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  • The Three Generation Rover Team, Angel All KB3STA, (2nd from left), Dad Dave N3XUD, and Grandpa Bill N3KKM get set to depart from Shrewsbury PA for Angel's first contesting rover expedition. Angel's sister, Isabelle, (left) accompanied us for moral support.

    06/21/2009 | N3XUD/R

    The Three Generation Rover Team, N3XUD/R, comprised of Angel All, KB3STA, her Dad, Dave, N3XUD, and Grandpa Bill, N3KKM, operated from several mountaintop sites in Western Pennsylvania during the June 2009 ARRL VHF QSO Party. We made 164 QSOs and captu... Read More

  • Homebrew 6m halo at 20 ft for the weekend in spite of CC&R restrictions + 90 watts = 55 grids, 24 states, 2 provinces and some happy hams on the other end thanking me for EM91 ... K8CQ

    06/21/2009 | K8CQ

    EM91 is considered a "rare" grid. But I wanted to see if I could make it available for the weekend with an antenna better than my normal 15 ft flagpole. Because of CC&R restrictions, I'm limited to "stealthy" antennas. So for this contest, I mounted a ... Read More

  • Operating location w/ camera tripod on roof. Wire dipole is about 10 feet. Red towel is weak attemp at a sunshade!

    06/20/2009 | KC8KSK

    I operated QRP portable while on family vacation from EM74 Georgia again this year. I had a better equipment setup this year to include an external battery that allowed my FT-817 to have 5W output and a wire dipole on 50 MHz. Conditions were very good ... Read More

  • 06/19/2009 | WA2FGK

    The week before the contest, I spent 8 hours on one of our towers rearranging our 432 quad so I could raise the 5 and 10 gig system. We got the dish and amp box up top on Saturday morning. I turned everything on and at 18:00 Z I started operating 50 me... Read More

  • 06/19/2009 | WA7NCL

    I had intened to run this contest from a mountain top location. There were massive thunderstorms in the intended QTH so I decided to run it from the home QTH.

    I got out my old TV mast and lashed it to the side of the house with so bunge cords and duct... Read More

  • Left Diamond 2/440 vertical, 1296, 432, 144, and 222 mhz beams on the tower. Center 2304, 903 and 6 meter beams. Right 222 FM vertical.

    06/19/2009 | WB3IGR

    This year we put up 2 new antennas for 2 and 432. Thanks to the fantastic 6 meter opening both days for a better than ever score! Grids from FM72 Bermuda to the midwest through to south Florida and FK68 in Puerto Rico kept us on our toes on 6 meters! B... Read More

  • The Three Generation Rover Team of Bill, N3KKM (2nd from left), Angel, KB3STA, and Dave All, N3XUD, prepare to depart on Saturday morning, June 13. At left is Angel's sister, Isabelle.

    06/19/2009 | N3XUD/R

    The Three Generation Rover Team comprised of Angel All, KB3STA, her Dad, Dave, N3XUD, and Grandpa Bill, N3KKM roved in Western Pennsylvania during the June 2009 ARRL VHF QSO Party as N3XUD/R. We made 164 QSOs and captured 59 unique grids on 6 2 222 and... Read More

  • 06/18/2009 | N6ZE

    The best 6m Es openings occurred late Saturday afternoon & early evening. Sunday did not yield much for me on 6m DX. Of note, the only double hop Es noted was to HI. I heard nothing else at double hop distance, nothing north of CO90 nor East of EN09. O... Read More

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