ARRL 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest - 2021
Call: NV4B/R
Operator(s): NV4B
Station: NV4B/R
Class: Rover LP
QTH: AL
Operating Time (hrs): 13
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs
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222: 26
432: 26
903:
1.2: 7
2.3:
3.4:
5.7:
10G:
24G:
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Total: 59 Total Score = 24,362
Club:
Team:
Comments:
What a blast this contest was! I operated portable from two locations: Colbert
Heights Mountain in EM64dq on Saturday, and Woodall Mountain in EM54vs on
Sunday. This was my first time operating seriously from a new spot on Colbert
Heights, and it proved to be a great location.
Despite generally poor conditions, I still vastly improved my score and QSO
total from last year. Some upgrades to computers, antennas, and feedlines
helped. I ran 222 with one Windows-based tablet computer and 432/1296 with
another tablet. This made running the bands much smoother on digital and
resulted in a few QSOs that might not have happened had I only been watching one
band at a time. I still need to build a switch for paddles and headphones for
the analog modes; switching from 222 to 432/1296 CW was a pain that I need to
address for next time.
A couple of the "usual suspects" were missing this contest, but a few
new (to me) calls popped up to make up the difference.
Special thanks to AG4V/R for his 7-grid rove. Steve and I worked on 222 and 432
from all 7 grids and on 1296 from 6 of the 7. I really regretted not having 902
going yet even at low power, as we could have had easy QSOs from the 55/56/65/66
corner. I'll have it going for the SVHFS Fall Microwave Sprint.
Equipment:
222: Yaesu FT-736R at 25W, Directive Systems 10-element "Rover" yagi
432: ICOM IC-9700 at 75W, Directive Systems 15-element "Rover" yagi
1296: ICOM IC-9700 at 10W, Directive Systems 25-element loop yagi
Best DX:
222: N4SVC EM54vs<>EM80mi 432 mi/696 km
432: KA9CFD EM64dq<>EN40om 437 mi/704 km
1296: AG4V/R EM54vs<>EM44xx 105 mi/169 km
Average DX per band:
222: 182 mi/293 km
432: 171 mi/276 km
1296: 84 mi/135 km
Mode breakdown:
FT8 CW PH
222 20 4 2
432 20 2 4
1296 1 6 0
Grids worked per band:
222 (16): EM32, EM34, EM44, EM45, EM54, EM55, EM56, EM57, EM64, EM65, EM66,
EM73, EM80, EM84, EM86, EM96
432 (16): EM32, EM44, EM45, EM54, EM55, EM56, EM64, EM65, EM66, EM73, EM75,
EM80, EM84, EM86, EM93, EN40
1296 (6): EM44, EM54, EM55, EM64, EM65, EM66
Score using June VHF rules: 5,125
Score using old August UHF rules: 8,118
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