Microwave Spring Sprint - 2021
Call: WW7D/R
Operator(s): WW7D
Station: WW7D
Class: Rover LP
QTH: CN87
Operating Time (hrs): 6
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 93 Max Dist(km) = 188 Total Score = 3,603
Club: Pacific Northwest VHF Society
Comments:
We had lots of fun for this sprint as two other rovers (Ray-W7GLF and Rod-WE7X)
joined me at the CN86/CN87/CN96/CN97 grid intersection near the NW corner of Mt.
Rainier National Park. "Grid circling" doesn't really work for a
distance-based event, but this is the spot to be at if you are a rover. Two of
the grids (CN96 and CN86) are at 3000' with line of sight to many population
areas and a direct shot at Mt. Rainier. The rovers had fun working the numerous
fixed stations and filling in as we could working each other.
My rover was equipped for 4 bands:
903 MHz CW/SSB, 50w & a 12 foot loop yagi
927.5 MHz FM, 12w with a 10 element WA5VJB cheap yagi
1296 MHz CW/SSB, 10w & a 6 foot loop yagi
1294 MHz FM, 12w with a 10 element cheap yagi
2304 MHz CW/SSB, 1w with an 18 element WiFi yagi
3456 MHz CW/SSB, 20w with a 5 fool loop yagi
For the first time ever, I mashed-up the 3.4 GHz transverter with a Stealth
Microwave amp (20W on 3.4GHz, Class A) that I picked up about five years ago. It
worked like a champ! A very HOT champ, but a champ, nevertheless. I couldn't
get my 2.3 GHz loop yagi to work before the sprint so I switched to an Ebay
special WiFi antenna. It worked well enough.
I spent way too much time in the first two grids, hoping to hear more stations
in Canada or near Portland, OR. There were a bunch of SOTA guys on summits with
900, 1296 or 2304 MHz gear in OR. I didn't hear any of them. In fact, I only
heard and worked one station down there--K7YDL on 1296 MHz from one grid.
Thanks to the many participants in the Pacific Northwest. The highest mileage
stations for me were: Barry (AC7MD), who drove as high as he could in the
Olympic mountains and was good for 1,213 km in 12 QSOs. John (N7MWV) 485 km,
Tom (KE7SW) 454 km, and Merle (W7YOZ) 378 km. Ray (W7GLF/R) had the highest
number of QSOs with me(32), that totaled to 139 km. Rod (WE7X/R) provided 11
QSOs for an additional 42 km.
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