[SECC] [3830] ARRL June VHF AA4LR Single Op LP

[Bill Coleman]

ARRL June VHF Contest

Call: AA4LR
Operator(s): AA4LR
Station: AA4LR

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: EM83
Operating Time (hrs): 7

Summary:
Band  QSOs  Mults
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   6:  117    46
   2:           
 222:           
 432:           
 903:           
 1.2:           
 2.3:           
 3.4:           
 5.7:           
 10G:           
 24G:           
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Total:  117    46  Total Score = 5,382

Club: South East Contest Club

Comments:

Antennas:
Cushcraft A3S/A743 at 15m (6m)

Equipment:
Elecraft K3/100 W/KAT3 running 100 watts

Comments:

I certainly have never worked so many contacts in a VHF contest, ever. I more than doubled the number of 6m contacts at the Gwinnett county location.

This was a casual effort. Ended up at the QTH Saturday afternoon intent to see what was happening. I had time during the contest to patch a hole in the shack wall with joint compound.

Used the A3S through a tuner. This works, although heaven knows what the pattern looks like. It does have SOME kind of pattern, because signals change when the antenna rotates. 

Propagation Saturday was spotty. I worked a few locals at the start. Just before 2100z, had a small opening to the west, which eventually evaporated. My youngest daughter fixed me dinner, which was delicious, and I left for the day around 0000z. 

Sunday I arrived about 2030z, and found things started to open around 2100z. Propagation was much stronger, with a strong opening to the northeast. The opening would come and go. There would be 10-20 minutes with several strong signals, then 10-20 minutes of nothing but locals. Propagation target areas also appeared to shift around.

Alternated between S & P and calling CQ. Was pleased to have a pretty nice runs on CW, as well as a few short ones on Phone. 

Managed to work C6ATA, but missed ZF2EJ. 

Glad to work so much. Next time, I hope to have an actual VHF beam antenna. I love it when 6m is open!


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Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
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