I blew it. I forgot and was cutting my lawn. Anyway, It would not have been
pretty for me. My 4 x 31el 1296 loops have an issue, probably with the power
divider or coax. I am planning on replacing them anyway. Today I ordered a
pair of the 70 element PA1296-70-6AUT low noise yagis.
(https://antennas-amplifiers.com/product/23cm-antenna/23cm-biggest-yagi-low-noise-eme-antenna-1296mhz/)
I hope to have them installed by the June contest. I plan on taking down
my old 31el loops and hauling them to Hamvention next week so someone else can
clean them up and get on the air.
de K3SK
FM07th
-----Original Message-----
From: David Olean <k1whs@metrocast.net>
Sent: Monday, May 8, 2023 11:48 AM
To: Peter Motyl <cs735171012@earthlink.net>; wz1v@sbcglobal.net;
newsvhf@mailman.qth.net
Cc: vhfcontesting@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] [NEWSVHF] Microwave Sprint WZ1V
Sounds like 1296 needs a shot in the arm. I am hoping ti get some time to get
on the tower and make a day of it up there at 130 ft. I can test and inventory
anyprobems found with the antennas. 903 is on the bottom with 4 X 47 element
loopers . Directly above that 2304 with 4 x 76 element loopers. 1296 is on top
with 4 x 45 el loop yagis. I took the
3456 array down a few years ago to fix some problems and in the meatime, we ost
the band. I will not put it back up, so that gives me some room to raise the
903 array slightly to give it a clear shot away from the tower top and all the
cable harnesses. I have a Sitemaster portable unit so I can check individual
antennas and cables all on the tower, and all by myself. I hope to get all the
arrays tested soon now that it has warmed up.
Anyway, the plan is to get 903, 1296 and 2304 all hooked up again. That means I
can bother my Good Buddy for Life WZ1V on a few more bands.
73
Dave K1WHS
On 5/8/2023 11:11 AM, Peter Motyl wrote:
> Thank you Ron for all your help.
>
> I worked 6 stations on 1296 in the sprint but without Ron I would have worked
> only 3. (actually only 2 K1TEO and W2BVH and I did need Ron’s help to work
> WZ1V.) Ron told me that NY2NY was listening for me so I moved my antenna
> toward Jay and quickly worked him. I was listening around 1296.1 when I
> heard Ron calling WA3DRC with no joy. When Ron gave up, I started calling
> but when K1TEO started calling cq, I moved up to my Monday night frequency
> near 1296.11. There I quickly worked WA3DRC.
>
> Now, here’s where I became a real thief. I heard Ron and KC3BVL trying for a
> qso with no joy. This went on for quite a few tries until I wondered how
> long Jim was going to stay around. I was hearing Jim quite well so I decided
> to give Jim a call, hoping that at that time signals would not peak for Ron
> and Jim. Jim and I completed fairly quickly and Jim and Ron continued for a
> while longer still with no joy. Some times Jim and Ron have the good shot
> and other times Jim and I have the good shot. This time, conditions were
> good for me near my one and only sweet spot. So, the sprint was ok for me
> even with poor band conditions as I had predicted they would be.
>
>
> From: Ron Klimas WZ1V
> Sent: Sunday, May 7, 2023 10:17 AM
> To: newsvhf@mailman.qth.net
> Cc: vhfcontesting@contesting.com
> Subject: [NEWSVHF] Microwave Sprint WZ1V
>
> Microwave Spring Sprint - 2023
>
> Call: WZ1V
> Operator(s): WZ1V
> Station: WZ1V
> Class: Single Op LP
> QTH: FN31rh
> Operating Time (hrs): 3.5
>
> Summary:
> Total: QSOs = 5 Max Dist(km) = 251 Total Score = 564
>
> Club: North East Weak Signal Group
>
> Comments:
> Worst turnout and conditions ever.
> Constant interruptions by contractors working here didn't help either.
> They were supposed to work Friday but came Saturday morning instead.
> 1296 single band entry - Only 5 Q's, 3 were local.
> No other New England stations heard beside K1TEO and K1PXE.
> My mast mounted puny 50 Watts just didn't cut it.
> TNX for the tries and Sprint sponsors.
>
> 73 Ron WZ1V
>
> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.3830scores.com/
>
>
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