[NLRS] W0ZQ/R UHF Contest Results

[w0zq at aol.com]

Band  Q's Grids
 222   67   10
 432   73   12
 902   45    7
1296   49    9
2304   24    5
3456   20    4
10G    13   12

Grids activated = 7
Totals: 291 Q's 60 mults, 100,080 pts

Grid  Q's
EN24  42
EN25  38
EN33  44
EN34  18
EN35  30
EN43  56
EN44  63

Soapbox:  
This was the first time out for the new ZQ rovermobile with multiple bands. No room anymore for the 5.7 AND the 10 GHz dishes, so it looks like I will need to redesign that system, maybe to a single dish with a dual band feed ... another winter project.  On Saturday I ran the EN33/34/43/44 grid corner while on Sunday I did the EN24/25/34/35 corner.  Most "fun" contacts were 
* working KC0IYT/R in EN42 while in EN44 on all bands except 2304.  Those rover-to-rover "shooting in the dark" contacts are fun when they work,
* working K0AWU on 10gigs from EN33 and then again on a challenging path from EN35,
* working K2DRH up through 3456 from EN33/43/44. Where did he go Sunday?
* clean sweeping W0UC, always with a strong signal on 222 through 1296,
* and a clean sweep with W0GHZ, always with a strong signal, on 222 through 3456. 2304 was often a real challenge this year.  Also thanks to N0KP for the Q's from each stop,
* working NT0V (EN08) and W0PHD (EN18) from EN25 on 432.  

The lowlight was probably the less than stellar propagation, especially on the uW bands.

Thanks for all the Q's and hope to see you in September.

73, Jon
W0ZQ