2018 ARRL June VHF QSO Party

Callsign	Score	ARRL Section	Category	Bands	QSOs	Points	Grids	Rover Grids Activated	Grids Activated	PNW Grids Worked
K5QE*	417725	STX	Limited Multi-Op	ABCD	1166	1225	341		EM31	1
N0LL*	59566	KS	SOLP	ABCD	359	377	158		EM09	2
WW7D/R	33648	WWA	Limited Rover	ABCD	512	701	78	10	see below	12
KE7SW	19565	WWA	SOHP	ABCDEFGH	216	301	65		CN87	21
K7CW	15572	WWA	SOHP 50	A	229	229	68		CN87	30
N7EPD	15345	WWA	SOHP	ABCD	215	279	55		CN87	22
K7YDL	11900	OR	SOHP	ABCDEF	247	350	34		CN85	9
AC7MD	11836	WWA	SOLP	ABCDEF	189	269	44		CN87	16
W7FI	11682	WWA	SOHP	ABCD	170	198	59		CN87	24
K7ND	10192	WWA	SOHP	ABCDEFGH	118	182	56		CN87	21
W4DVE	9078	OR	SOP	ABCDEF	194	267	34		CN85	11
W7GLF	7059	WWA	SOHP	ABCDEF	137	181	39		CN87	15
KE7MSU/R	6630	OR	Rover	ABCDEF	157	195	34	3	see below	13
K7ALO	5280	OR	SOP	ABCDF	130	176	30		CN85	10
K7ATN	4180	OR	SOP	ABCDEF	132	209	20		CN85	4
KB7ME	3751	WWA	SOLP	ABCD	100	121	31		CN85	11
WA9ONY	3720	WWA	SOLP	ABCDF	138	186	20		CN85	7
VE7DAY	3510	BC	SOHP	ABD	77	78	45		CO70	17
W7BA	3011	WWA	SOHP	ABCD	86	106	30		CN87	16
N7QOZ	2794	WWA	SO3B	ABD	113	127	22		CN87	12
N7NW	2730	WWA	SOHP	ABCD	73	78	35		CN87	17
N7KSI	2400	WWA	SOLP	ABDF	60	80	30		CN86	11
K7BWH	2340	EWA	SOHP	ABD	59	60	39		DN08	20
KX7L	2160	WWA	SO3B	ABD	89	90	24		CN87	15
N7DB	1677	OR	SOLP	ABCD	102	129	13		CN85	6
AF7MD	1344	OR	SOLP	ABCDEF	80	112	12		CN85	5
KF5UYB*	1209	NTX	SOLP 50	A	39	39	31		EM01
N6ZE*	1080	SB	SOLP 50	A	54	54	20		DM04
VE7AFZ/R	850	BC	Unlimited Rover	ABD	49	50	17	3	see below	7
WE7X	684	EWA	SOLP	ABCD	31	36	19		DN08	7
KD7PY	648	WWA	SOHP 50	A	36	36	18		CN87	11
N7MWV	588	WWA	SO3B	ABD	40	42	14		CN86	5
VE7HR	468	BC	SOLP	ABCDF	31	39	12		CN89	6
N7JPF	368	OR	SO3B	AB	23	23	16		CN95	8
K7IMA	252	OR	SOFM	ABCD	46	63	4		CN85	1
K0VIZ	196	OR	SO3B	BD	24	28	7		CN85	4
W6LLP	112	EWA	SOLP	ABCD	10	14	8		DN17	2
AI9Q	44	WWA	SOLP	CD	11	22	2		CN85	1
K7HSJ	32	OR	SOLP	BCDF	4	8	4		CN94	1
KD7QJL	6	OR	SOLP	AB	3	3	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, J - 10 GHz, K - 24 GHz, L - 300+ GHz

PNWVHFS Award Winners

Certificates at the PNWVHFS Conference in October 2018
Single-Op High Power: VE7DAY-BC,K7YDL-OR, KE7SW-WWA
Single-Op High Power 50 MHz: K7CW-WWA
Single-Op Low Power: VE7HR-BC, WE7X-EWA, N7DB-OR, KB7ME-WWA
Single-Op 3-Band: N7JPF-OR, N7QOZ-WWA
Single-Op Portable: W4DVE-OR
Single-Op FM Only: K7IMA-OR
Limited Rover: WW7D/R-WWA
Unlimited Rover: VE7AFZ/R-BC

