ARRL January VHF Contest
Call: N0LD/R
Operator(s): N0LD KB0YHT W0HGJ
Station: N0LD/R
Class: Unlimited Rover LP
QTH: EM15
Operating Time (hrs): 24
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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6: 9 5
2: 46 16
222: 10 7
432: 28 13
903:
1.2:
2.3:
3.4:
5.7:
10G:
24G:
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Total: 93 54 Total Score = 7,074
Club: Boeing Employees Amateur Radio Society / OKC
Comments:
Our goal was to work every grid square in Oklahoma. We started in September
planning the route and giving VHF contesting presentations to all the clubs we
could find along the way - and at two OK hamfests. Oddly enough warm
temperatures in Oklahoma in January blessed our journey! We did go through
several thunderstorms in SE and Eastern Oklahoma, but weathered the trip well!
We discovered that our trusted Tahoe (with 257,500 miles) had a number of
mechanical problems just 5 days before the contest which after evalution by the
dealership it was revealed that the Tahoe would never rove again. On Thursday
evening, we purchased a used 2011 Suburban with the same internal and external
form/fit. On Friday morning, we stripped the Tahoe of all the antennas and
radio and equipment. On Friday afternoon we re-outfitted the Suburban - and we
continued with our journey of VHF enlightenment through the Sooner State in the
contest! Despite travelling through a part of the country that is sparcely
populated, we discovered that our score actually improved over our rove last
January from Waco to Houston to Dallas to Tulsa to OKC! We attribute this to an
additional operator, more experience, and the addition of 1.25m and 23cm
antennas to the vehicle!
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