[MAMS] W9SZ Spring Microwave Sprint

Dave Sublette k4to at arrl.net
Sun May 6 11:55:34 EDT 2012


Well done ZacK!!

Dave, K4TO

On 5/6/2012 10:08 AM, Zack Widup wrote:
>                         Spring Microwave Sprint 2012
>
>
>        Call:      W9SZ
>        Category:  Single Operator
>        Power:     Low Power
>        State:     IL
>
>        BAND     QSO    Distance PTS
>
>        902        6     1202
>        1.2       10     1915
>        2.3        4      738
>        3.4        5      899
>        5.7        2      378
>        10G        1      160
>       -----------------------------------
>
>       Totals     28     5292
>
> The weather was very good once the fog lifted between 8 and 9 am.
> I wish the bands had been as good. The lower bands seemed OK but
> the higher we went in frequency in this area, the worse things got.
> 10 GHz just wasn't happening. I only made one QSO on that band,
> with W9ZIH. I spent quite a bit of time trying with several St. Louis
> stations and with W9OBG with no luck. I worked W9SNR/R on 902
> through 5760 when he was in both of his grid squares but we had no
> luck on 10 GHz. 5760 was marginal.
>
> Anyway, it was the most fun of the Spring Sprints for me so far. Now
> I just have to recoved from the sunburn.
> :-)
>
> 73, Zack W9SZ
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