ARRL September VHF Contest
Call: W3SO
Operator(s): W3BC W3BTX W3SF W3YOZ W3XOX WA3TTS WR3Z W3IDT
Station: W3SO
Class: Limited Multi-Op HP
QTH: WPA
Operating Time (hrs): 24
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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6: 148 36
2: 201 52
222: 83 35
432: 106 39
903:
1.2:
2.3:
3.4:
5.7:
10G:
24G:
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Total: 538 162 Total Score = 117,774
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
We knew it was going to happen, sooner or later.
What is "it"? Look at the summary of our results...
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QSOs GRIDs
50 148 36
144 201 52
222 83 35
432 106 39
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Total 538 162 Score 117,774
WOW! 432 has more grids than 50,
and 220 has only one fewer than 50!
50: The band absolutely s*cked!
Our noise level was, as usual, very high.
One theory of why our noise level is so high,
and has gotten worse the past number of years,
is that the radio/tv/government/private services
with which we share our mountaintop have switched
from quiet tube amps to noisy solid-state amps.
We did try digital (FT8) for the first time using a
separate, stand-alone laptop, radio, and interfaces.
The coax from the antenna switch was manually changed
from the SSB/CW station to the FT8 one and the SSB/CW
radio shut down (and the reverse going from FT8 to SSB/CW).
We did lose a few rover passes with this manual switch-over.
FT8 seems important enough to integrate the technology
with our existing radio / amp / networked logging system.
144: As usual, except when there is a serous 6 meter Eskip
opening, 2 meters is our QSO and GRID leader. Most of the
weekend was "routine", but late Sunday evening there was a
very nice tropo opening to the west and upper midwest
(mostly 9s in IL and WI).
220/432: Well, the grid total statement above says it all!
These bands have been our perennial point generators,
and certainly were so this contest.
For the Wopsononock Mountaintop Operator team
(w3bc, w3btx, w3sf, w3yoz, w3xox, wa3tts, wr3z, w3idt)
Bob, w3idt
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