Sept 2004 ARRL VHF QSO Party
6288' Mount Washington, NH, FN44IG
Weekend started off nicely with sunny skies in the low 50's with light winds. A cold front crossed the area Sunday night in to Monday morning that brought with it windswept rain moving in excess of 50 MPH. During take-down, the wind pushed the antenna stack on top of the minivan, which was not the intended method. Scratched up the roof of the vehicle and damaged the 6m and 2m antennas, but otherwise a good take-down under the circumstances.
Its a blast operating from this exotic and exciting location - but beware of Mother Nature!
Low Power Single Operator Category - Final Score: 335.6k
Band | Power (PEP) | Antenna | QSOs/Multiplier (grid squares) |
50 | 150W | 4 elements (Hygain) | 207/41 |
144 | 150W | 12 elements (FO-12) | 210/43 |
222 | 65W | 16 elements (FO-16) | 97/31 |
432 | 100W | 19 elements (RIW) | 137/40 |
903 | 10W | 33 element LY | 39/17 |
1296 | 10W | 45 element LY | 50/19 |
2304 | 10W | 52 element LY | 25/16 |
3456 | 4W | 52 element LY | 19/14 |
5760 | 2W | 2' dish, dualband feed | 13/10 |
10368 | 0.2W | 2' dish, dualband feed | 9/6 |
Operating station, looking south | View to the southwest | The shack | Close-up of antennas, looking north |