ARRL 160-Meter Contest
Call: VE9AA/M
Operator(s): VE9AA
Station: VE9AA/M
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: NB
Operating Time (hrs): 1
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 50 Sections = 30 Countries = 2 Total Score = 3,000
Club: Maritime Contest Club
Comments:
Score is a bit of a guess, as I typed it into Bruces webform, not logging
software.
FOUR X 15MIN burst from the car just testing a new and improved antenna.
SOAPBOX: It's a modified Scorpion SA-680S. Still have some troubles with the
electric
SOAPBOX: foldover mount, but the antenna itself is fantastic!
SOAPBOX:
SOAPBOX: I heard some EU (ON/OK/OM) and ZF9CW (589) and as far west as AZ, but
no Q's
SOAPBOX: with these guys. (granted, I wasn't on vy long, maybe condx got better
later)
SOAPBOX:
SOAPBOX: Super easy to work most W1/2'...3's tougher. W4's was stretching it,
however
SOAPBOX: old faithful N4RM got me quite quickly. A couple 8's (Na8V best ears
by far)
SOAPBOX: and really had to work to get N0NI and his crew to hear me, but they
had
SOAPBOX: patience and we made it).
SOAPBOX: Not bad for a 5' tall antenna that had to be retuned every few kcs,
mounted on a
SOAPBOX: small car !
SOAPBOX:
SOAPBOX: I know I was weak, but even some guys who I figured out most of my
callsign on
SOAPBOX: the first 'over' got me as VE9AAX or VE8AA/mm or VE9AAXX or other
variations.
SOAPBOX: NOBODY was expecting to hear "/M" on the band this weekend !
SOAPBOX:
SOAPBOX: 2009 Mini Cooper, FT-857D, N3ZN paddles. 100w, Paper/pen logging
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