[MAMS] 2012 10+ GHz contest results

[Dr. Gerald N. Johnson]

 From W9FZ nearly two months ago:
> 10 GHz and Up Contest operators:
>
> As you may have heard via other channels, the results for the 2012 10GHz
> and Up Contest are now available on-line.  When you click on:
> http://www.arrl.org/contest-results-articles
> you have to expand the 2012 year and scroll down to our contest. You
> will see that the real QST article is not yet available since it will be
> in the February issue. But that article will be a severely edited down
> version to fit on just one published page.  The full article is reached
> by clicking on "Expanded Results".  That is a 9-page article that took 6
> days of my life to put together :-) .  The reason it turned out like it
> did is that I received good inputs (details and photos) from many
> operators. Another positive input was the fine editing by Ward Silver,
> N0AX. His editing improved my writing.
>
> First off, it appears KB8VAO was the only one to use the "Soapbox"
> portion of the ARRL website for this year. In past years, it was
> utilized by many of you. Steve, KB8VAO also posted most of his big
> pictures on his website: www.qsl.net/kb8vao  Tony, KC6QHP made a
> travelogue on a webpage at: http://reactancelabs.com/?p=236 .  I
> received emails of photos or details from: NE8I, K0AWU, K0CQ, K0MHC,
> KB0OZN, KC0IYT, KK6MK, N0AKC, N1JEZ, VE3KRP, W9JT, W1AIM, W3HMS, AF6NA,
> WA6JBD, K6GZA, WA3PTV, AF1T, and W1GHZ.  Thanks to all of you for your
> contributions!
>
> I got a nice photo mailed to me from W5RLG (Allan Webb). He traveled all
> the way to Pike's Peak from North Texas.  His photo did not make it into
> the expanded article but is visible here:
> http://w9fz.com/10gigphotos/w5rlg_1.jpg .
>
> I see there was some 4-land and Colorado Front Range activity and would
> loved to have heard/learned more about it.
>
> I've pledged to write next year's article. Please help me out when I
> come begging for your stories and photos :-) .  Next year, please
> encourage all operators to submit a log. I know of several who got on
> but did not submit a log. I know, maybe score means nothing to you. But
> the indicator of activity is helpful as a leadership step.  I know
> personally that "loaner rigs" helped experienced ops stay on the air
> when faced with a rig failure. I also know that "loaner rigs" helped get
> some new people on the air who really liked the experience.  So I
> encourage all of you to start your next loaner rig.
>
> We had about 115 logs submitted. I propose a national goal of 125
> submitted logs for next year. I can't do it by myself, but with
> encouragement and help from all of you, we can top that.
>
> Thanks again for the inputs and I hope you enjoy reading the "online"
> expanded article.
>
> 73
> Bruce Richardson W9FZ
>


On 2/26/2013 12:31 PM, Zack Widup wrote:
> I see the results of the contest are posted now. My log must've just made
> it under the wire - I think I sent it in minutes before the deadline!
>
> 35 stations reported QSO's on 24 GHz. Best DX ranged from 2 km to 360 km! I
> hope I can get that kind of DX on that band some day.
>
> There were five stations reporting QSO's on 47 GHz. Best DX ranged from 1
> km to 88 km. Again, I would really like to have that kind of DX but I
> suspect I will just make a couple km on that band.
>
> There were no QSO's reported on 75 GHz and one in the "300+ GHz" category.
> That station reported 156 km. I am guessing that was by Laser. That's quite
> a distance for a Laser QSO! Evidently the station he worked did not turn in
> a log.
>
> I hope to do better this year. I'm looking forward to it.
>
> 73, Zack W9SZ
>