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08/17/2009 | N0EDV
My first microwave contest and I sure had fun the first weekend! Longest QSO was 290.6 Km which I don't think is too bad for a 10 GHz transverter I built from the DEMI kit with 2W (external amp) out and a NF of 3.5 dB. Read More
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08/14/2009 | K0SWI
The South West Iowa Amateur Radio Club (SWIARC), based out of Council Bluffs, Iowa; had a spectacular year this year. Approximately 60 people participated (mostly because of dinner on Saturday) and assisted in running the HUGE 9A station. We made exa... Read More
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08/13/2009 | W9FZ/R
Had a great time! Set a personal record for the UHF contest. I did these same 8 grids in '05, '06, and '07. This time activity levels were GOOD! Conditions only popped to the "good" range in one brief period near the end.
I'm still finishing getting... Read More -
08/10/2009 | W8PGW
The propagation deities were not good to the W8PGW VHF+ operators this
year...:( Only 48 contacts and 11 grids. Two of those on 3456MHZ this
year...:) Planning on more Microwave bands for September hopefully.
As for KB0HH looking for a cook/chef/chief ... Read More -
08/09/2009 | K0MHC/R
"Fringe Roving" during the 2009 Rovermania from rare grids
Many thanks to the Northern Lights Radio Society gang who spent the weekend on the hill. You all did a great job and we all appreciate it! While the June contest was a workup to this event ther... Read More -
08/09/2009 | KC8KSK
I had to travel to the Atlanta, GA area for work related training the week after the contest weekend. I began to plan where I could operate from and immediately Stone Mountain came to mind (1600' + ASL). I had not been there in quite a few years and ha... Read More
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08/09/2009 | W9SZ
I got to the hilltop in EN50rl at about 3:30 pm local time (2030Z) on Saturday. It had been raining and continued to rain. I set up the antennas in the rain and got drenched. I started setting up the station on a table, with a large sheet of plastic ov... Read More
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08/09/2009 | W0AUS
We had talked for years about putting together a large multi-op to see if we could compete (or beat) the large multi-ops on the east coast. This year we decided to go for it!
Planning began about six months ago with my goal of a million points. Our... Read More
