[3830] ARRL Jan VHF VE1SKY Single Op LP

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                    ARRL January VHF Contest

Call: VE1SKY
Operator(s): VE1SKY
Station: VE1SKY

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: NS- FN74iu
Operating Time (hrs): 4

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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    6:   6      6
    2:   5      5
  222:           
  432:           
  903:           
  1.2:           
  2.3:           
  3.4:           
  5.7:           
  10G:           
  24G:           
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Total:  11     11  Total Score = 121

Club: 

Comments:

Typically I don't enter this contest given the lack of January tropo and Es this
far North.  We had a large storm on Friday and the antennas iced up until Sunday
afternoon.  Once the ice thawed, I worked a few and enjoyed my time helping
others get the FN74 mult on 2 bands.  I mostly did meteor scatter given my
remote Eastern QTH.  I missed the best rox Sunday morning, but when the ice was
off the aluminum, I did a few randoms in the non-optimal afternoon and evening
periods.  QSOS were as follows: 6 FSK441 MS QSOs (2-2m and 4-6m); 4 CW QSOs
(3-2m and 1-6m; 1 ISCAT B QSO (6m).

The highlight was definitely decoding the best meteor ping I have ever
received.  While working Mike WB2RVX on 2m FSK, I got a 29 dB hit on FSK441
message TX3! As Bobtwo, KD2RDH commented on ON4KST Chat "A
schoolbus!"  

I wish I had spread a few more points around, but icing happens and the SWR
goes up way too high and the antennas get very deaf.

Mixed with some great snowshoeing on Saturday and a top notch movie later, all
while my station was down, it all made for a good weekend.

73
Roger, VE1SKY


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