ARRL September VHF QSO Party
Call: KB8U
Operator(s): KB8U
Station: KB8U
Class: SO 3B LP
QTH: Michigan
Operating Time (hrs): 14
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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6: 73 33
2: 71 33
222:
432: 40 23
903:
1.2:
2.3:
3.4:
5.7:
10G:
24G:
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Total: 89 184 Total Score = 19,936
Club: MICHIGAN VHF-UHF SOCIETY
Comments:
I got on 432 after a two year absence. I was planning on a return to 222 too,
but didn't quite make it before the contest started so I operated the 3-band
category with a new Icom IC-7100 plus a 432 tower mounted amp. I wish I had a
bit more experience with the rig because it wasn't until 1 hour before the
contest ended that I discovered that I had the speech compressor dialed all the
way down. That didn't help my score! It only runs 50 watts on 2m, I could have
used a brick to bring it up 3db to the contest maximum.
Propagation highlights:
I worked a couple of Florida stations on 6m Es on SSB, a bit unusual for
September. I decided to tune below 50.1 to see if there were any more on CW
and came across CX2TQ on 50.125. I think it was an Es to TEP path, not direct.
6 more South America stations from Uruguay and Argentina made it in the log
over 45 minutes. The opening was strong, I heard N8XA work one of them with
just 5 watts output! I also heard several South America beacons. I only picked
up 3 grid squares so it didn't have a dramatic affect on the score but it sure
was fun.
Tropo was the usual mixed bag with the exception of a surprise opening to EM73
at 891 km on all three bands. Also worked W2SZ/1 FN32 at 928km on 2 and 432.
I was hoping the aurora would happen during the contest but no Au propagation
was heard. The X class solar flare no doubt enabled the opening to LU and CX
on 6, though, so I'm not complaining!
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