ARRL June VHF QSO Party
Call: VE6TL
Operator(s): VE6TL
Station: VE6TL
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: Calgary
Operating Time (hrs): 10
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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6: 120 62
2: 3 1
222:
432:
903:
1.2:
2.3:
3.4:
5.7:
10G:
24G:
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Total: 123 63 Total Score = 7,503
Club:
Comments:
This was my first VHF contest as now I have 6m with my FTDX-5000MP. Sporadic E
was the only prop mode going on 6m from here and I must say it was a real
challenge. Virtually all contacts were north-south, with the longest being
XE2K. I actually did get a call from KH2TJ, who for 3 seconds, was S9.
Unfortunately, I never heard his grid square. As for band openings, I reckon
there were thousands of them over the weekend. But the average opening was
less than 4 seconds, which made the exchange of grid squares pretty tough. The
longest opening I heard was about 6 minutes, at which time I managed to get the
rate up to 145 Qs per hour. That only happened once.
The other thing I should point out is that I don't have a 6m antenna, as this
is on my list of things to build or buy. In the mean time, I am using my TH6
20-10m tribander which loads up great on 6m and seems to operate 180 degrees to
the signals. My advantage is that I am at one of the highest elevations in
Calgary, but that doesn't mean too much when you're trying to work DX on 6m. It
would help if I were working 2m SSB or the UHF bands.
Hopefully the propagation will continue to improve and things will be even more
fun in the next one.
73,
JERRY VE6TL
Rig: FTDX-5000MP 200W Barefoot
Ant: TH6DXX at 13m
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