[3830] ARRL Sep VHF W4PK Single Op HP

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                    ARRL September VHF Contest - 2021

Call: W4PK
Operator(s): W4PK
Station: W4PK

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: VA
Operating Time (hrs): 3:26

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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    6:  45     22
    2:           
  222:           
  432:           
  903:           
  1.2:           
  2.3:           
  3.4:           
  5.7:           
  10G:           
  24G:           
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Total:  45     22  Total Score = 990

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

To sum up, propagation was poor to nonexistent.

I had intended to also at least work the locals on 2M and 432.  I have an Astron
RS35A and a Mirage B1018G mounted in an outdoor rack mount cabinet and it is at
the base of one of my towers.  I had tested it out on Friday and confirmed that
it put out 150 Watts into a dummy load.  However, overnight the power supply had
failed...  And I didn't even turn on the 432 gear.

I only had one contact on CW, and that was a local.  I called CQ multiple times
while turning the beam every 45 degrees but to no avail.  So 44 of my contacts
were on FT-8.  This works out to only a miserable 12.8 QSOs per hour!  

73, Sam W4PK


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