[NLRS] K9DQ EN62 Jan VHF Contest Results

[David Whitham]

          Qs     Grids
6m     33       13
2m     60       21
220    11        5
432    32       12

Total = Qs Score 179 * 51 Grids = 9129

SOLP entry already submitted to ARRL with the Badger Contesters club 
affiliation.

Comments:
Score is lower than 2004 Jan VHF Contest and I had more multipliers this 
time.  However, I had less Qs for the same amount of effort in time spent on 
the 2004 contest.  Sunday afternoon was pitiful, I spent 45 minutes to an 
hour calling CQ with no replies.  Surely, nobody was watching 
football....were they???

I was glad to hear and work WB9BZK/R and W8LON/R who gave me several grids 
during their travels.  It was also good to work old friends and to even hear 
new callsigns out there on the bands during the contest.  I noticed no great 
band openings but did enjoy some good conditions Saturday and Sunday 
evenings down into EM79 and EM69.  Furtherest surrounding grids worked were 
EN34 (W0VB), EN41 (N0URW, K9AKS and K2DRH), EN40 (KA9FAJ), EM79 (KG9BV), 
EM69 (KB9WZJ), EN80 (N8KOL) and EN82 (K8SIX)

I believe I got the extra grid multipliers this year because I am now 
running a 5 element beam on 6 meters verses a dipole in 2004.  I even heard 
voice bursts from K1TOL (FN44) Saturday evening on 6 meters.  I believe he 
answered me once during one of the bursts but I had no luck in getting the 
exchange.   I know that I would not have heard him on the dipole.  Anyway, I 
am continuing to upgrade the station.

Thats it from here!

73
Dave - K9DQ