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Band Codes: A - 50 MHz, B - 144 MHz, C -
222 MHz, D - 432 MHz, E - 902 MHz, F - 1.2 GHz, G -
2.3 GHz, H - 3.4 GHz, I - 5.7 GHz, J - 10 GHz, L - 300+ GHz
PNWVHFS AWARD
WINNERS Certificates
will be presented at the PNWVHFS Conference in October 2011 Multi-Unlimited: VA7ISL-BC Single-Op
High Power: K7AWB-EWA, KB7ME-OR, N7EPD-WWA Single-Op
Low Power: VE7DAY-BC, K7HSJ-OR, KG7P-WWA Single-Op QRP Portable: VE7IHL-BC, WE7X-WWA Limited
Rover: VE7BQQ/R-Canada, N6ZE/R-Northwestern Rover: K7HPT/R-Northwestern
Single-Op Bands: N7EPD - 6M, 2M, 222, 432, 902, 1.2, 2.3; K7ND - 3.4, 5.7
ARRL RESULTS from QST and arrl.org from March 2011 QST QRP Portable #6 Overall, #3 West Coast: W7RDP-WWA
Multioperator #4 Overall, #2 Midwest: K5QE-STX
Limited Multioperator #10 Overall, #1 West Coast: VA7ISL-BC
Limited Rover #2 Overall, #2 West Coast: N6ZE/R-WWA
Multioperator, #3 West Coast: WA6KLK
Single-Operator High Power, #1 West Coast: N7EPD-WWA Single-Operator High Power, #3 West Coast: W7MEM-ID Single-Operator High Power, #4 West Coast: W7FI-WWA Single-Operator High Power, #5 West Coast: KB7ME-OR
Limited Rover, #4 West Coast: K7TM-ID
3 PNW Grids Worked: CN88, DN17, DN22 Conditions
were very poor. Murphy got two of our 2M stacks and the 2304 and
3456 microwave stations. Our only bright spot was 2M EME.
We worked a lot of grids off the moon. We also got several on 432
EME.
VA7ISL Multi-Limited - BC - CN88. Operators: VA7GMR, VE7DXG, VE7SLZ
N6ZE/R Limited Rover - WWA - 3 Grids Activated: CN87, CN88, CN97. My Western Washington Section rove, was primarily on Whidbey
Island (CN87/88)(thE -WHIDBEY ISLAND ROVER�) and secondarily from CN97 near
North Bend, WA. I noted substantial activity from the Seattle, WA area during
the entire contest. I operated for just
under 1 hour from CN97 late on Sunday afternoon and made 26 QSOs. I operated from
several locations on Whidbey Island separated by a maximum of 9.6 mi/15.49 km.
(I currently do not have the ability to set up a permanent station on Whidbey Island so I make the best
of what the Rover category permits!) On 2 meters, I worked all grids from CN84
> CN89 and CN97 > CN99. The only large contest station noted was VA7ISL mountaintopping
in CN88 on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. This was the first time I utilized 223.5MHz FM during an
ARRL SS or VHF QSO Party from WWA: 17 QSOs in 4 grids resulted. Next time, I hope
to have 135cm SSB/CW available. On late Sunday afternoon and early evening, many contest
participants were still on the air. For comparison, during the 2008 Sept. ARRL
VHF QSO Party, I heard/worked nil after 5 PM. Equipment:FT857D and
utilized a combo oF - wave whip on 6m; A - wave whip, KQ Mini-Loop,7 el Cushcraftyagi on 2m ; Kenwood TM231 +� wave vertical & 6 el �VJB yagi on 223.5
MHz FM;FT857D + 3/8 wave whip & 11
element M>2 yagi for 70cm.
KI7JA Single-Op High Power - OR - CN85 Not much participation this year. I did work two new grids on 2M, though.
KD7UO Single-Op Low Power - WWA - CN97 Well,
it was a disaster. And I look forward to the Sept contest more
than all the others - usually a great chance for a nice camping weekend
on a mountain. Got to Lion Rock at 9am, had the 6,2,432,1296
antennas all set up and ready to go at 11. And it started out
great. I was working DN grids that I've never worked
before. And then...at 2pm my rig quit. Turns out FT897s of
my vintage had bad IF filters that go out around 2 years old. I
had s9 static crashes on all bands all modes even without the antenna
connected. Then it just went into DSB; the few strong stations I
could hear were now coming in on both USB and LSB. So I broke
camp and came home Sat afternoon. Some google searches on Sunday
revealed the Yaesu problem. I guess the parts are cheap if I do
it myself. It involves a bit of SMD work which I don't like but
I've done in the past. And being cheap I'll attempt the repair
myself rather than sending $200 and waiting weeks for Yaesu to do
it. Oh well, there's always the January contest! Attached
is my log, as meager as it is.
W7RDP Single-Op QRP Portable - WWA - CN97 Operated
from Suntop Fire Lookout 7 miles north of Mt. Rainer, 5280' ASL.
Used a FT 817, 10AHr gel cell with 10W solar panel, Parr stressed 6m
Moxon, Arrow 2m 3el yagi, and Arrow 70cm 7el yagi
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