2004 ARRL September VHF Contest
10/28/2004 |
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THE EAST RIVER AMATEUR RADIO CLUB, BLUEFIELD, WV. EM97
"It was a dark and stormy night..........."
Then we woke up and headed to the East River Mountain Overlook, Rt. 598, Bluefield, WV. We setup the tower, 2M and 6M and 440 antennas, got the paperwork out and were ready to go. The team arrived at the mountain around 1130 and were totally ready by 150pm. The contest started at 2pm, local time, and we were off. There were a few less contacts made this year as compared to years past........we don't know if there were less participants or 'bad karma', or "bad "conditions" or what. The ERARC contingent operated from 2pm until dark, around 8pm. We opted to quit due to the 6M feed line getting tangled and destroyed in the rotor mechanism. This 6M antenna was fabricated by Jerry Connelly KC8TES. It looked and performed just like a store-bought antenna. It's a three element, PVC and aluminum tubing unit: sturdy and hefty. We regrouped on Sunday morning at 0830am, setup (again) and commenced to contesting. The stations we heard were duplicates for the most part until around 1pm when we logged several new callsigns, but for just a short amount of time. It was decided that the contesting would cease and we shut down around 2pm.
In the words of one participant, " A good time was had by all.....until it was over".
The operators: N8GK Gary Kadar, KG4MCC Dave Cox, KC8TES Jerry Connelly, K8WBS Bill Sowers, N8RIG John Riddle, W4OF Hooger Fisher. Observers and those who helped: N8NCP Harold Hodges, KC8ECA Scott Hodges, KM8G Mark Kozar (from Alum Creek,WV), K8CTI Jay Belt, KG4UQT Ed Presley, W8NPK Nick Kadar and KF4YBU Ginny Fisher.
Points:
6M: 29 QSO X 14 DIFFERENT GRIDS
2M: 27 QSO X 11 DIFFERENT GRIDS
440: 2 QSO X 2 DIFFERENT GRIDS
Check the URL below for pictures from this event.
Check out a radio-active site at:, The East River Amateur Radio Club. We'll be glad that you did! -- W4OF
THE EAST RIVER AMATEUR RADIO CLUB, BLUEFIELD, WV. EM97
"It was a dark and stormy night..........."
Then we woke up and headed to the East River Mountain Overlook, Rt. 598, Bluefield, WV. We setup the tower, 2M and 6M and 440 antennas, got the paperwork out and were ready to go. The team arrived at the mountain around 1130 and were totally ready by 150pm. The contest started at 2pm, local time, and we were off. There were a few less contacts made this year as compared to years past........we don't know if there were less participants or 'bad karma', or "bad "conditions" or what. The ERARC contingent operated from 2pm until dark, around 8pm. We opted to quit due to the 6M feed line getting tangled and destroyed in the rotor mechanism. This 6M antenna was fabricated by Jerry Connelly KC8TES. It looked and performed just like a store-bought antenna. It's a three element, PVC and aluminum tubing unit: sturdy and hefty. We regrouped on Sunday morning at 0830am, setup (again) and commenced to contesting. The stations we heard were duplicates for the most part until around 1pm when we logged several new callsigns, but for just a short amount of time. It was decided that the contesting would cease and we shut down around 2pm.
In the words of one participant, " A good time was had by all.....until it was over".
The operators: N8GK Gary Kadar, KG4MCC Dave Cox, KC8TES Jerry Connelly, K8WBS Bill Sowers, N8RIG John Riddle, W4OF Hooger Fisher. Observers and those who helped: N8NCP Harold Hodges, KC8ECA Scott Hodges, KM8G Mark Kozar (from Alum Creek,WV), K8CTI Jay Belt, KG4UQT Ed Presley, W8NPK Nick Kadar and KF4YBU Ginny Fisher.
Points:
6M: 29 QSO X 14 DIFFERENT GRIDS
2M: 27 QSO X 11 DIFFERENT GRIDS
440: 2 QSO X 2 DIFFERENT GRIDS
Check the URL below for pictures from this event.
Check out a radio-active site at:, The East River Amateur Radio Club. We'll be glad that you did! -- W4OF
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