Sept 11-12 2010 ARRL VHF QSO Party
2006' Wachusett Mountain, Princeton,
MA FN42BL
My recollection is that the last time conditions were that poor in the Northeast was Sept 2003. It seemed that there were severe propagation blockages in the usual high-QSO directions of SW and West. The WA1ZMS (FM07) and W3CCX (FM29) beacons on 2m had very respectable signal levels Friday evening but just about vanished during most of the contest. Offsetting that to some extent were the decent weather (no rain) and, with the exception of my 5 GHz IF cable failing, no system failures.
Low Power Single Operator Category - Submitted Score: 186k
Band | Power (PEP) | Antenna | QSOs/Multiplier (grid squares) |
50 | 200W | 4 elements (redesigned Hygain) | 213/28 |
144 | 200W | 12 elements (FO-12) | 181/27 |
222 | 75W | 16 elements (FO-16) | 71/22 |
432 | 100W | 19 elements (RIW) | 107/22 |
903 | 10W | 33 element LY | 32/14 |
1296 | 10W | 45 element LY | 45/13 |
2304 | 10W | 52 element LY | 23/10 |
3456 | 4W | 52 element LY | 13/9 |
5760 | 2W | 2' dish, dualband feed | 8/7 |
10368 | 1W | 2' dish, dualband feed | 9/4 |
Operating position in the minivan | K3 + Elecraft transverters on the lower 4 bands | Saturday was a beautiful day | The view looking southwest on Sunday | And they call this wireless? |