[3830] ARRL June VHF WA3EKL Limited Multi-Op HP

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                    ARRL June VHF Contest - 2022

Call: WA3EKL
Operator(s): WA3EKL KB3VQC K3LU WT3K W1TRT N3DPB
Station: WA3EKL

Class: Limited Multi-Op HP
QTH: SEVERN, MD
Operating Time (hrs): 25:43

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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    6:  260   114
    2:   86    33
  222:    0     0
  432:   16     8
  903:           
  1.2:           
  2.3:           
  3.4:           
  5.7:           
  10G:           
  24G:           
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Total:  362   155  Total Score = 58,590

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

WHAT A GREAT CONTEST.  WE ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO THIS EVENT.  WITH THE RECENT
ACQUISITION OF A NEW RADIO TO THE STATION IT WAS OUR INTENTION TO HAVE THREE
POSITIONS RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY ON 2 METERS, 6 METERS AND 70 CENTIMETERS. 
HOWEVER, OUR EVER FAITHFUL 2 METER 100 WATT BRICK DIED FOUR HOURS INTO THE
CONTEST.  INSPECTION REVEALED POOR MANUFACTURE SOLDER JOINTS ON THE FINAL OUTPUT
TRANSISTOR WHICH CAUSED IT'S FAILURE.  OUR NEW RADIO COVERED 2 METERS AND 70
CENTIMETERS SO IT BECAME THE PRIMARY RADIO FOR BOTH 2 METERS AND 70 CENTIMETERS.
 WE RAN 2 METERS AT 80 WATTS AND 70 CM AT 50 WATTS THEN SIMPLY BOUNCED BACK AND
FOURTH BETWEEN BOTH BANDS.  
WE ALSO HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF INTRODUCING DIGITAL FT8 CONTEST OPERATING TO THE
NEWEST MEMBER OF OUR CONTEST TEAM, W1TRT, TIM. HE HAD A GREAT TIME AS DID WE
ALL. 
THE FOOD WAS EXCELLENT DUE TO THE COOKING OF WA3EKL'S AND N3DPB'S GRANDDAUGHTERS
THIS WEEKEND.  
EVEN WITH THE LOSS OF THE 2 METER AMP THIS IS OUR HIGHEST VHF SCORE SO FAR.  WE
WANT TO ESPECIALLY THANK DON, K6ZO FOR INSTALLING THE THE 4 ELEMENT HORIZONTAL,
OMNI DIRECTIONAL PHASED ARRAY FOR 70 CM NEAR THE TOP OF OUR BIG TOWER A FEW DAYS
BEFORE THE CONTEST.  ALL THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION LABOR WAS WELL WORTH IT.  
WE CALLED CQ WITH ONLY 50 WATTS AND YOU ALL CAME BACK TO US.  NEXT CONTEST
HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE MORE POWER GOING TO IT AND MAYBE WE CAN DOUBLE OUR Q'S
AND GRIDS. 
WE THANK ALL WHO CAME BACK TO US AND HOPE YOU HAD AS MUCH FUN AS WE DID.  73
FROM OUR CREW,WA3EKL KB3VQC K3LU WT3K W1TRT N3DPB


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