[VHFcontesting] January 2013 VHF contest results for N9LB - Wisconsin

[Lloyd Berg - N9LB]

January 2013 VHF contest results for N9LB, SOLP, non-assisted, EN52,
Wisconsin.

Highlights:
7 band sweep ( 50-2304 MHz ) with K2DRH.
6M e-skip opening to Texas Saturday evening from 9-11 pm CST.
Worked "local" K9JK/R while he was roving 750 miles away in EM31.
New grids on all bands except 1296.
Several 223.5 FM contacts.

Best     50 DX = 1129.1 mi  Maury  W5RWT
Best   144 DX =   359.1 mi  Bill  K0AWU
Best   222 DX =   359.1 mi  Bill  K0AWU
Best   432 DX =   266.7 mi  Darin  W9WZJ
Best   902 DX =   160.6 mi  Bruce  W9FZ/R (EN55vb)
Best 1296 DX =   159.2 mi  Paul  W0UC
Best 2304 DX =     90.6 mi  Bob  K2DRH

Worked all surrounding states except Iowa.
Good activity levels from NLRS ( MN-WI ) and BC ( IL-MI-WI ) clubs.
Road-salt on power pole insulators resulted in very high noise levels.
40-50 mph wind gusts on Saturday evening miss-aligned my rotor headings.
My score down from last year mostly due to less 6M e-skip ( 2012 = 200
QSO's, 99 Grids ).

        Band QSOs  Pts   Grd
            50   42    42   20
          144   35    35   18
          222   18    36   12
          420   21    42   11
          902     6    24     6
        1240     4    16     4
        2304     1      8     1
       Total  127   203   72

            Score : 14,616

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Lloyd - N9LB