Additional Information

K5QE Limited Multi-Op Operators:  K5QE, N5YA, K5MQ, N1XS, KN5O, AE5VB, N5KDA, W5KDA, KU5B, WA5CAM Worked 1 PNW grid: CN87

K7BWH Single-Op High Power DN08:  This was an expedition to activate rare grid square DN08 on 6m. Rod WE7X and I set up stations at Gold Mtn Lookout, 4650' ASL, within the Colville Indian Reservation in the NE corner of Washington State at DN08se33. I operated FT8-only which helped the two of us share the tiny mountaintop although significant interference remained between us. The band was dead on Saturday so I worked all the FT8 ops within a few grid squares of us.Sunday offered rapidly fluctuating 6m openings.In spite of poor conditions I was pleased to work several hams who'd contacted me in advance, most notably Joe W0FY for whom I provided one of his final two grids for his insanely difficult FFMA award pursuit.

KX7L Single-Op Low Power CN87:  Came down with a cold a few days before the contest, so was not in prime shape, (especially my voice).  Then the mike started acting flakey, then died completely in the last couple hours. And I found out the 432 antenna was kaput, so only one QSO on that band. After a week of Es almost every day, not much up here during the contest - that lasted more than a couple minutes anyway. Lots of very strange little openings - 10-15 secs, long enough for one FT8 decode, and that's all. They seemed a bit long and too frequent for MS burns (and most of the stations heard were a little too far away). But am I complaining? Of course not! Probably worked the most number of "local" grids ever, thanks mostly to FT8, including two new ones: DO00 and DN06. (thanks VE7SCC and KD1RX, respectively!)

K7ALO Single-Op Portable CN85:  Operated from Southfork Mountain at 4,800ft in a rain-snow mix for two days. I had a few electrical issues at the start, which limited me to 2.5watts on the first day until I figured out a solution. Overall the contest was a success regardless of the weather, or the fact 6m didn't open up for us for very long.

N6ZE Single-Op Low Power DM04:  Different effort for me. I decided to try to learn how to use WSJT and did 6m only from CALIF QTH. No openings on Sat. E-W openings on Sunday to NM/AZ/TX and that was about it! Never heard PNW, Midwest, NE or Atlantic Coast! Half a hundred Qs in less than 20 grids! Rig IC-756 Pro 2, M² 5 element yagi @ 15'.

KF5YUB Single-Op 3-Band EM01:  I played VHF contest on 6 Meters only, one day only, Sunday. I used the Yaesu FTDX 1200, set at 100 watts on SSB and 20 watts on FT-8. The antenna is a three element Yagi at 28'. Band conditions for me were not very good. Thank you for the really tough ones that stayed with me to make the correct call sign and exchange.

N7DB Single-Op Low Power CN85:  Heard some single and double hop on 6, but no contacts. DX seemed to be all on FT8 this time. Thanks to the rover stations.

VE7DAY Single-Op High Power CO70:  Missed the first 3 1/2 hours and the last 3 1/2 hours but had fun.

W7GLF Single-Operator High Power:  Slow contest, seemed a lot of the activity was on FT-8.

VE7AFZ/R Unlimited Rover:  3 grids activated CN89 CN99 CO80

K7ATN Single-Op Portable CN85:  I was FM only and QRP Portable on 6M to 23cm (had 13cm but no takers. Operated Saturday only for six hours from Bald Peak at about 1600 feet.

K7IMA Single-Op FM Only CN85:  QRP - 5W with three HT.

WW7D/R Limited Rover:  10 grids activated CN76 CN77 CN85 CN86 CN87 CN88 CN95 CN96 CN97 CN98
GOOD TIME EVEN WITHOUT EVEN A HINT OF Es IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. FULL WRITE-UP IS HERE: HTTP://TINYURL.COM/WW7DJUNVHF2018

KE7MSU/R Rover:  10 grids activated CN76 CN77 CN85 CN86 CN87 CN88 CN95 CN96 CN97 CN98