02/12/2004 | W6YV I operated W6YV, the University of Southern California Amateur Radio Club station, in the Single Operator Low Power category. The club is located on top of a seven story building on the USC campus about two miles south of downtown Los Angeles.

Virtually all of the Los Angeles basin can be seen from this spot, as suggested by the photos. I managed lots of local QSOs on five bands, but getting out beyond about 200 miles across the mountains was very difficult. Local noise problems and the propensity for almost everybody to be on top of each other on the calling frequencies contributed to this problem. Es to Texas on six meters produced two new grids at the end of the contest, but otherwise conditions were poor. In addition to contesting, I enjoyed chatting with a number of old friends.

73, Curt Roseman -- K9AKS