ARRL June VHF QSO Party
Call: W3BBO/R
Operator(s): W3BBO
Station: W3BBO
Class: Rover LP
QTH: WPA
Operating Time (hrs): 6
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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6: 11 5
2: 25 11
222:
432: 8 5
903:
1.2:
2.3:
3.4:
5.7:
10G:
24G:
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Total: 44 23 Total Score = 1,248
Club:
Comments:
I only operated as a Rover on Saturday, as my wife had other chores for me on
Sunday.
Wow, that was work! I quit early Saturday evening, about 8 PM. Bands were
still open, but just tired from being in the sun all day. I found a nice place
to operate from in EN91, unfortunately couldn't put up the antennas, so had to
use the mobile antenna on the car. Not as good, as using my homebuilt 4 element
2 meter and 8 element 432 MHz yagi's.
EN92 was much better and I was able to setup my antennas. I would have mounted a
6 meter dipole at the very top of my mast, but just not enough hands, so I used
the vertical on the car for 6 meters. While assembling the 2 & 432 beams, I
managed to drop the pole. Bent some of the reflectors, but not much damage.
Then I came to FN02 to finish out my day. I was really tired, and still am this
morning! Hi.
6 Meters opened up late in the day and worked some Texas stations. My best DX
on 2 and 432 was West Virginia.
Lessons learned - My portable setup is fine for a Field Day operation where
you'll be in the same spot for the day, or a weekend. However for Roving, I'm
now a believer in good antennas mounted on the car, so you can operate while in
motion, or temporary stopped on the side of the road. Stopping to setup
antennas is a real pain. Hi.
73 de Bob W3BBO
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