CQ Worldwide VHF Contest
Call: W4AN/R
Operator(s): K4BAI, KU8E
Station: W4AN/R
Class: Rover LP
QTH: FL
Operating Time (hrs): 9:45
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
-------------------
6: 30 17
2: 0 0
-------------------
Total: 30 17 Total Score = 510
Club: South East Contest Club
Comments:
DX70 or Icom 756Pro, 100W, 5/8 wave 2M whip on car or quad loop at 15'. We
drove from Columbus, GA to North West FL and ultimately to St. George
Island,
FL, IOTA NA085. All QSOs between 1409 and 1647 UTC on Sunday were made from
the IOTA island. We made 2 QSOs from EM70 and 28 from EL79. We were
prepared
with two meter antennas and an all mode 2M rig, but heard no activity
and got
no answers on that band. The rig seemed to want to scan all the time and it
was difficult to get it to stop on a frequency. We couldn't determine
how to
turn off the scanning feature despite study of the manual. First time
used the
rig since purchased from an estate years ago. So, all QSOs were on 6M.
Only
found one band opening, from about 1345Z until 1550Z on Sunday. During that
time, we worked HI3TEJ, NP4A, CO8LY, and VP5JM, plus W1, W2, W3 stations and
VE3NNQ. We heard, but did not work, KP4EIT, WP2B, HI8LAM, and VP2MSJ.
Other
than that, we called CQ without result and worked three ground wave
stations,
KN4Y, K4SME, and K4RX. Also heard AC4TO, but he was calling for
"Europe." We
spent hours listening to KN4Y calling CQ, knowing that if Ed got answers, we
should stop and set up the quad loop. All in all, a very frustrating trip.
Anyone who actually made a QSO and wants a QSL from EL79 and/or NA085 should
QSL via K4BAI. Thanks for all your efforts and hope for better results next
year, when we will almost surely not try a Rover operation from the deep
south.
73, John, K4BAI.
Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at:
http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
|