[3830] ARRL June VHF VE3GKT/R Limited Rover LP

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                    ARRL June VHF Contest - 2023

Call: VE3GKT/R
Operator(s): VE3GKT
Station: VE3GKT/R

Class: Limited Rover LP
QTH: 
Operating Time (hrs): 
OpMode: 2BSIQ

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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    6:  145    48
    2:  130    29
  222:   28     5
  432:   48     9
  903:           
  1.2:           
  2.3:           
  3.4:           
  5.7:           
  10G:           
  24G:           
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Total:  351    97  Total Score = 41,419

Club: Ontario VHF Association

Comments:

Had lots of fun on this rove! Operated from FN02/03/04, EN92/93/94. Can't wait
for next year. I was SO4R, which worked great!

FT4 is great on 50 MHZ. I'll definitely be using it more in the future. I wish I
realized earlier how well it was working.

Gear:
50: 100w, TS-480sat, homebrew Moxon from A50-3S parts
144: ~120w at amp, IC-7100, RF Concepts 160w amp, 7el Cushcraft yagi, UHV-6
vertical
222: ~25w at xvtr, DEMI 222-28 transverter, 3el yagi
432: ~80w at amp, brown-face Mirage D1010 100w amp, M2 432-6wl 21el yagi, UHV-6
vertical

Filters:
-54 MHZ LPF
-144 and 432 fed a 50/144/432 triplexer, fed a switch, fed a 144/432 diplexer to
antennas. Unused 50 port on dummy load.
-222 fed the 222 port of a 144/222/432 triplexer. Common port fed antenna.
Unused ports into dummy load.

No interference between rigs except that if 144 FT8 was txing and 432 FT8 was
listening, it would decode between -10 to -20 on the 432 station. No noise floor
bump at all on any combination of bands that I noticed. I was sure to avoid LMR
type coax (foil shield) on full duplex coax sections to avoid making wideband
noise when power is transmitted through the coax.

Thanks to all I worked, and especially to all those who lent me equipment!
73 Joseph VE3GKT/R


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