ARRL June VHF Contest - 2021
Call: WA7BNM
Operator(s): WA7BNM
Station: WA7BNM
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: S.Calif
Operating Time (hrs):
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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6: 127 50
2:
222:
432:
903:
1.2:
2.3:
3.4:
5.7:
10G:
24G:
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Total: 127 50 Total Score = 6,350
Club: Southern California Contest Club
Comments:
Rig: IC-7610 - 100 watts
Antenna: SteppIR DB-36 with 6m add on at 70 ft
100% FT8
Since I don't have a logging program integrated with WSJT-X, I pretty much
followed the strategy of calling CQ and letting the other stations decide
whether I was a dupe. Didn't always work well - had 4 QSOs with each of 2
stations, and 2 back-to-back QSOs with one. Wish there was a special FT8 message
for missing grid square (had a couple of QSOs with no grid) so didn't log them.
As everyone has noted, Saturday was OK, while Sunday was a bust. Best DX on
Saturday was EN82 (3155 km). Sunday's best was DM16.
Maybe I'll buy a VHF/UHF transceiver, but not sure low verticals will work well
enough on 144 and 432 to make it worth it here in the SF valley.
73 de Bruce, WA7BNM (bhorn at hornucopia.com)