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2017 ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest

09/18/2017 | K0AWU

Saturday: August 19

8am found me in EM39hc just south of Mt Leonard, MO. The setup was on a gravel road with a great view to the west and northwest. Surprisingly not a single car came by in the 3 plus hours I was there. My nephew Andy KE0CYV kept me company and documented his initial 10GHz / roving experience. In short order the southern Nebraska rovers were worked, WA2VOI, KC0IYT, KA9VVQ, W9FZ, KC0SKM 51 to 57 SSB at 320km. Good start from sure. These are the only stations we expected to work from this location other than WB0JQQ in EM39cu 91km. Quickly worked Randy on SSB 59 / 59. This was only Randy's 2nd 10GHz contact, with his first being about a mile. Bruce suggested I try the northern pack, "what a dreamer". Got Jon's phone number and called him, they could run at that moment. Quickly N0AKC, K0CQ and K0KFC located in EN12hh 491km were in the log. Q5 S1 CW. Then Jon said I should check with SD rover pack on "Radar hill", again "oh sure!". Got Jim's K0MHC's number called him, worked K0KFC, K0MHC, WB0LJC EN03sb 613km away S9 - S9+ SSB .... WOW!! What a start to the 10GHz and Above August weekend!

Video clip of KØAWU QSOs between EM39hc and EN03sb

Video credit: Andy Davis KEØCYV

-- K0AWU


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