[3830] ARRL Jan VHF KD2JA Single Op HP

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                    ARRL January VHF Contest

Call: KD2JA
Operator(s): KD2JA
Station: KD2JA

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: SFL
Operating Time (hrs): 24

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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    6:  33     13
    2:  20      8
  222:           
  432:  10      3
  903:           
  1.2:           
  2.3:           
  3.4:           
  5.7:           
  10G:           
  24G:           
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Total:  63     24  Total Score = 1,752

Club: Florida Contest Group

Comments:

Rigs: Icom IC-7700 (6 meters), Icom IC-910H (2 meters & 432 Mhz)
Computers: MacMini Running Win. 10 & N1MM+, Samsung Ultrabook I5 running
Win. 10 & N1MM+
Antennas: M2 5 element Yagi (6M), M2 7 element Yagi (2M), M2 7 element Yagi
(432 MHz)

This contest was lack luster to say the least! Many hours were spent at the
radios hoping for a band opening that never happened! It was tough to see the
the band openings the Northeast states had. I saw some ham in FL worked a VK
using a digital mode. 

It was hard making some of my Q's as I had to do mostly S&P. Stations were
"Bursting" on 6 meters and I would have to call multiple times to
make a QSO! To top all that my 6 meter rotator azimuth indicator quit working
and I had no idea where I was pointing! Did you ever have to teach your wife
how to use a compass? I had to send her outside with a compass to tell me where
my 6 meter Yagi was pointing! "Murphy's Law", whatever can go wrong
will and at the worst possible time!

Well the contest was a real challenge for me and made me adapt for the
problems! However my problems were nothing compared with the VP8STI
DX'Pedition!


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