ARRL VHF QSO PARTY -- 2005
Call: W9SZ
Category: Single Operator Portable
Power: QRP
Band: All Band
Mode: Mixed Mode
State: IL
Grid: EN50rl
BAND QSO QSO PTS GRIDS
50 0 0 0
144 16 16 9
222 6 12 5
432 11 22 8
903 3 9 3
1.2 4 12 4
2.3 1 4 1
3.4 2 8 2
5.7 1 4 1
10G 0 0 0
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Totals 44 87 33 = 2,871
Equipment Description:
Homebrew transverters 10 watts on 144 through 1296 MHz;
1 watt on 2304 through 5760 MHz. 200 mW on 10368.
HTX-100's as IF rigs.
Homebrew antennas 6-el widespaced Yagi on 144; 8-el widespaced
Yagi on 222; 12-el on 432; 18-el loop Yagi on 903; 24-el loop
Yagi on 1296; 2-foot dish on 2304 through 5750. 2-foot offset
dish on 10368.
Club Affiliation: Society of Midwest Contesters
Notes:
This contest was a blast and may be the best I've done as a QRP
portable. Weather was perfect, conditions marginal to OK but
still worked most of who I could hear.
Great to see the microwave activity in this area increasing.
W9ZIH and I tried for a 10 GHz QSO after we worked on 3456 and 5760
but no go this time. Same with N2BJ on 2304. Maybe next time?
73, Zack W9SZ
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