ARRL June VHF QSO Party
Call: N4QV
Operator(s): N4QV
Station: N4QV
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: Plantation, FL
Operating Time (hrs):
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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6: 545 184
2: 33 11
222:
432: 17 7
903:
1.2:
2.3:
3.4:
5.7:
10G:
24G:
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Total: 595 202 Total Score = 123,624
Club: Florida Contest Group
Comments:
Conditions were terrific Saturday, but more maginal on Sunday.
I had planned on working this contest seriously, but I missed too many "Prime
Time" hours with electrical problems, family issues and severe thunder storms,
for this to be a serious effort.
A 10 minute repair on a Heil ProSet turned into almost 2 hours. After finally
getting on the air, the thunder storms started up. There were severe storm
warnings on the TV and golf ball size hail about 3 miles south of me. It's
really tough to disconnect the antenna while stations are still calling ya!!
At least the band stayed open till late at night, giving a chance to make up
some ground.
Sunday, the band opened really early for a few hours, then went flat to
marginal for a large part of the day. It was wide open for stations north of
us, but all I could work were a few stations that would pop through for a few
seconds. I disconnected for 2.5 hours Sunday for another round of storms.
Finally, the band opens back up, exactly when the Heat Game started! I had
promised the boys that I would take them to one of our favorite Mexican
restaurants to watch the game.
That was the end of the "test!"
If I could have been "in the chair" for the duration, the score would have
probably been doubled.
It was great fun, regardless. (More fun than the Heat Game!)
I worked several FCGrs on 6 and a few on all 3 bands!
Randy
N4QV
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