ARRL June VHF Contest - 2020
Call: N1RM
Operator(s): N1RM
Station: N1RM
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: Great Falls, VA
Operating Time (hrs): 8
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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6: 133 54
2:
222:
432:
903:
1.2:
2.3:
3.4:
5.7:
10G:
24G:
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Total: 133 54 Total Score = 7,182
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
Ok. That was LOTS more fun than I expected. The OCF HF dipole is resonant on 6
meters. I ran 500W with no tuner - nice treat. Many firsts for me: first VHF
contest, first time on 6M, first time using KPA500, first time using FT8 with
N1MM+, first 6M European QSO (on SSB, no less!).
It all seemed so laid back after CQWPX. I started on FT8 since I saw very
little on CW or SSB. It took me three busted Qs before I finally figured out how
get the QSO to the N1MM log. I didn't notice the WSJT-X log entry window that
had popped up and was waiting for me to approve the first QSO. Figured that out
and operation was smooth but really boring. Then I took a look at the band scope
lower in the band and there was activity heating up on CW. Worked lots of Qs and
even ran 'em for a while with my crappy antenna. That was more like it! Then I
noticed lots of phone activity so switched to SSB and made a few Qs there,
including G8BCG who was booming in.
After getting a few hours sleep, church, and breakfast, I got back to it and
worked many Midwest stations who popped up mid-day. It seemed like whenever
activity got low, or I had milked a mode dry, the band "reinvented
itself" into something completely different - so cool!
I should have my beam up in a couple of weeks, and I'm sure it will make a
difference on 6M, but I don't think it could be much more fun than this contest
of "firsts" for me.
Thanks to all the stations that I was able to work because ONE of us had a
decent antenna :).
K3S, KPA500, Array Solutions OCF dipole at 35 feet.
Rick
N1RM
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