[TVARC] ARRL FD 2026 Entry - W3US

[w3us at casa-aloha.net]

We had grandkids this weekend, who actually visited the trailer during my shift, but I couldn’t get them to operate.  Not too much time to spend on the air at home, but I did what I could.  The ARRL submission process was a little strange.  After filling the form and (I thought) attaching my Cabrillo file, I received a message stating that I still needed to upload the Cab file.  So I did, and apparently all is well.  Weird.

Thanks to all those who made the FD event at Eisenhower happen.  A LOT of work went into this, and your efforts are much appreciated.

Also, nice article in the SUN today.  The reporter spent a lot of time with the FD crew and captured the essence of this annual event to perfection.

Again, congrats anf thanks to all.

Rusty - W3US

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> Summary:
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> Entry received at: 2026-07-01 02:15:14
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> Call Used: W3US     GOTA Station Call: (NONE)     ARRL/RAC Section: NFL     Class: 1D
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> Participants: 1     Club/Group Name: The Villages Amateur Radio Club
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> Power Source(s): Commercial
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> Power Multiplier: 2X
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> Preliminary Total Score: 558
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> Bonus Points:
>  Entry submitted via web                          50
> Total bonus points                                 50
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> Score Summary: (Cabrillo log/dupe sheet file: W3US-2026-FD.log)
>                  CW  Digital  Phone  Total
>   Total QSOs    127      0       0
> Total Points    254      0       0    254   Claimed Score = (QSO points x power mult) = 508
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> Submitted by: Roger Schlagheck, W3US   w3us at arrl.net
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> Band/Mode QSO Breakdown:
>               CW          Digital      Phone
>            QSOs Pwr(W)  QSOs Pwr(W)  QSOs Pwr(W)
>      160m                                       
>       80m                                       
>       40m     8   100                           
>       20m    71   100                           
>       15m    42   100                           
>       10m     6   100                           
>        6m                                       
>        2m                                       
>       222                                       
>       432                                       
>     Other                                       
> Satellite                                       
>      GOTA                                       
>     TOTAL   127            0            0
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