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  • KC5OBX/r rear view of our setup.  Had to get DPS approval to go down the road.  Had to lower it all to travel but this it set up.

    01/31/2004 | KC5OBX/R

    My wife and I set out here in West Texas set to activate 6 grids here in our area. We spent all day Saturday prepping the truck to go out, a calm day little chilly but calm. We woke Sunday morning to 25mph winds and this made things interesting. See... Read More

  • 01/31/2004 | N6ZE/R

    N6ZE, Transcon Rover (4730 miles traveled this time)

    N6ZE/R operated from 5 grids, 4 states, & 4 divisions during the ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes. My ops were in conjunction with a business trip. (I has been off during the weekend of 16/17 January, ... Read More

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    01/31/2004 | K5IX

    Saturday was a little slow but lots of locals to make up for it a little.

    Sunday 6 meters opened to Florida and I think I worked everyone I could hear.

    Rigs used in contest:
    1. YAESU FT-847 (6 METERS) With "MORE POWER" KW AMP
    2. YAESU FT-100D (432 MHZ)... Read More

  • 01/31/2004 | WA5TMN

    My first time to do SKN after being a ham for over 35 years. There have sure been some periods of inactivity in those years too. I had a great time and contacted 8 stations during the event. There are some great fists out there. It would sure be a ... Read More

  • A lightweight "sport chair" and table provided some comfort at the operating position.

    01/31/2004 | K0NR

    I had a great time operating the January VHF Sweepstakes from the summit of Mt Herman (DM79), 9063 feet, west of Monument, CO. This was a backpack portable QRP operation, just like last year. My transceivers were an FT-817 and an Alinco 222 MHz FM HT. ... Read More

  • 01/30/2004 | N6NB/R

    This is a duplicate entry. Please delete it. Read More

  • The rover setup.

    01/30/2004 | W4OZK

    What a fun contest for January 2004!! In Alabama we experienced about every type of weather conditions imaginable. Starting out in EM71 bright sunshine and a nice 72 degrees temp, then traveled into hard rain, blowing wind, thick fog and ended the co... Read More

  • KC8HZM (myself, Marten) on the left and KC8HZQ (Jeff) on the right.  The Über Operators.

    01/29/2004 | KC8HZM/R

    This was our second time rovering, we had learned quite a bit from the first time around and made lots of improvements to our station, the er Rover. It was cold here in Michigan. We just about doubled our score from September, but it seemed like ther... Read More

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