[NLRS] Fwd: ARRL Sep VHF AE0EE Single Op-Analog QRP

[W. S. Mitchell]

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Date: Sun, Sep 10, 2023, 10:58 PM
Subject: ARRL Sep VHF AE0EE Single Op-Analog QRP
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                    ARRL September VHF Contest - 2023

Call: AE0EE
Operator(s): AE0EE
Station: AE0EE

Class: Single Op-Analog QRP
QTH: MN
Operating Time (hrs): 3

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
    6:   3     1
    2:   5     1
  222:   3     1
  432:   5     1
  903:
  1.2:
  2.3:
  3.4:
  5.7:
  10G:
  24G:
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Total:  16     4  Total Score = 92

Club: Northern Lights Radio Society

Comments:

5 W, with 3 elements on 2 m, 3 elements on 222, 7 elements (vertically
polarized) on 432, and the piece de resistance: a dummy load and short clip
lead
on 6 meters.  All antennas indoors in the upper story of a house.

For this contest, I primarily used the Yesu FT-857d, though a handheld made
an
appearance for one of the 446 MHz contacts to decrease the feedline loss to
the
antenna as well as all the 222 MHz contacts.

I set a new personal best for a 5 W/dummy load contact: working a station in
Woodbury at a distance of just over 16 miles.  It wasn't easy (for him), but
when he pointed at me it was enough to make it work.

While I spent less time than I might have liked on this one, I was
surprised at
how well things went given my extremely modest station.  It would've been
nice
to get another grid on a few bands, though.


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