[3830] ARRL June VHF N8HM Single Op LP

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                    ARRL June VHF QSO Party

Call: N8HM
Operator(s): N8HM
Station: N8HM

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: Washington, DC
Operating Time (hrs): 

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
    6:   8     7
    2:   1     1
  222:          
  432:   1     1
  903:          
  1.2:          
  2.3:          
  3.4:          
  5.7:          
  10G:          
  24G:          
-------------------
Total:  10     9  Total Score = 99

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

That was frustrating. I was hoping for a good solid sporadic E opening like two
years ago, but it wasn't to be. I pretty much worked everyone I heard. Just two
short openings to Texas and a short opening to Florida. I also decoded a station
in Georgia overnight on 6m FSK441. I didn't have WSJT set to save recordings, so
I'm not sure if the decode came via MS or sporadic E.

Thanks to K8GP for the QSOs on 2m and 70cm. I stood out on my balcony with my
FT-817 to get QSOs on those two bands. Tried to get them on 222 FM, but I
clearly needed a better antenna than the stock rubber duck for that. I'll have
to put together a better antenna and maybe make a 222 QSO in the UHF contest!

Equipment
6m: Yaesu FT-450D, Blue Collar Ants Model 6 Magnetic Loop
2m: Yaesu FT-817ND, MFJ-1714 telescopic half-wave whip (held horizontally)
1.25m: Kenwood TH-F6A, stock rubber duck
70cm: Yaesu FT-817ND, stock rubber duck

QTH conditions:
South facing apartment balcony, about 40 feet above ground


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