[VHFcontesting] [NEWSVHF] Microwave Sprint WZ1V

[k3sk at buckwalter.co]

I blew it.  I forgot and was cutting my lawn.    Anyway, It would not have been pretty for me.  My 4 x 31el 1296 loops have an issue, probably with the power divider or coax.   I am planning on replacing them anyway.  Today I ordered a pair of the 70 element PA1296-70-6AUT low noise yagis.  (https://antennas-amplifiers.com/product/23cm-antenna/23cm-biggest-yagi-low-noise-eme-antenna-1296mhz/)  I hope to have them installed by the June contest.     I plan on taking down my old 31el loops and hauling them to Hamvention next week so someone else can clean them up and get on the air.   

de K3SK
FM07th

-----Original Message-----
From: David Olean <k1whs at metrocast.net> 
Sent: Monday, May 8, 2023 11:48 AM
To: Peter Motyl <cs735171012 at earthlink.net>; wz1v at sbcglobal.net; newsvhf at mailman.qth.net
Cc: vhfcontesting at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] [NEWSVHF] Microwave Sprint WZ1V

Sounds like 1296 needs a shot in the arm.  I am hoping ti get some time to get on the tower and make a day of it up there at 130 ft. I can test and inventory anyprobems found with the antennas. 903 is on the bottom with 4 X 47 element loopers . Directly above that 2304 with 4 x 76 element loopers. 1296 is on top with 4 x 45 el loop yagis. I took the
3456 array down a few years ago to fix some problems and in the meatime, we ost the band. I will not put it back up, so that gives me some room to raise the 903 array slightly to give it a clear shot away from the tower top and all the cable harnesses.  I have a Sitemaster portable unit so I can check individual antennas and cables all on the tower, and all by myself.  I hope to get all the arrays tested soon now that it has warmed up.

Anyway, the plan is to get 903, 1296 and 2304 all hooked up again. That means I can bother my Good Buddy for Life WZ1V on a few more bands.

73

Dave K1WHS

On 5/8/2023 11:11 AM, Peter Motyl wrote:
> Thank you Ron for all your help.
>   
> I worked 6 stations on 1296 in the sprint but without Ron I would have worked only 3.  (actually only 2 K1TEO and W2BVH and I did need Ron’s help to work WZ1V.)  Ron told me that NY2NY was listening for me so I moved my antenna toward Jay and quickly worked him.  I was listening around 1296.1 when I heard Ron calling WA3DRC with no joy.  When Ron gave up, I started calling but when K1TEO started calling cq, I moved up to my Monday night frequency near 1296.11.  There I quickly worked WA3DRC.
>   
> Now, here’s where I became a real thief.  I heard Ron and KC3BVL trying for a qso with no joy.  This went on for quite a few tries until I wondered how long Jim was going to stay around. I was hearing Jim quite well so I decided to give Jim a call, hoping that at that time signals would not peak for Ron and Jim.  Jim and I completed fairly quickly and Jim and Ron continued for a while longer still with no joy.  Some times Jim and Ron have the good shot and other times Jim and I have the good shot.  This time, conditions were good for me near my one and only sweet spot.  So, the sprint was ok for me even with poor band conditions as I had predicted they would be.
>   
>
> From: Ron Klimas WZ1V
> Sent: Sunday, May 7, 2023 10:17 AM
> To: newsvhf at mailman.qth.net
> Cc: vhfcontesting at contesting.com
> Subject: [NEWSVHF] Microwave Sprint WZ1V
>
> Microwave Spring Sprint - 2023
>
> Call: WZ1V
> Operator(s): WZ1V
> Station: WZ1V
> Class: Single Op LP
> QTH: FN31rh
> Operating Time (hrs): 3.5
>
> Summary:
> Total: QSOs = 5 Max Dist(km) = 251 Total Score = 564
>
> Club: North East Weak Signal Group
>
> Comments:
> Worst turnout and conditions ever.
> Constant interruptions by contractors working here didn't help either.
> They were supposed to work Friday but came Saturday morning instead.
> 1296 single band entry - Only 5 Q's, 3 were local.
> No other New England stations heard beside K1TEO and K1PXE.
> My mast mounted puny 50 Watts just didn't cut it.
> TNX for the tries and Sprint sponsors.
>
> 73 Ron WZ1V
>
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