[VHFcontesting] K1DY September VHF contest

[Bill Olson]

I echo Ron's comments (re-echo I guess), Though I do admit the ON4KST chat made it a LOT easier to get stations to point their antennas this way!! Weird that I was logging on paper and using computer for "chatting".. seemed backwards somehow..


Anyway, as some of you know, I'm slowly putting the home station back together. Now have good single Yagis at 120ft but under 100 watts running on the lower 4. Spent about 6 hours operating , and had some ~ 500 mile QSO's on 2, 300+miles on 222,432 all with 50 watts! Condx were up and down, mostly down, and here's the run down:


6:     12  7
2:     24  14
222: 13  9
432: 17  10

Thanks to all who got on!

bill, K1DY FN54JQ Maine



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From: VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting-bounces at contesting.com> on behalf of Ron Klimas WZ1V <wz1v at sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2017 11:53 AM
To: vhfcontesting at contesting.com
Subject: [VHFcontesting] September VHF contest

ARRL September VHF Contest

Call: WZ1V
Operator(s): WZ1V
Station: WZ1V
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: FN31RH
Operating Time (hrs): 15

Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
-------------------
6: 69 27
2: 78 27
222: 42 19
432: 49 22
903:
1.2: 23 12
2.3:
3.4:
5.7:
10G:
24G:
-------------------
Total: 261 107 Total Score = 42,586

Club: North East Weak Signal Group

Comments:
Couldn't operate the entire contest, but most of the time I was on
conditions
seemed poor and activity lacking. IMO these are no longer Amateur Radio
operating skill contests. They have evolved into Computer operating skill
contests, where whoever has the fastest and most computers and monitors
running
and can type the fastest wins. Having to juggle between chat rooms and new
digital modes vs. actually operating radio has gotten to the point of being
ridiculous. And what's up with everyone trying to use FT8 to make local 6m
contacts? Half the time they never complete because half the people forgot
to
change to contest mode for grid square exchanges. And the idea of everyone
trying to use just one frequency for this during a contest is like having a
bunch of CB radios all stuck on channel 19 jamming each other.
Another gripe - I can't understand why the League continues to condone
having
the ARRL New England Convention the same weekend as the September VHF
contest.
No wonder activity was so poor around here. OK I'm done ranting - for now.
Thanks to the Rovers and portable operations for providing some extra fun
to an
otherwise lackluster contest.
-73, Ron WZ1V

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