ARRL January VHF Contest
Call: K1HTV
Operator(s): K1HTV
Station: K1HTV
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: FM18ap
Operating Time (hrs):
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
-------------------
6: 187 53
2:
222:
432:
903:
1.2:
2.3:
3.4:
5.7:
10G:
24G:
-------------------
Total: 187 53 Total Score = 9,911
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
Band Mode QSOs Grids
50 CW 1 1
50 USB 10 3
50 FT8 159 35
50 MSK144 17 14
------------------------
Total 187 53
Score : 9,911
Operating only on 6 Meters, the majority of QSOs were made on FT8. Most FT8 QSOs
were made from my living room easy chair using VNC Server on the PC in the
basement shack and VNC Viewer on my Android phone. The audio output of the
JTAlert sound card feeding an FM wireless transmitter alerted me via a nearby FM
receiver whenever someone called me.
On Sunday I was able to watch the NFL playoffs while working the VHF Contest. To
say the least, it was a different kind of contest. There were very few SSB
stations and even fewer on CW. The 50.313 MHz FT8 frequency was constantly busy.
The 50.260 MHz MSK144 frequency provided 17 random meteor scatter QSOs and 14
new grids. The addition of the digital modes made the usually boring January VHF
contest a little more interesting.
I wonder if it might be time to consider creating separate analog and digital
VHF contests.
73,
Rich - K1HTV
Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.3830scores.com/
______________________________________________
3830 mailing list
3830@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/3830
|