ARRL 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest - 2020
Call: N6ZE/R
Operator(s): N6ZE
Station: N6ZE
Class: Rover LP
QTH: dm04
Operating Time (hrs): 6
Summary:
Band QSOs
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222: 20
432: 29
903: 5
1.2: 6
2.3: 0
3.4: 0
5.7: 0
10G: 0
24G: 0
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Total: 60 Total Score = 3,318
Club: ventura county amateur radio society
Team:
Comments:
For a number of reasons, this was a unique and different contest.
Several local clubs in the local area took special pains for less experienced
operators to heavily use 2 meters to make QSOs during this year's modified
Corona 19 "Field Day Operating Event" and to encourage operation on 6
& 2 meters during the "CQ VHF Contest". For this reason, I heavily
promoted the "ARRL 222 MHz Distance Contest" to encourage local area
stations to participate. To this end, on Saturday, N6ZE/R operated from 3
hilltops within the City of Thousand Oaks, CA and spent the last 3 hours of the
contest on Sunday from a mountain top in the Santa Monica Mts. N6ZE's 'raw' QSO
count was 84, but reduced to 60 QSOs when the duplicate shorter distance QSOs
were removed from the entry.
Over 80% of N6ZE's QSOS were made by using FM QRP handhelds with non-gain
antennas. The balance were made with an FT857/whip & a Kenwood TM231/whip.
Weather on both days was hot with low humidity & light winds. Saturday
temperature rached 97F by noon.
Only 3 unique grids were worked: DM03, DM04, DM13.
It was nice to work several Rovers, some of whom were involved in SOTA
activations.
Not very much activity on 70cm SSB was noted. I made no attempt to utilize FT-8
or other data modes.
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