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2008 ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest

  • First Setup at N. Fountain T, EN33ws 8:00 am and ready to
go from the back of my truck.

    12/23/2008 | KC0P/R

    Planning, cooperation, and a lot of time devoted to the task
    yielded a lot of fun and lots of contacts. This year I joined
    the Northern Lights Radio Society high speed Rover Pack for
    all four days. I managed 34 setups, 22 different stations and
    300 QSO... Read More

  • 12/04/2008 | VE3FHM

    This was my best 10 GHz contest ever. The second Saturday was the highlight with QSOs between FN03DF and FN44IG (Mount Washington) with N1JEZ and K1LPS at 687 Km. I nearly completed with VE3FN on Mount Tremblant but signals faded. The next DX was be... Read More

  • Set up in Rawley Point, Wisconsin

    12/03/2008 | W9SZ

    I didn't have a lot of time to participate during the first weekend but I managed a few hours on Saturday morning from a hilltop in EN50rl. I worked my best DX in the contest from there - with W0ZQ in EN42cq.

    I drove up to Two Rivers, Wisconsin on the... Read More

  • A few of the Buck Hill Gang with their vehicles, and dishes pointed southeast towards the rover pack.

    10/20/2008 | W0JT

    It seemed like lately I had been spending my every waking hour at the hospital where I work, two stories underground, far from the sunshine and fresh air for which Minnesota is famous. After missing most of Field Day, the June VHF contest, and the Augu... Read More

  • NLRS Buck Hill group on 8/17/08.
Pictured: KD0JI, N0KP, KC0IYT, W0GHZ, N0HJZ, W0JT, WB0VHF
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    10/11/2008 | KC0IYT

    In Minnesota, the Northern Lights Radio Society had a group operating
    from Buck Hill skii area in Burnsville, MN (south of Minneapolis), EN34ir.

    The August weekend we looked south most of the weekend. A majority of our
    QSOs were with a rover pack. Ho... Read More

  • KB8VAO,Steve with 10 GHz(left) &amp; 24 GHz(right)

    10/05/2008 | KB8VAO

    I started the first half of the contest on Mt. Shasta (CN81vi).
    I worked VE3RWN/W6,Randy on Mt. Diablo (CM97av) for one of his first 10 GHz contacts, and at 384.5 km! W6SR,Rick (CM98mr) provided a nice contact by bouncing signals off of Mt. Diablo for ... Read More

  • 10/04/2008 | K6HLH

    Hi There,

    I operated from home both weekends. I live in a valley, The Antelope Valley, so I have mountains to go over in every direction. Some over 8000 feet high. But I did better than I thought I would. Of course much credit goes to the rovers that w... Read More

  • K6GKJ making her very first 10 Ghz contact

    09/27/2008 | K6GKJ

    Hello Everyone!!!

    I am Tammy, K6GKJ this was my very first time working 10ghz. I used the rig built by Ron, N6GKJ my other half. We took a drive down I-5 to a Vista look out. We arrived there about 10:30 or so and it only took me about 10 minutes to se... Read More

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