ARRL June VHF Contest
Call: AA4LR
Operator(s): AA4LR
Station: AA4LR
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: EM83
Operating Time (hrs): 7
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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6: 117 46
2:
222:
432:
903:
1.2:
2.3:
3.4:
5.7:
10G:
24G:
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Total: 117 46 Total Score = 5,382
Club: South East Contest Club
Comments:
Antennas:
Cushcraft A3S/A743 at 15m (6m)
Equipment:
Elecraft K3/100 W/KAT3 running 100 watts
Comments:
I certainly have never worked so many contacts in a VHF contest, ever. I more
than doubled the number of 6m contacts at the Gwinnett county location.
This was a casual effort. Ended up at the QTH Saturday afternoon intent to see
what was happening. I had time during the contest to patch a hole in the shack
wall with joint compound.
Used the A3S through a tuner. This works, although heaven knows what the
pattern looks like. It does have SOME kind of pattern, because signals change
when the antenna rotates.
Propagation Saturday was spotty. I worked a few locals at the start. Just
before 2100z, had a small opening to the west, which eventually evaporated. My
youngest daughter fixed me dinner, which was delicious, and I left for the day
around 0000z.
Sunday I arrived about 2030z, and found things started to open around 2100z.
Propagation was much stronger, with a strong opening to the northeast. The
opening would come and go. There would be 10-20 minutes with several strong
signals, then 10-20 minutes of nothing but locals. Propagation target areas
also appeared to shift around.
Alternated between S & P and calling CQ. Was pleased to have a pretty nice
runs on CW, as well as a few short ones on Phone.
Managed to work C6ATA, but missed ZF2EJ.
Glad to work so much. Next time, I hope to have an actual VHF beam antenna. I
love it when 6m is open!
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