[Rover] K9ZF /R Contest Results

[Dan Evans]

Whoa!

What a contest!  This one was really  a blast.  I was
running 2 hours behind right from the start, and was
plagued by noise and equipment problems, but no major
failures this time out!!

I couldn't get my sound card interface to work on the
computer, so no voice keyer, ugg.  No time to trouble
shoot, so I just unplugged it and went on.  After the
second grid, the laptop was making so much noise that
it was wiping out my receiver...So I unplugged the
computer and started paper logging [after blowing the
fuse in my back-up laptop...].

But wow!  How about the conditions on 6!!  At one time
on Saturday I was working south Florida, FN41, and
DM00, all in the span of about an hour!

So, primarily due to the great conditions on 6, I set
a personal best score!  Another big help was not
having any major break-downs, and a loaner rig for 223
FM.  Thanks a bunch for the loan of the rig fellas.

Here is the summary:

  2003 ARRL June VHF QSO Party            K9ZF

    ROVER                            IN Section

    Operators: K9ZF

    Band      QSOs          QSO pts.      Mults.
    --------------------------------------------
    50         67            67            24 
    144        62            62            16 
    222        13            26            4 
    432        22            44            9 
    --------------------------------------------
    TOTALS     164           199          53 + 8 = 61 

                          Claimed score = 12,139


My first time breaking into 5 digits:-)

73 and hope to catch u on FD, and CQ-VHF!
Dan
Dan Evans K9ZF
Scottsburg, IN 47170
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K9ZF /R no budget Rover 
ex-N9RLA
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