2003 ARRL August UHF Contest
08/10/2003 |
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23.... ARRL.... UHF.... Contest,,,
Greetings everyone, from NRW..EN41go ()
Being this was only my 2nd time in this UHF Contest. Not alot history to compare....
Last year I ran with 222 & 432 only & had a blast.. This year I added 1296 to the arsenal... Plus I upgraded my 222/432 antennas from 2 to 4 yagi's on each band...The improvment was well worth it...Im still in the low power single operator section untill I come up with some big power amps.
My goal this year was to simply break my last years score & have fun in the process..
Both goals were met & then some :)
Get ready,... get set,.... go!... A whole 9 minutes of calling cq contest before hearing any signals in return . I was beginning to worry... A very slow start is not what I expected... After having my best year in the June & July Vhf contests, I was hoping for some of that luck to rub off on this Uhf contest..
Some of it did as I found NQS/R clear up on the en14 & 24 borders.. Definitely a sign of good things to come.. I managed to work him again in 8 different grids :)... In this part of the country ,, without any major band enhancements,,,rovers make up the majority of contacts. So you better keep the rotor in tip top condition... And know when & where the rovers will be at next... Or you will miss out big time...A BIG thanks goes out to all rovers... You are greatly appreciated...Best 222 contact this time goes to Bill, KWU en37, 400+ miles...
Both days I had spotty thunder showers going all around me.. Sometimes coming within 1 mile. This kept me busy looking outside to see if I needed to unhook everything & run for cover.. Overall I would say we had much better band conditions here sunday morning than on saturday afternoon/night..... Mostly to the north & south..... not much to the east or west..... I tried to divide my time up equally on 222 & 432, then move contacts up to 1296... This worked out well... It was a very fun contest...
Now its time to look towards Sept., Hope to hear all of you then.... 73's All... NRW... (ΧΏ -- N
Greetings everyone, from NRW..EN41go ()
Being this was only my 2nd time in this UHF Contest. Not alot history to compare....
Last year I ran with 222 & 432 only & had a blast.. This year I added 1296 to the arsenal... Plus I upgraded my 222/432 antennas from 2 to 4 yagi's on each band...The improvment was well worth it...Im still in the low power single operator section untill I come up with some big power amps.
My goal this year was to simply break my last years score & have fun in the process..
Both goals were met & then some :)
Get ready,... get set,.... go!... A whole 9 minutes of calling cq contest before hearing any signals in return . I was beginning to worry... A very slow start is not what I expected... After having my best year in the June & July Vhf contests, I was hoping for some of that luck to rub off on this Uhf contest..
Some of it did as I found NQS/R clear up on the en14 & 24 borders.. Definitely a sign of good things to come.. I managed to work him again in 8 different grids :)... In this part of the country ,, without any major band enhancements,,,rovers make up the majority of contacts. So you better keep the rotor in tip top condition... And know when & where the rovers will be at next... Or you will miss out big time...A BIG thanks goes out to all rovers... You are greatly appreciated...Best 222 contact this time goes to Bill, KWU en37, 400+ miles...
Both days I had spotty thunder showers going all around me.. Sometimes coming within 1 mile. This kept me busy looking outside to see if I needed to unhook everything & run for cover.. Overall I would say we had much better band conditions here sunday morning than on saturday afternoon/night..... Mostly to the north & south..... not much to the east or west..... I tried to divide my time up equally on 222 & 432, then move contacts up to 1296... This worked out well... It was a very fun contest...
Now its time to look towards Sept., Hope to hear all of you then.... 73's All... NRW... (ΧΏ -- N
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