[NLRS] sept results

[Ken Boston]

Hi all;

 

I must add my comments to all those who stated the condx were the worst
they had heard in years, and activity was lower than normal in this
years sept VHF QSO party. I absolutely agree, and further state that
activity might actually have been normal, but seemed worse because you
couldn't hear or work many of the stations normally worked.

 

Saturday started a little slow, but picked up, though signals were
weaker than normal.  Sunday was a little better in the AM, but going
south in the afternoon, got worse when trying to push through the
rainstorms.  I did give a good effort on Saturday, slept that night, got
back on Sunday AM and was taking progressively longer breaks to watch
football and help the wife with some tasks by the afternoon.

 

High points; LOVE THEM ROVERS!!, I worked 9 (count em) 9 different rover
calls, several with MANY contacts.  I heard W9FZ in en67 but was QRMed
when I called him, otherwise worked him on multiple bands from just
about all his other grid stops.  (BTW, we should have tried 1296  in
some or your stops bruce)

Also did 4 bands with VE3AX, FN02, and had my first 2.3 gig QSOs, WB9SNR
and KC9BQA.  My rover QSOs were 38% of my total QSOs, and pumped up the
grids worked.  Surprising number of Qs and Grids on 1296 considering the
weather.

 

Low points; Lack of signals out of en33/34/35, probably band condx;
grouchy neighbor who called me an Sunday aft, claiming he was hearing me
on his satellite dish system; poor results on my marginal 903 system as
I missed several slam-dunk contacts on that band, which was extra-noisy;
50 meg very noisy to the east and southeast, which meant I could not
make out the ever-present scatter stations; lower perceived activity
levels.

 

Preliminary results;

 

Band    QSO     pts       grids

50        65        65        20

144       106       106       30

222       58        116       24

432       82        164       28

903         6        18        5

1.2       25        75        15

2.3         2          8          2

 

Tot       344       552       124       68,448       pretty reasonable
considering.

 

Club;  Badger Contesters

 

Please get your logs together, and send in to ARRL, and indicate your
club affiliation, this helps show support!!

 

Thanks  Ken  W9GA