09/29/2007 | VA2WDQ/P Thanks for the great VHF Contest!

I was operating from a field about 80 kms S-E from Montreal.
The exact grid square is FN35pi. It's a hill about 250-270 mtrs high.
Rig: Icom IC-746 and 13.8V battery as a power supply with output power 100w or less.

Antennas:
6m - Cushcraft 3 el. yagi,
2m - 6 el. yagi, 2.2 mtrs boom length, home made PC designed (thanks to VE7BQH software) 9.4dBd gain, F/B 30 dB.

All antennas had being mounted on 7 mtrs mast with a handle for manual rotation.
I used my car as a shack cause it was a bit rainy that day.
Everything was perfect except local farmer's cows attack :)) But I survived!

I was really impressed by tropo propagation to south :W2 (NY, NJ). I did some conacts more then 500 kms far from me.

ODX 2m K2QO/R around 600 kms (FN02) or/and K2SMN - 576 kms (FN20oj).
ODX 6m: N2NK 493 kms (FN21oe)

73!

Victor

www.contestgroupduquebec.com
-- VA2WDQ