[MAMS] 2012 10+ GHz contest results

[Zack Widup]

Yeah, I'm a bit behind the times! :-)

Zack

On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 12:39 PM, Dr. Gerald N. Johnson
<geraldj at netins.net>wrote:

> 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<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<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<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
>>
>>
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