[3830] ARRL June VHF K7RAT(N6TR) Single Op HP

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                    ARRL June VHF Contest - 2020

Call: K7RAT
Operator(s): N6TR
Station: N6TR

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: OR
Operating Time (hrs): 25

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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    6:  57      9
    2:  22      5
  222:           
  432:   0      0
  903:           
  1.2:           
  2.3:           
  3.4:           
  5.7:           
  10G:           
  24G:           
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Total:  79     14  Total Score = 1,106

Club: Willamette Valley DX Club

Comments:

Only real opening lasted about 3 minutes in the last half hour of the contest
and netted QSOs with ND9G, AA5B and NI5I.   Very poor conditions this year.

This is the first VHF contest I have operated since FT4/FT8 have come out.  The
difference in the activity patterns is very significant.  I am one of those who
feel the magic of radio happens between the headphones and am not interested in
making QSOs using FT4/FT8 in contests.  So glad to have that one opening to
tickle my ears with signals actually coming back to me.  

One of the other aspects that I feel we lose with the shift is the
"entertainment" that trying to eeek out all of the non-contesters on
SSB.  This seemed to be a lost art - at least from my perspective.  

I think it would be great to have a classic category - using just CW and SSB and
perhaps FM - so that those that feel the same as me have a sandbox to play in. 


6M - K3S + KPA1500 to slightly broken Steppir MonstIR at 97 feet
2M - K3S + 150W brick to 7 / 7 cross polarized beam at 51 feet


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