[VHFcontesting] [Fwd: W9SZ Sept VHF QSO Party 2005]

Zack Widup w9sz at prairienet.org
Mon Sep 12 02:20:39 EDT 2005


                      ARRL VHF QSO PARTY -- 2005


     Call:      W9SZ
     Category:  Single Operator Portable
     Power:     QRP       
     Band:      All Band
     Mode:      Mixed Mode
     State:     IL
     Grid:      EN50rl

     BAND     QSO    QSO PTS      GRIDS


      50        0        0           0
     144       16       16           9
     222        6       12           5
     432       11       22           8
     903        3        9           3
     1.2        4       12           4
     2.3        1        4           1
     3.4        2        8           2
     5.7        1        4           1
     10G        0        0           0
   
    -----------------------------------

    Totals     44       87          33  =   2,871

Equipment Description:
Homebrew transverters 10 watts on 144 through 1296 MHz;
1 watt on 2304 through 5760 MHz. 200 mW on 10368.
HTX-100's as IF rigs.
Homebrew antennas 6-el widespaced Yagi on 144; 8-el widespaced
Yagi on 222; 12-el on 432; 18-el loop Yagi on 903; 24-el loop
Yagi on 1296; 2-foot dish on 2304 through 5750. 2-foot offset
dish on 10368.

Club Affiliation: Society of Midwest Contesters

Notes:

This contest was a blast and may be the best I've done as a QRP
portable.  Weather was perfect, conditions marginal to OK but
still worked most of who I could hear.

Great to see the microwave activity in this area increasing.
W9ZIH and I tried for a 10 GHz QSO after we worked on 3456 and 5760
but no go this time. Same with N2BJ on 2304. Maybe next time?

73, Zack W9SZ




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