CQ World Wide VHF Contest
CQ World Wide VHF Contest
| Call | Category | Comments | N5KAE | Single Op 6M | First time on 6M | N5RZ | Single Op 6M | Lousy Condx in Central TX. Thanks to all for | N5TOO | Single Op 6M | Please accept my log as a check log tnx, Van n5too | N5XTR | Single Op All | 6q's on ssb @ 100w on 50mhz @ 50w on 144 on FT-847. 4 q's on FT8 was 4w on FT-817nd. 4 elements on 50mhz and 8 elements on 144mhz both Hygain antennas 40' tower, no trees and excellent horizon. I feel next time it will be QRP only. I got discouraged from the lack of SSB activity and maintenanced the HVAC system instead. Good DX & 73! | N6AN | Hilltopper | Portable on Flint Peak. KX3 @ 5 watts. 66' doublet antenna fed with CAT5 twisted pair. How wonderful to make CW and SSB contacts on 6 meters in this digital age. XE2X in EL06 was my best dx and farthest contact. I also logged DL99, DM41, DM42, DM58, DM78, DM79. It was great to find the band open at 1815Z. XE2O/B, 5 watts and K7EUX/B, 1 watt, were heard during this time | N6GP/R | Rover | Nice opening to Japan Saturday afternoon! | N6RH/R | Rover | RoverLog is terrific! | N6ZE | Single Op QRP | Fun to operate both bands as QRP power AND minimal antennae. 6m: TV rabbit ears & 2m: KQ mini loop inside house at 500' above Puget Sound. Best DX:W7EME 2m FT8 in DN17@ 252 mi | N7AME | Single Op All | You work who you can hear | N7PHY | Single Op 6M | Amazing late night opening to the east coast. Operated from site of former military radar station, 4600 ft, nice view of the horizon. 73! Ed N7PHY | N7XCZ | Single Op All | GOT ON A LITTLE LATE SATURDAY, BUT STILL MANAGED TO GET A A FEW CONTACTS OVER THE WEEKEND | N8KH | Single Op All | Poor propagation. Nothing like the epic opening last Tuesday | N9EAT | Single Op All | Casual operation, very much enjoyed the EU openings during the weekend | NC4MI | Single Op 6M | THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA. THANKS TO ALL THAT CONTACTED ME. GREAT CONTEST | NC6K | Single Op All | How do we know it's a VHF contest weekend in Southern CA? Easy - the bands are dead. Saturday was very spotty with the occasional moderate opening to the NE US. The QSB was bad and I found myself excited about a 30 Q/hour rate. I spent quite a bit of time on CW and managed a whopping 4 QSOs. I even managed to pick up a single contact and worked 160 miles away on 2 M with 75 W and a 4-element yagi at 20'. Activity on 2 M was poor to say the least. For those who are bemoaning the lack of CW and SSB activity on VHF during contests, I suggest we petition the contest organizers to give us 5 points each for those modes - maybe it'll spur more competition on the legacy modes. Thanks to all for the Qs and see you next year. SOAPBOX: 73 de NC6K | NE1B | Multi-Op | Nice opening to Northern Europe, picked up new DXCC, Latvia. Also, 2 new CONUS grids in NW US | NE1I | Checklog | Yep, only one QSO. 73 | NS8O | Single Op 6M | 3 times as many contacts as last year. But band was still quirky, as 6 meters often is! 73 de NS8O | OZ6OM | Single Op QRP | QSO`s made with 5 watt to a 5 element Yagi-Uda antenna up 7 meters above ground (11 meters above sea). Went to and from the radio over the contest period, just to spread some points. As allways QRP is an experience. vy 73 'Matt' OZ6OM | PU2KOB | Single Op 2M | Single Operator - Single Band - Only 144mhz - DIGI mode | PU2YBW | Single Op 2M | only Phonia (ph) usb + fm | PY2KO | Single Op All | Like to play on VHF DX...Propagation not helping this time, again...fun times anyway! 73 de PY2KO | R7MU | Single Op 2M | 11 el DG7YBN, IC-910H | S56P | Single Op 2M | Nice contest! | SO4ATA | Single Op All | I corrected it because something did not register. How can you find out who is taking part in the game and who is not? This is my first time in this competition and I don't understand many things :) | UR3QTN | Single Op QRP | ALINCO DR-130, 6 el yagi | UT0NB | Single Op QRP | THX 73! | UT7UA/P | Single Op All | trcvr SunSDR2+PA, Inv 8-el YAGI Antenna. Many thanks for nice contest! | VA2DG | Single Op All | This is my First CD WW VHF Contest | VA7OTC/R | Rover | First time submitting a log for this. Am a Vet. Have great difficulty with this bit. The Sat afternoon/evening was great, the Sunday drive was tiring. Added a 6m dipole under my 9el 2m Yagi boom. Not bad. Horizontal at least | VA7QI | Single Op All | I realize I am late submitting the log, so perhaps you can use it as a checklog? 73 de va7qi, ....Erik | VE2HAY | Single Op 6M | Analog only! | VE3KTB | Single Op All | First time participating in a VHF contest. Limited operating, but still a lot of fun! | VE3RKS/R | Rover | I only had a short time to be on. The band was dead the few times I tried | VE3SMA | Single Op All | Operation from Burlington, Ont. FN03CH My transmitted mode is shown for cross-mode contacts Equipment - 50 MHz K2 + homebrew transverter + amp 70 W, Moxon at 25 ft. 144 MHz Elecraft K2 + DEMI xvtr + Mirage B2518G 100 W, dipole at 25 ft | W0OHU | Single Op 6M | Great Contest - good conditions | W1AJT | Single Op 6M | K3 / 2 El Moxon @ 6m Conditions here Sunday were terrible. Saturday people couldn't figure out that the exchange did not include signal report. WSJT again shows how great SW can be poorly implemented. Too bad it is the only choice for FT contesting | W1HMM | Single Op 6M | Operating from Monhegan Island Lighthouse, ME | W2TZ | Single Op 6M | Operated remote 10 miles from rig QTH | W3OFD | Single Op All | Limited time on-air: thunderstorms and torrential rain. Better luck next year | W4AMC | Multi-Op | We had fun, see ya next year! | W4EE | Single Op 6M | Slow going, gotta get better antenna | W5PR | Single Op 6M | This contest was a bit slow most of the time, but I was surprised to work 19 Europeans on 6m FT8 on Sunday morning between 1151 and 1348 UT. You just never know! | W5TV | Single Op 6M | Enjoyed the contest. I didn't get to spend as much time as I wanted to but here it is | W8KNO | Single Op All | Antenna rotor failed unfortunately pointed to nowhere | W8RU | Single Op 6M | Great conditions on 6m and lots of fun. Couldn't work any EU but managed to get one JA in the log. Thanks -Ron (W8RU) | W9SZ | Hilltopper | I had a choice of working either the first I was using a new Moxon antenna on 6m. At the start of the contest I didn't realize I had it backwards and I was working stations in New England off the back of the antenna. The stations I worked were really loud. Makes me wonder how louf they would have been if I had the antenna pointed in the right direction! | W9ZSJ | Single Op 6M | I copied K1TEO as FM31 twice, but QRZ shows FN31. I found 3 other Qs near the end of the contest that I didn't have earlier. I wasn't sure from my notes whether they were cw or ssb and may have confused their grid squares. Was ko9a really not en52? | WA1KRG | Single Op 6M | Thank you for sponsoring the contest. 73 - Dan, W1QK - Operator | WA8ZID | Single Op 6M | Put your comments here. Use multiple lines if needed |
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