CQ World Wide VHF Contest
CQ World Wide VHF Contest
| Call | Category | Comments | JR4CZM | Single Op 6M | I enjoyed the contest.Thanks for all | JR6HYO/1 | Single Op 6M | I enjoyed the contest | JS3CGH/5 | Single Op 6M | I was participating in the JA5 contest, the station I called sent me a grid locator, so I also sent a grid locator. Used a WINDOM antenna | K0BAK/R | Rover | Activated FN21, FN11, FN10, FN20. Activity limited by rainstorms, especially thunderstorms on Saturday | K0OP | Single Op 6M | Operated Portable. 6M dipole. Had fun! | K1DS | Single Op All | Minimal station here, 50W and only dipole on 6m and 3 elements on 2m | K1HTV | Single Op All | Here in VA (FM18ap) we had interesting 6M propagation Saturday evening. After working an EA, a G, a pair of EI's, and 2 Cuban stations between 2220 and 2235Z, around 00:30Z (Sunday UTC) the Magic Band opened again to Japan. I managed to work 8 JA stations in 6 different grids. The last JA was heard at 02:28Z, 1028 PM EDT. It's the latest day in July and the latest time of day that I've ever copied Japan on 6 Meters. I didn't get home from church Sunday until after 9PM, so I missed any 2M tropo, if there even was any. Around 16Z the 6M band tried to open to Europe again. A number of stations briefly popped in with decent signals, only to disappear completely in a minute or two and not reappear. Unlike the JA opening, this European opening was a frustrating one to work. Only managed to snag 4 new grids in Europe, 2 in YL and 2 in SM. The rest of the day was spent checking 2M and 6M SSB & CW and working mostly 6M FT8, where most of the action was. CQ should seriously consider changing the structure of their VHF contests to allow stations to work each other on CW, Voice and Digital modes on 6M and 2M. For the past few years, it appears that the prime focus of activity in VHF contests has been on the FT8 and FT4 digital modes. If the suggestewd change is made, the CW and SSB segments will one again come alive in future VHF contests. 73, Rich - K1HTV www.qrz.com/db/K1HTV | K2LNS/3 | Single Op 6M | Fun to take a ride and do some portable with a small station | K3TW | Single Op QRP | 'Band conditions on 50 MHz. were well below average this year.' | K4YCR | Single Op 6M | Really enjoyed Saturday evening ... first 3 JA's on 6 ... may be a real good cycle | K5ND | Single Op 6M | Poor conditions on Saturday. Closed out with an early evening thunderstorm. Thanks for contacts | K5OMC | Single Op 6M | Even tho the band was weak in a way I can't complain because I got 3 new grids and one of them was a DX to Poland. Not bad for a loop at 30' and 100w | K5QE | Multi-Op | All of our operators, except for myself, were Rookies this time. Most were just barely familiar with FT8, but they learned quickly and did very well. The EME operator was a Rookie EME op, but he made over 30 contacts there. I think that everyone had a great time and I hope that they will come back soon. Overall, conditions were poor to fair. We did not have any openings to anywhere on SSB or CW. We just kept banging away on FT8 and MSK144 | K5ZD | Single Op All | Bands were wide open. Had fun on those few times I could find activity on CW and SSB. It was easier to work people there than on FT8. Personal best score ever | KA0PQW | Single Op All | Fun contest just need mor activity on analog modes. Thanks 73 Matt ka0pqw | KA6BIM | Single Op 6M | Well looks like there were two distinct contests, East coast & West coast. I spent the weekend on 6 mtrs. The farthest East I worked was Utah & New Mexico. West was a different story. I had a 3+ hour opening to Asia. I had more JA's in my log than US stations. Plus a few HL's, BV, BY KL7 KH6. BV & BY were new 6 meter DXCC for me. I missed the VR2 that called me. Saturday afternoon was the best DX opening I have had on 6. There was another shorter opening Sunday after the contest ended | KB8W | Single Op 6M | My first CQ WW VHF contest entry. Band was very good with lots of Es propagation | KB8ZR | Single Op All | FUN | KC0VEP | Single Op 6M | First time using FT8 for a contest. Never knew how many hams had moved to that format. However, I think I still prefer PSK31 or Voice | KC2WUF | Single Op QRP | 10W QRP | KC7QY | Single Op 6M | Could only operate Saturday. Conditions less than exciting | KD3HN | Single Op 6M | Storms first day, openings second day, but software issues / operator errors | KD4IZ | Single Op All | Thunderstorms curtailed operations several times | KD6EFQ/R | Rover | Not a lot of phone contacts or stations heard on 50 MHz USB FM phone QSOs on 146.55 drew in only two | KD7UO | Single Op All | Would have been nice had there been a west coast opening. As predicted, it showed up just as the contest was closing! | KD7WPJ | Hilltopper | Operated from Chamisal Mountain at 792 m altitude | KD9QHQ | Single Op 6M | Using a 6m jpole. The band was .. uncooperative, but such is life! | KE4S | Single Op 6M | My first successful attempt to use WSJT-X with N1MM+. FINALLY! got it working | KE6GFI | Single Op All | Well my lowest score ever, only 1 opening on 6, but managed to work some new grids so that made it worthwhile, took a big break Saturday night to watch the Phoenix Suns/Bucks basketball game. Just not a lot of action out west on SSB this year | KG6BXW/R | Rover | Saturday: DM07-CM96-CM97-CM96-CM86-CM96-DM07 Sunday: DM07 Had a lot of fun going out to UCSC (CM86) and Lilly Mountain (DM07). Next contest I might go down to socal as all my previous rover trips have been to the bay area | KG9OV/R | Rover | First contest entry as a rover. Some minor computer issues got things off to a slow start, but once that was resolved all went pretty well. Still some kinks to work out and plenty of room for improvements in the rover station and setup, but overall a good first outing. Sat: EN40 EN41 EN51 EN50 Sun: EM57 EM47 EM49 EM59 In a late change to the plan for Sunday I tried to get down to the EM46/47/56/57 grid corner, but mother nature had other plans. The rover setup was not doing well in the rain at all, so I ended up retreating to better weather and hit a few grids closer to home. Some decent 6m openings on Saturday kept things interesting and even managed a small SSB run late in the evening. But, the highlight of the contest was working N1BUG in FN55 on 2m from EN50. Gear: Flex 6600 / Q5 Signal 5BVUX / 2m 100w brick 6m - Par Moxon @ 12' 2m - Directive Systems 6el Rover Yagi @ 10' Qs by Band/Mode: 6m SSB: 61 6m FT8: 57 2m SSB: 15 2m FT8: 23 Thanks to everyone for the Qs and especially to Jeff K9KLD and Ron K9YY for the help putting the rover together | KN5S | Single Op 6M | TS-2000 and Diamond CP62 vertical antenna. That's about all that survived February's hail storm | KS1PPY | Single Op All | Slow stormy start with power outages and rain and lightening delays, bands were not as perfect as I would have hoped for, but for my first WW VHF contest I had a load of fun. Set another best for VHF contests in general and looking forward to more | KT8O | Single Op All | It was great to have my radio repaired and able to use 6M again. Heard my first JA on my dipole | KV4ZY | Single Op All | Casual operating just for fun | KW4G | Single Op All | I wish some would leave FT8 for SSB and CW | KX7L | Single Op All | Saturday was pretty much just locals, but a pretty good turnout of locals. Sunday started out the same, but we had some nice openings late in the contest to the NE: VE6, VE5 and even VE4 were worked or heard. Thanks for all the Q's! | LA5LJA | Single Op 6M | dipole and 40w | LU1BJW | Single Op All | I am very glad that after several years the participation of stations in South America has increased making the contest more fun and interesting | LU7DW | Single Op 6M | Very bad, there is only one category for Human-Human | LY0NAS | Single Op QRP | Used IC-705. Part QSOs made with 6m. moxon antenna, | M0HOM | Single Op All | a few contests going on at the same time on the sunday morning caused a little confusion, and everyone seems to give a sig report regardless, not an issue, eitherway, had fun looking for new grid's - 73 all | M0MCV | Single Op 6M | Limited Sporadic-E openings in this part of the UK so not too many QSOs | N0JK | Hilltopper | Brief operation from parking lot at work. MFJ-9406, 1/4 wave whip | N1ADX | Single Op 6M | I was portable at my summer home/camp in Westminster West, VT for this weekend | N1CEO | Single Op 6M | MY FIRST CQ WW VHF CONTEST | N1JFU | Single Op All | Best was a very brief 2m Es opening from FN42 to EN33, I worked W0VTT | N2BEG | Single Op All | Had very little time for this contest which I usually enjoy. Only had 2.5 hours in the chair. Activity seemed down, even for this contest especially given the band openings on 6 both days. CQ needs to seriously contemplate either segregating digital modes to another contest or making a rules change to offer incentive to get on modes more aligned with higher rates especially in VHF contests with limited openings. The digital modes are a wonderful addition but have severe limitations in contests as so many others have lamented. How long will it take for changes? Also why not offer more bands on this contest? Since our spectrum is going away at a rapid pace, one one think any more activity on the VHF and UHF bands would be a GOOD thing to encourage at every opportunity? It is all we have to show we use the frequencies we have! | N4DXY | Multi-Op | Struggled to make contacts, but had fun | N4XD | Single Op 6M | All CW or SSB no FT8. Would be nice to see that as a category :) Not much activity on CW and SSB. I did check on FT8 and MANY very loud signals there that I never heard on the other modes. CQ, thanks for sponsoring the contest |
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