[3830] ARRL Jan VHF AE0EE Single Op LP

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                    ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes

Call: AE0EE
Operator(s): AE0EE
Station: AE0EE

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: MN
Operating Time (hrs): 6

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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    6:   5     2
    2:   2     1
  222:          
  432:          
  903:          
  1.2:          
  2.3:          
  3.4:          
  5.7:          
  10G:          
  24G:          
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Total:   7     3  Total Score = 21

Club: Minnesota Wireless Assn

Comments:

>From down in the Minneapolis urban canyon in EN34.  Antenna: 6m moxon pointed
SSW; 100 W on 6m, 5 W on 2m.  Only on Sunday afternoon and evening, mostly
monitoring 50.125 while doing other things.  I didn't hear much of anything,
and worked almost everyone I heard.  In doing so, I managed the highest score
I've yet achieved in an ARRL VHF contest (n=3).

The big surprise of the conetst was that with the new antenna analyzer, I found
the 6m antenna works okay for 2m (SWR <3:1).  The living situation doesn't
allow for permanent antennas, and I can't get temporary ones anywhere near the
roofline.  With the 6m antenna workng on 2m, I was able to make QSOs at 5 W. 
One even broke the 1W/km barrier (8.8 km on 5 W)!

There seemed to be some 2m tropo in the area, as the APRS rig was showing
packets from as far as Grand Marais, MN, and central/eastern WI.

Thanks to everyone who made the bands as active as they were!


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