2017 ARRL January VHF Contest

Callsign	Score	ARRL Section	Category	Bands	QSOs	Points	Grids	Rover Grids Activated	Grids Activated	PNW Grids Worked
K5QE*	67528	STX	Limited Multi-Op	ABCD	303	367	184		EM31	1
W7QQ/R*	9576	NM	Rover	ABCDEF	167	266	36	9	see below
KD7UO	5130	WWA	SOHP	ABCDEF	128	190	27		CN87	11
K7YDL	5103	OR	SOHP	ABCDEF	169	243	21		CN85	7
KE7SW	4416	WWA	SOHP	ABCDEFG	118	184	24		CN87
N7EPD	4268	WWA	SOHP	ABCDEFG	108	194	22		CN87	5
KE7MSU/R	4136	OR	Rover	ABCD	151	188	22	2	see below	10
KB7ME	3683	WWA	Limited Multi-Op	ABCD	100	127	29		CN85	9
K7ND	2929	WWA	SOHP	ABCDEF	63	101	29		CN87	9
W7GLF	2920	WWA	SOHP	ABCDEFG	84	146	20		CN87	8
KE0CO	2907	WWA	SOLP	ABCDEF	85	153	19		CN87	6
K7ATN	2327	OR	SOP	ABCDEF	124	179	13		CN85	5
K0JJ	1568	OR	SOHP	ABCDF	79	112	14		CN85	5
K7KAD**	1359	OR	SO3B	ABD	128	151	9		CN85	4
W4DVE	1110	WWA	SOP	ABCDF	79	111	10		CN85	4
VE7AFZ/R	1080	BC	Unlimited Rover	ABCDF	48	60	18	2	see below	7
KD7TS	1045	WWA	SOLP	ABCDEFG	48	95	11		CN87	4
VE7DAY	1025	BC	SOHP	ABD	38	41	25		CO70	11
KG7P	930	WWA	SOLP	ABCDEF	56	93	10		CN87	3
VE7HR	900	BC	SOLP	ABCDF	43	60	15		CN89	6
N6ZE/R*	860	SB	Rover	ABCDEF	55	86	10	2	see below
N7QOZ	780	WWA	SOLP	ABCD	63	78	10		CN87	6
AC7MD	748	WWA	SOLP	ABCDEF	50	68	11		CN87	4
KX7L	576	WWA	SO3B	ABD	42	48	12		CN87	6
VA7FC	392	BC	SOHP	ABD	25	28	14		CN79	5
K7VIZ	222	OR	SO3B	ABD	30	37	6		CN85	3
K7HSJ	154	OR	SOLP	ABCDEFG	7	22	7		CN94	1
KG7GDB	138	OR	SO3B	ABD	20	23	6		CN84	3
K7AWB	126	EWA	SOHP	ABCD	16	21	6		DN17	3
AI9Q	124	WWA	SOLP	ABCD	23	31	4		CN85	1
K7NIT	85	OR	SOLP	BCDEF	8	17	5		CN85	1
W6LLP	48	EWA	SOLP	ABCD	8	12	4		DN17	1
N7DB	14	OR	SOLP	AB	7	7	2		CN85	1

* = PNWVHFS Member operating outside the Society region. Not eligible for PNWVHFS Awards.
** = Log received late, not eligible for PNWVHFS Awards.

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

PNWVHFS Award Winners

Certificates at the PNWVHFS Conference in October 2017
Limited Multi-Op: KB7ME - WWA
Rover: KE7MSU/R - OR
Unlimited Rover: VE7AFZ/R - BC
Single-Op High Power: VE7DAY - BC, K7AWB - EWA, K7YDL - OR, KD7UO - WWA
Single-Op Low Power: VE7HR - BC, W6LLP - EWA, K7HSJ - OR, KE0CO - WWA
Single-Op 3-Band: K7VIZ - OR, KX7L - WWA
Single-Op Portable: K7ATN - OR, W4DVE - WWA

Additional Information

K5QE Limited Multi-Operator STX:  Operators K5QE, N5YA, AE5VB, N5CMI, K5MQ, K5IH, W5RP, N5KDA, K7RSM, AA5PK, VE3WY. Propagation was terrible. If not for MSK meteor scatter and EME we would have been skunked. Worst January in years./p>

W7QQ/R Rover NM: activated 9 grids DM61 DM62 DM63 DM64 DM65 DM72 DM73 DM74 DM75/p>

KE7MSU/R Rover OR: activated 2 grids CN85 CN86, and worked 10 PNW grids CN83 CN84 CN85 CN86 CN87 CN88 CN89 CN93 CN95 CN97/p>

VE7AFZ/R Unlimited Rover BC: activated 2 grids CN89 CN99 and worked 7 PNW grids CN79 CN86 CN87 CN88 CN89 CN97 CO70/p>

VE7HR SOLP BC: Twas a fun event. Appreciate the many stations that had multiple bands available. Can't wait for the July event where there might be some propagation and everyone is healthy.

N6ZE/R Rover SB: Operators N6ZE AND KJ6VZC worked 6 hours activating CM94 DM04.
TRIVIA: 110 Miles driven
Score: 860 points (QSOs 55) (QSO points = 86) (Grids worked 8 + 2 Grids Activated)
QSOs per Mile (QPM) = .500
Points per Mile (PPM): 7.818
Interesting highlights: We had sunny skies on Saturday, BUT some mountain roads were impassable due to debris which resulted from two rain storms. Because we had very limited time to operate, we never got South of the Santa Monica Mountain range to work stations in the LA Basin nor did we get down to Grid DM03 as we had planned. 2.6" of rain fell on Sunday in Ventura County, CA where "it never rains in Southern California"! Two 23 cm QSOs made during pelting rainstorm: I held a yagi on a small mast and transmitted with a very damp FT-736 was inside the vehicle; power was provided to rig by means of battery jumper cable routed to vehicle battery. To qualify as Rover, we needed to make at least 1 QSO from a second Grid. Sometimes, I use Grid CM94 as a second grid. When we travel to the SE corner of Grid (CM94xl) on US-101 to the Northwest of Santa Barbara, CA, few stations are normally heard from the beach line highway. (However, during the summer months, stations as far away as San Diego (Grid DM 12) are frequently heard on the enhanced over-water path.) This time, we worked only WA6EJO (DM04jg) on 70cm over a 51 mile very obstructed (mountain range!!) path. Nil was heard from him on 2 meters or any other bands, for that matter.
Equipment: FT897: 6m/2m/70cm; TM331A: 135cm; DJ-G29: 33cm. Antennas: whips on 6m-33cm & 15element yagi on 23.

KX7L SO3B WWA: Worked pretty much just the locals this year, no Es that I was aware of. Only worked one rover. But the high point was completing my first bona fide MS qso, thanks to MSK144! I tried with FSK441 in the past, but just couldn't seem to complete. Lots of activity on that mode too, considering this wasn't during a meteor shower. Even managed to beat my score from last year(barely). Thanks for the Q's!