ARRL UHF Contest
Call: N1PRW
Operator(s): N1PRW
Station: N1PRW
Class: Single Op QRP
QTH: EMA
Operating Time (hrs): 1
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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222:
432: 4 2
903:
1.2:
2.3:
3.4:
5.7:
10G:
24G:
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Total: 4 2 Total Score = 24
Club:
Comments:
Portable bicycle QRP operation from Holt Hill in Andover, Mass., elevation 420'.
Weather was mostly sunny, dry and 77F.
Station Equipment:
- Yaesu FT-817ND
- Cushcraft 3-element 450 MHz Yagi
- 12V gel-cell battery
Power: 5 Watts
Work caused me to miss Saturday. I had time to participate on Sunday for the
last hour and do this as a ham contest bike trip.
Small size of UHF antenna allows me to load my go-bag, logbook and battery into
a knapsack and strap the Yagi to the bike for the ride up to Holt Hill. I
operated for one hour on 432 MHz only. Equipment worked as designed.
Great day to be outside and do a fun contest at the same time. I wish I had
been able to participate on Saturday. After the contest I stayed on the hill to
enjoy the sun & the view, monitor ATC comms, and watch a hay baler mow the
field. A strong approaching thunderstorm forced me off the hill in a hurry at
1645 local time.
73, Alexander N1PRW
Photos of the station and of Holt Hill:
http://shawsheen.com/2013/arrluhfaugust/
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