[SixClub] ARRL VHF Contest Results

[Gil Woodside]

Hi guys.

I operated about 9 hours. Below are the results.

68 contacts
35 grids (13 new ones)
2380 points

I threw up (about 18 feet) my PAR OA-50 Saturday morning and it did pretty 
well.

73,
Gil/WA1LAD
FN41

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene - W5DQ" <ki6lo at mchsi.com>
To: <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 4:33 PM
Subject: [SixClub] ARRL VHF Contest Results


> Hello all,
>
> So how did everyone fare in the ARRL VHF Contest this last weekend. I was 
> only on 6M as I don't have any other VHF/UHF bands right now. Not being a 
> hardcore contestor, I mainly cherry picked needed grids but worked a few 
> others just for the count. My final tally wasn't much but had a load of 
> fun. 6M was open several times during the contest, none of them 
> spectacular but a couple of decent openings from Southern California to 
> the Midwest, Pacific NW and SW Canada. Also had a nice opening into HI 
> which I worked KH6ZM on CW.
>
> 45 QSO's made (appx 10 hours of operating - mostly listening and tuning)
> 30 Grids worked - 19 of these were new ones for me - count now at around 
> 200
> 11 states including Hawaii, also worked several VE's
> 1350 Total points
>
> Gear Used: FT-100D 100W into 5 element CC A505S modified for 50-51Mhz @ 40 
> feet
>
> --
> Gene Brewer, W5DQ
> Ridgecrest, CA
> ex-WN5UZU / WB5UZU / KI6LO
> ARRL Life Member, DXCC, WAS, WAC
> 10-10 #24965, 6 Club #2325, SMIRK #6900, UKSMG
> NCDXF, QWCA #31839 First Licensed 1976
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