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06/22/2003 | VK2CZ
With 565 QSO's on 40 thru 15m on a single DX-88 vertical, and 3 ele 10m beam here in suburban Sydney - I was impressed with snaring 49 states. Wyoming where are you ?? Great to hook up with 'regulars' as well as everyone else too. Nice to eyeball some... Read More
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06/22/2003 | K4SCH
This is the first time I have worked a VHF/UHF contest and I must say it was a blast! Myself (Jim K4SCH) along with my father Larry W4LJS worked the contest from Clingmans Peak on top of Mount. Mitchell North Carolina EM85. Elevation there is about 6,6... Read More
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06/22/2003 | N3EG
Another single-op-portable (aka QRP portable, aka Fixed Rover) operation from CN86, Northwest Oregon. Had all bands 6 through 1296 ready, but found that Nicolai Mountain is too flat on top for the higher bands (903 / 1296) and made no contacts there. ... Read More
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06/22/2003 | W1BQ
Returning to Mt. Agamenticus in York Maine, for my third June VHF contest, from this picturest 700 foot elevation location, saw a rainy setup morning. Conditions for 6 Mtrs was exceptional for several hours after the begining QSO. Dispite a hard driv... Read More
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06/22/2003 | K1DS/R & N1XKT/R
June roving is a more casual pace for us, starting in FM28, FM18 and FM19 on Saturday. Didn't expect to do much on 6m, remaining focused instead on the higher bands. That was a troublesome strategy, as most of the rest of you were pounding the heck out... Read More
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06/21/2003 | K2QO/R
Had a nice laid back contest operating from 7 Grids, driving about 400 miles and amassing 24K points. RoverLog (best VHF contest program money cannot buy as it is FREE) provides the summary:
RoverLog QSOs by Activated Grid:
Grid QSOs
FN13 12
FN01 18
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06/21/2003 | W3IY/R
We had a great time in the 2003 June VHF QSO Party. Conditions were
great on 6m Saturday, when we worked 56 grids on 6m Es. My rover partner, ON1CFX did a great job on 6m passing out FM15 & 25, etc. to hungry 6m ops. Tropo condx were rather poor, howev... Read More -
06/21/2003 | KI0SK/R
Roving can be fun even with rather simple gear. Dan (N0BAF) and I had a 100 watt amp. on two meters, but ran the FT 817 barefoot on 50 and 432 MHZ. Antennas were a Moxon for six meters, six elements on two meters and 11 elements on 70 cm. All were ... Read More
