[NLRS] Sept VHF Contest

[w0ohu at yahoo.com]

Another GREAT VHF contest – from my HOA townhouse this yearI decided to do 2m only.  With myMsquared 2m HALO mounted in our garage attic – fed with RG6, I ran 20watts.  This year I added a TRANSCO relay,which gave me a choice between the HALO and a 5 element beam aimed atMinneapolis.  Most of my QSOs were madewith the HALO, which did have a higher noise floor than the beam.   

My results: (with time out for XYL time), I made 6% of myQSOs on CW, 29% on USB, and 65% on FT8.      I did manage to work 7 grids, and heardmore. YES, I had FUN!   

Ed, W0OHU

Rochester, MN

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