Microwave Spring Sprint
Call: N6ZE
Operator(s): N6ZE
Station: N6ZE
Class: Single Op QRP
QTH: dm04qb
Operating Time (hrs): 2.0
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 7 Max Dist(km) = 115 Total Score = 4,731
Club: ventura county amateur radio club
Comments:
MICROWAVE SPRING 2015 SPRINT
ENTRY OF PETER HEINS, N6ZE (DM04QB)
DATE: MAY 2015 BAND TIME CALL RECEIVED GRID RECEIVED DIST: KM
02MAY 33CM 1605 WA6EJO DM04JG 58.46
02MAY 33CM 1608 AG6AY DM04QB 0.0
02MAY 33CM 1645 KK6SUV DM04NE 26.89
02MAY 23CM 1713 WA6EJO DM04JG 58.46
02MAY 23CM 1716 K6TSK DM04XT 99.08
02MAY 23CM 1718 W6QIW DM04CK 115.06
02MAY 33CM 1720 W6QIW DM04CK 115.06
TOTAL DISTANCE 473.01
7 QSOs; 2 OR 4 GRIDS WORKED FROM DM04qb ON 23CM & 33CM BANDS
SCORE = 7 X 4 3 = 28 POINTS OR 473.01 POINTS
Soapbox:
N6ZE operated for 2.0 hours from a ridge in the Santa Monica Mountains (CA).
Weather was great! Temperature was 80 deg. F & visibility was in excess of
50 miles. Now for activity levels: not many ARRL SW Division area hams bothered
to get on the air for this SPRINT. Three QSOs were made on 1296.1 MHz (23cm)
& 4 QSOS were made on 902.1 (33cm) MHz FM Simplex.
W6QIW near Santa Barbara was best DX at 115.06 km, on both 23cm & 33cm.
In Thousand Oaks, CA, (DM04ne), newly licensed General Class Licensee, Stu,
KK6SUV, borrowed my ‘extra’ ALINCO handheld and “VJB Cheapie Yagi” to
make his initial 33 cm contacts. Hopefully he will continue to operate on the
VHF/UHF/Microwave Bands after this initial exposure.
I continue to support and promote the VHF/UHF SPRINT Program as I have for many
years and I passionately encourage others, particularly HFers &
“Newbies”, to try VHF/UHF communicating without resorting to the use of
repeaters.
Rig: 23cm: FT736 (10w) + M-2 horizontally polarized yagi; 33cm: ALINCO FM
Handheld (2.5watts) & small M-2 yagi. Operating location was at about 2380
ft. above sea level.
NOTE: It is time for ARRL to again sponsor the Spring & Fall VHF/UHF SPRINT
Program!
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