6H from Route 66. We will try to cover all bands 40M to 10M (if open) and all modes, SSB, CW, and digital.  Listen for us!!

Weekend Update

Now that we have the first weekend under our belts, here's a quick update of how we're doing...

We have over 1200 QSOs, we've worked all states except Alaska, and we've worked about 40 countries! We're making pretty good progress filling in the band/mode matrix, too:

We've had over 2200 lookups on QRZ.com and over 575 viewers have taken a look at this blog, so we must be making some noise -- cool!

If you're one of the ones in the log already, thanks! We've had a lot of fun chatting with people about Route 66 and sharing the W6H experience with you.

Jim, KK6MC

I'll be on from the home QTH of Cedar Crest, which is less than 2 miles from Historic Route 66 through Tijeras Canyon, mostly in the evening on 80M and 30M, both phone and CW. I also hope to operate a bit at NN5K's QTH.  W7QQ and I will operate mobile on as much of old 66 as we can find during the second weekend. The mobile operation will probably be on SSB, and on the highest band open.  Look for us and cu on the band! 73, Duffey

Andres - K5DXX

Being asked to be part of the 2013 New Mexico Route 66 on the Air team is very exciting.

Operating with many seasoned and experienced operators will be a great challenge for me.

Living on the westside of Albuquerque affords me many opportunities for working DX. 

I will be working SSB on 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10M and I hope to catch all of you on the bands during this event.

Saludos..

Andres / K5DXX

Scott, K5TA

My home QTH is Corrales, NM, along the west bank of the Rio Grande.  I'll be on a little bit from the house, and plan to do some mobiling on various stretches of the actual RT66.  CU on the air/road!    -Scott K5TA

Mike, NM5P

I'm glad to be apart of the New Mexico Route 66 on the Air for 2013. 

I live on the north edge of Rio Rancho and have the above antennas along with 550 watts output if needed. 

Plan to be on SSB on which ever bands provide the most QSOs to folks that want to work us. I would think that will be 15, 20, and 40 meters. Hope to hear you on the bands.

Bruce, AA5B

I live just northwest of Albuquerque in the village of Los Ranchos, very near the Rio Grande. According to the sign along the road, the old Historic Route 66 cuts right through the village, a couple hundred yards from my house!

I'll probably do a little of everything during the "Route 66 On the Air" event, but I hope to focus on the WARC bands from home (with high power and decent antennas) and will try to do some QRP CW mobiling along the actual Route 66 (because "mobile" and "Route 66" just seem to go together).

Gotta start somewhere!

To the 2013 W6H team: Do you think this medium will work out okay? It would be nice to have a website, but I don't think any of us has the skills or time to create and update it. The address for this "blog" will be posted on the main Route66 site (that address is  http://www.w6jbt.org/2013site/route-66-on-the-air/ ), and people from all over the world can view it for updates. I'm thinking that each of us can have the password for this blog, and we can update it as many times as necessary before, during, and after the event. We can post daily updates on QSOs and bands, and even give hints about where we'll be the next night. Before it even starts, we can add photos and bios for all of us, too! 

73,
  Bruce