Here's my score in the ARRL VHF SS:
Band QSOs Grids best DX
50 22 11 VO1GO GN38 1700km
144 30 13 WØRSJ FN20 550km
432 14 6 VE3AX FN02 400km
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All 66 30 ==> 2,400 a personal best
Equipment:
Yaesu FT-726 + 2m amplifier
50MHz: 10w and 3el yagi up 88ft
144MHz: 80w and 15el yagi up 90ft
432MHz: 10w and 11el yagi up 20ft
Another quiet VHF contest. Apart from a very brief Es opening to VO1GO, all
three bands on which I operated seemed flat. I did hear one
Auroral-sounding CW signal on 2m, but only for a few seconds on Sunday
afternoon, not long enough to even identify the station, let alone make a
QSO.
This was my first time making any substantial (by my standards) number of
QSOs on 432 and I was surprised by what I could work with 10w into an 11el
yagi up only 20ft. I'm now looking for an amplifier and receiver pre-amp
for 70cm.
By the June contest, I will definitely be on 222MHz as well.
I found 50MHz tougher this time, as my amplifier was out of commission and I
ran only 10w on that band.
73,
Dave VE2ZP (FN25bj)
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