ARRL June VHF Contest
Call: K8GU
Operator(s): K8GU
Station: K8GU
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: MD
Operating Time (hrs): 2
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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6: 6 4
2: 16 9
222:
432: 6 4
903:
1.2:
2.3:
3.4:
5.7:
10G:
24G:
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Total: 28 17 Total Score = 561
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
Sunday afternoon social event (at our house) meant very early/late operating on
Sunday, missing what I hear and see were great Es conditions on 6. Did not call
CQ, goofed off and ran the bands with a couple of locals who were going at it
seriously. Best DX on 6 was VP9I. Best on 2 was K8TQK (303 mi). Best on 432 was
K2LIM (202 mi), probably the highlight of the contest for me.
Station configuration (all antennas fed with 1/2-inch Heliax or LMR600):
6: Elecraft K3/100 + KPA500 amp (500w) + 2-el homebrew Yagi at 27 feet.
2: Elecraft K3/100 + K144XV transverter + Mirage B3016 (~100w) + stacked M2
9M2SSB at 35 over 24 feet.
432: Elecraft K3/100 + Microwave Modules MM432 + Mirage D1010 (~50w) + Directive
Systems DSFO432-15RS at 31 feet.
Used a SDRPlay RSP-1a with a Raspberry Pi running SDRPlay's OS image and
CubicSDR v0.2.2 as a crude panadapter. It's not as integrated as Elecraft's P3,
but it worked pretty well for $200 total investment, including the monitor and
micro (TV-remote size) Bluetooth keyboard.
By mentioning it here, I'll ensure that it never gets done, but I have parts and
a plan to completely rebuild the VHF mast higher and with much more gain on 6,
also a 222 antenna (which I have, along with an amplifier).
Thanks for the QSOs and moves!
73,
--Ethan, K8GU.
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