[3830] ARRL June VHF W9SZ Single Op LP

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                    ARRL June VHF QSO Party

Call: W9SZ
Operator(s): W9SZ
Station: W9SZ

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: EN50
Operating Time (hrs): 7

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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    6:  11      8
    2:  16     10
  222:   3      3
  432:   5      4
  903:           
  1.2:           
  2.3:           
  3.4:           
  5.7:           
  10G:           
  24G:           
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Total:  35     25  Total Score = 1,075

Club: Society of Midwest Contesters

Comments:

I probably did better in this contest than I expected.  Due to some prior
commitments, I didn’t have a lot of time for the contest and didn’t do my
usual Single-Op Portable effort. Instead, I set up some antennas at home and
operated from there.

When I started on Saturday evening, K8GP had an incredible signal to here from
FM08.  I heard some of the local big guns working some great DX to the east on
144 but I only heard K8GP.

I blew out something in my 6 meter transverter but repaired it during a lull in
operating (which seemed to be most of the time). 

I had mounted my 50, 144, 222 and 432 MHz beams on five of those 5-foot steel
Radio Shack masts with a rotor at the bottom.  I had the mast guyed up about 6
feet – NOT a good idea for something with that much mass up 25 feet!  I
almost lost the antennas Saturday evening.  The rotor stopped showing
indications of movement so I went outside to see what was wrong.  I saw the
antennas leaning at a 60 degree angle and all tangled up in my 40 meter wire
loop antenna.  I somehow managed to get the antennas free of the loop and back
into a vertical position before I tightened the guys again. They stayed put for
the rest of my contest time.

Sunday morning there was sort of a 6 meter opening to the east.  I worked a few
including VY2SS. The QSB was very rapid and deep, with fading taking out a
letter on CW and then peaking on the next letter sent. My score might end up a
little lower than what I’m claiming because of several stations fading out
suddenly, but I figured I was better off to log them and risk not being in
their logs than to not log them at all.

I worked a few more stations on Sunday evening but pulled the plug at 0100Z
after not hearing anyone I hadn’t worked for an hour. I had expected maybe 25
QSO’s.  I did a little better.

Thanks to those who worked me.  Where was K2DRH?  He was the only big gun local
I never heard at all.

73, Zack W9SZ


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