[3830] ARRL June VHF KR1ST Single Op LP

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                    ARRL June VHF QSO Party

Call: KR1ST
Operator(s): KR1ST
Station: KR1ST

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: Ladson, SC
Operating Time (hrs): 

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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    6:   93    52
    2:    7     5
  222:           
  432:    0     0
  903:           
  1.2:           
  2.3:           
  3.4:           
  5.7:           
  10G:           
  24G:           
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Total:  100    57  Total Score = 5,700

Club: 

Comments:

Rigs: FT-897, IC-275H

Pwr: 100W on 6 and 2 meters, 20 Watts on 70cm

Antlers: 6m: homebrew tree hanging halo @ 37ft

         2m: - tree hanging stacked homebrew halos @34 ft
             - 4 element beam @ 34 ft
             - tree hanging homebrew Cycloid (omnidirectional circular
               polarized) @57 feet

         70cm: 4 stack homebrew halos

The contest started out with good Es on 6 meters for the first hour and a half
and then the band started to poop out for me. A few minor Es openings occured
after that, but nothing to write home about. There was some tropo on 6 on
Saturday evening and Sunday early evening. I missed quite a few of the regulars
on 2 meters and caught only one tropo opening. Didn't hear a peep on 432. Within
10 minutes after the contested ended (12 minutes since my last contact on 6m),
strong winds took my 6 meter loop down. Maybe it was not the wind, but
neighbors who used it for target practicing to send me a friendly message about
TVI. ;-)

Thanks for all the Qs!

73,
--Alex KR1ST (EM92)
http://www.kr1st.com


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