[VHFcontesting] N9LB August UHF Contest Results

[Lloyd - N9LB]

N9LB was active on 222 thru 2304 MHz from my home station 10 miles South of
Madison, WI ( EN52 ).

 

Good participation, however propagation was flat on Saturday afternoon but
picked up nicely Saturday evening and was excellent on Sunday morning.  It
was especially nice working folks that I met at last week's CSVHF in
Rochester, MN.

 

Equipment:

Flex-5000 Radio into Down East Microwave Transverters running 25 watts into
single M2 Yagi antennas at 60 feet above ground.

 

States worked: 

Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota.

 

Stations worked:  

W9EWZ, K2DRH (5 bands), KB9SKW, W9XA (3 bands), K9MRI, W9ZIH (3 bands),
WB9KMW (2 bands), N9IYV (2 Bands), W0UC (4 bands), K9MU (2 bands), N9XKH,
N4PZ, W9GA ( 3 bands), AC0RA/R (2 bands), K8DMR, K0SIX, W0GHZ (4 bands),
KK6MC/R (2 grids/6 Q's), WD9BGA (4 bands), K9JK/R (4 grids), K0CQ/R. 

 

Best DX:

K0SIX - 277.1  miles

K9MRI - 252.2  miles

W0GHZ - 231.3  miles

K8MDR - 184.8  miles

K9MU - 165.8  miles

W0UC - 159.2 miles

 

N9LB Results:

Band    QSOs    Pts    Grids

    222      11       33         7

    420      25       75      14

    902        5       30         5

  1240      10       60        7

  2300         1      12        1

Total       52    210      34

Score:  7,140

 

Thanks to everyone for the contacts and especially to the rovers for being
out there!

 

73

 

Lloyd - N9LB