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2014 ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest

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    11/13/2014 | WA2BTR

    George (W1JHR) and I (WA2BTR) were able to get out together on the second weekend of the contest.  We ran around the twin forks on the Eastern end of Long Island.  Worked some rainscatter on Sunday.  Had both 10 and 24 GHz. up and running.  Activity se... Read More

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    10/03/2014 | N1DPM

    This was my first time out in both weekends of the 10GHz contest with my new portable rig.  I teamed up with John AA1I.  Over the 2 weekends we activated 7, 6 digit grids.  FN42ad, FN32mc, FN32ml, FN32ou, FN32kp, FN30lx and FN30hp.  Unfortunately our t... Read More

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    09/29/2014 | N1JEZ

    I wanted to try something a bit different this year in the contest. In the past, the focus was on 10 GHz and making as many contacts as possible. This year I tried to focus on working contacts above 10 GHz. Here in New England, there are a number of st... Read More

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    09/26/2014 | WA1MBA

    We were lucky enough on the first weeked to extend the Northeast US 77 GHz DX to 125 km. N1JEZ, W1FKF and WA1MBA QSO'd between Mt. Equinox in VT and Mt. Wachusett in MA. That DX was extended by the same amateurs the following month to 205 km including ... Read More

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    09/24/2014 | N1BQ

    Sep 20, 2014 -  the “10 Gig & Up” Contest - my first real 10 GHZ  QSO  (I don't really count, 50+ years ago, a 200 foot contact down my driveway to my non-ham father. The rigs came from a QST  article using an amplitude modulated 2K25 klystron and a 1N... Read More

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    09/22/2014 | KI5WL

    The 2014 Ten GHz & Up contest was a blast in Arizona! We have had increases in participation the past two years and this year had ten different stations, which I know of, launching and receiving 3 cm waves.  AD7OI, K7RJ, KA6PSD, KJ7OG, KD7OIW, KI5WL, N... Read More