[3830] ARRL Jan VHF K1HTV Single Op HP

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                    ARRL January VHF Contest

Call: K1HTV
Operator(s): K1HTV
Station: K1HTV

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: FM18ap
Operating Time (hrs): 

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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    6:  187    53
    2:           
  222:           
  432:           
  903:           
  1.2:           
  2.3:           
  3.4:           
  5.7:           
  10G:           
  24G:           
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Total:  187    53  Total Score = 9,911

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

Band Mode  QSOs   Grids  
 50   CW       1       1 
 50   USB     10       3
 50   FT8    159      35
 50   MSK144  17      14 
 
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 Total       187      53

            Score : 9,911

Operating only on 6 Meters, the majority of QSOs were made on FT8. Most FT8 QSOs
were made from my living room easy chair using VNC Server on the PC in the
basement shack and VNC Viewer on my Android phone. The audio output of the
JTAlert sound card feeding an FM wireless transmitter alerted me via a nearby FM
receiver whenever someone called me. 

On Sunday I was able to watch the NFL playoffs while working the VHF Contest. To
say the least, it was a different kind of contest. There were very few SSB
stations and even fewer on CW. The 50.313 MHz FT8 frequency was constantly busy.
The 50.260 MHz MSK144 frequency provided 17 random meteor scatter QSOs and 14
new grids. The addition of the digital modes made the usually boring January VHF
contest a little more interesting.

I wonder if it might be time to consider creating separate analog and digital
VHF contests. 

73,
Rich - K1HTV


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