[VHFcontesting] 6m Spring Sprints

Nate Duehr nate at natetech.com
Sun May 14 18:03:03 EDT 2006


Bruce,

Glad you were out there.  I was going to participate as another rover 
last night until I got called into work.   :-(

Nate WY0X

Bruce Herrick wrote:
> Call:  WW1M/R
> 
> Location - 2 spots on Flagstaff Mountain, Boulder, CO.
> 
>  From DN70 - 6Qs, 2 Grids
>  From DM79 - 6Qs, 3 Grids
> 
> Total score - 60 points
> 
> Rig:  TS690S @ 50W, single KB6KQ loop, Honda CR-V
> 
> Heard K0RI on my way up the mountain, but he was gone when I got there. 
>   Worked 5 locals at the beginning.  Moved 2 miles to the other grid; 4 
> of those locals were never heard from again.  Thanks to those who did 
> get on.  Heard N0KE near Silt weakly, but no QSO.  Heard brief bursts 
> from a couple of 5-landers; no luck there either.
> 
> At the DM79 location, as other cars came around the corner and saw me, 
> they immediately hit the binders to get back to the 45 MPH posted limit. 
>   Never realized a Honda CR-V with a KQ loop on a 6' mast looked like a 
> police car with radar :)
> 
> Bottom line:  The best I've ever done in this contest from CO in the 
> past has been 1 Q, 1 G, 1 point.  This was a 60X improvement!
> 
> 73,
> 
> Bruce WW1M
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