[SCCC] June VHF N6GP/R Limited Rover

[Barry Fitchew]

Good job. Had to much family stuff to do. Nice on 6 meters

On Thu, Jun 13, 2024, 10:54 PM Tim Goeppinger <timgep at hotmail.com> wrote:

>                     ARRL June VHF Contest - 2024
>
> Call: N6GP/R
> Operator(s): N6GP
> Station: N6GP/R
>
> Class: Limited Rover LP
> QTH: LAX
> Operating Time (hrs): 12
>
> Summary:
>  Band  QSOs  Mults
> -------------------
>     6:  117    21
>     2:   75     8
>   222:   48     6
>   432:   54     7
>   902:
>   1.2:
>   2.3:
>   3.4:
>   5.7:
>   10G:
>   24G:
> -------------------
> Total:  294    46  Total Score = 18,216
>
> Club: Southern California Contest Club
>
> Comments:
>
> I had a bad start the night before when I was taking an inventory of my
> equipment. My USB Hub for my laptop was missing!  Its very important so I
> can
> connect my CW, Digital, and Rig interfaces all at the same time.  I went
> to my
> local Staples at their rope drop at 10am to purchase a new one.
>
> I arrived at Signal Peak in Newport Beach (DM13) with ample time to setup.
> From
> the start, I could tell that there was a good amount of local activity, but
> unfortunately, there was no sporadic E on 6m.  I stayed for 3 hours
> because the
> rate stayed up.
>
> I took a brief lunch break at home, and headed to Schurr High School in
> Montebello (DM04). Activity had dropped off by that time in the afternoon,
> which
> is expected.
>
> I made it up to Signal Hill DM03 by about 9:15am.   An hour or so later I
> started to see what I call "popcorn propagation" on 6m.  It is just
> grids that pop in for a few seconds, then disappear. Very frustrating, but
> I
> managed to make a few QSOs into Texas and Alberta.  Worked an ATNO grid
> AL1VE/R
> in DN90.   I stayed about 3 hours.
>
> Took another short lunch, and went to Pantera Elementary in Diamond Bar
> for DM14
>   Activity really dried up, and the last hours of the contest were slow and
> tedious.   Managed to work Bill N6WS at his big gun station in DM95 on 2
> meter
> FT8!  That was a thrill.  Finished off the last hour at Diamond Bar Center
> to
> re-visit DM13 to squeeze out a few more contacts.
>
> The good:
> Great local participation. This was the best turnout in years.  Thank you,
> especially SCCC!
>
> I worked a lot of closer in grids like DM05, DM06 and DM24.  Never really
> done
> that much before.
>
> The bad:
> 6 meter propagation!   Ugh!
> CW QSOs down about 90% this year due to lack of openings
>
> Equipment:
>
> IC-7000
> Alinco 220 Rig
>
> Par Electronics 6m Moxon
> Diamond X30 Vertical
> 220 5/8 Wave Whip
> Cushcraft 4 element 2m Beam
>
> QSOS Worked at Each Grid Roved:
> DM03  93
> DM04  37
> DM13 114
> DM14  50
>
> QSOs by Mode
> SSB/FM  221
> FT8      63
> CW        4
>
> My Top Stations worked # QSOs - Thank you!
>
> NT6E  13
> N6VI  12
> K6LMN/R 10
> KN6UWK 9
> N6KN   9
> K6HF   8
> K6NR   8
> W6KK   8
> WB6HYH 8
> N6UTC/R 7
> KG6EXO  7
>
>
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