[NLRS] September QSO Party Results WA0CQG/0

[Carl Estey]

WA0CQG/0 operated portable from EN36RN, about 5 miles East of Barnum, MN on
3-bands from about 10' above ground with a Cushcraft 5 el on 2 and 5 el on
70-cm yagii and a barefoot FT-897.

 

Results:

  50 Mhz   5 QSO 3 Grids

144 Mhz   9 QSO 3 Grids

432 Mhz   2 QSO 2 Grids

TOTAL QSOs = 16  Multipliers = 8  SCORE = 144

 

Lessons Learned:  

1.	An arm-strong rotor is a pain, particularly in the dark and cold.
2.	More antenna height is needed.  Looked into structure and landscape
in three directions.

 

 

73

Carl Estey WA0CQG

wa0cqg at arrl.net

(952) 250-3110 (Cellphone)