ARRL June VHF Contest - 2020
Call: WB8WKQ
Operator(s): WB8WKQ
Station: WB8WKQ
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: MI
Operating Time (hrs):
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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6: 50 33
2: 1 1
222:
432:
903:
1.2:
2.3:
3.4:
5.7:
10G:
24G:
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Total: 51 34 Total Score = 1,734
Club: Mad River Radio Club
Comments:
Thought this contest was going to be a bust. Started on Saturday 2 pm local
(1800z) and basically heard nil. I worked two locals on 6M and one on 2M. So
when Sunday rolled around, wasn't going to spend any time on it without a band
opening. But about 10:45 am local (1445z) I was able to work a few stations on
CW fairly close (North Carolina). I kept plugging along on CW, and since the
signals were pretty weak, didn't think about checking SSB. After I ran out of
CW stations to work, tuned up the band on SSB and low and behold, the band was
packed from 50.125 to well above 50.200. What a blast! I don't have any type
of VHF antenna system, so this was definitely a treat. My six meter beam is
setup on my deck about 10 feet up. So any type of 6M contact is great. I did
use my FTdx5000 which actually is 200W on six. So, I wasn't a pileup buster,
but made contact with nearly everyone I called. Maybe the extra 100W helped.
Very fun few hours on six. It seemed to die right around 2 pm again. Thanks to
all.
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