2019 ARRL January VHF Contest

Callsign	Score	ARRL Section	Category	Bands	QSOs	Points	Grids	Rover Grids Activated	Grids Activated	PNW Grids Worked
K5QE*	85800	STX	Limited Multi-Op	ABCD	351	390	220		EM31	2
WW7D /R	44055	WWA	Limited Rover	ABCD	591	801	55	10	see below	14
K7ATN /R	40415	OR	Unlimited Rover	ABCDEFG	386	685	59	9	see below	11
KE7MSU /R	24180	OR	Rover	ABCDEFG	243	465	52	5	see below	13
KE7SW	20328	WWA	SOHP	ABCDEFGH	238	363	56		CN87	17
N7EPD	15861	WWA	SOHP	ABCD	236	311	51		CN87	17
KD7UO	13800	WWA	SOHP	ABCDEF	205	276	50		CN87	15
N0LL*	13172	KS	SOLP	ABCD	125	148	89		EM09	2
K7BDB /R	12138	OR	Limited Rover	ABCD	266	357	34	7	see below	12
K7ND	8789	WWA	SOHP	ABCDFGH	110	187	47		CN87	17
K7CW	7536	WWA	SOHP	A	157	157	48		CN87	20
N6ZE /R*	5850	SB	Rover	ABCDEF	129	195	30	6	see below
K7BWH /R	5148	WWA	Limited Rover	ABD	135	143	36	4	see below	17
K0JJ	5106	OR	SOHP	ABCDF	100	138	37		CN85	15
KB7ME	4864	WWA	SOHP	ABCD	108	128	38		CN85	17
K7JSG /R	3950	WWA	Limited Rover	ABCD	119	158	25	4	see below	8
N7QOZ	3700	WWA	SO3B	ABD	141	148	25		CN87	11
W7KKE	3536	OR	SOLP	ABCDEF	68	136	26		CN75	5
N7KSI	3276	WWA	SOLP	ABDF	96	126	26		CN86	12
KG7P	2440	WWA	SOHP	ABCDEF	79	122	20		CN87	8
KX7L	1936	WWA	SO3B	ABD	86	88	22		CN87	12
W7BA	1577	WWA	SOHP	ABCF	60	83	19		CN87	11
VE7DAY	1539	BC	SOHP	ABD	55	57	27		CO70	14
NJ7A*	1404	UT	SOLP	ABCDFJ	37	54	26		DN30	4
VE7AFZ /R	1344	BC	Unlimited Rover	ABD	56	64	21	2	see below	10
AF7MD	1270	OR	SO3B	ABD	100	127	10		CN85	6
K7IMA	909	OR	SOFM	ABCD	73	101	9		CN85	3
N6KW	896	WWA	SO3B	ABD	50	56	16		CN87	10
K6UM	860	OR	SOHP	A	43	43	20		CN85	15
WE7X /R	820	WWA	Limited Rover	ABD	33	41	20	4	see below	7
VE7JH	742	BC	SOP	ABD	38	53	14		CN88	8
W3XS	475	OR	SOHP	AB	25	25	19		CN74	8
N6LB	455	WWA	SO3B	AB	35	35	13		CN88	8
W4DVE	455	WWA	SO3B	ABD	50	65	7		CN85	3
WA7TZY	406	WWA	SOHP	CF	19	58	7		CN87	5
KI7LTT	296	OR	SOFM	BD	52	74	4		CN85	2
WB7BST	264	WWA	SOHP	CF	12	44	6		CN87	5
KD7TS	235	WWA	SOLP	BCEFG	17	47	5		CN87	1
K3RW /R	234	WWA	Limited Rover	BCD	17	26	9	3	see below	3
W7TZ	234	OR	Limited Multi-Op	AB	18	18	13		CN83	10
K7RJB	200	OR	SO3B	ABD	41	50	4		CN85	2
K7III	192	WWA	SO3B	AB	24	24	8		CN87	6
K7HSJ	72	OR	SOLP	BCDF	7	12	6		CN94	2
K7KQA	54	EWA	SOHP	AC	8	9	6		DN06	4
AG7QH	36	OR	SO3B	BD	7	9	4		CN84	3
W6LLP	28	EWA	SOLP	ABCD	5	7	4		DN17	1
AI9Q	27	WWA	SOFM	BCD	6	9	3		CN85	1
N7FW	24	WWA	SOLP	B	8	8	3		CN87	3
K7SMA	14	ID	SOLP	A	7	7	2		DN13	2
W7AMI	8	ID	SOLP	A	4	4	2		DN13	2

* = 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 2019
Limited Multi-Op: W7TZ-OR
Limited Rover: K7BDB/R-OR, WW7D/R-WWA
Unlimited Rover: VE7AFZ/R-BC, K7ATN/R-OR
Single-Op High Power: VE7DAY-BC, K7KQA-EWA, K0JJ-OR, KE7SW-WWA
Single-Op High Power 50 MHz: K6UM-OR, K7CW-WWA
Single-Op Low Power: W6LLP-EWA, W7KKE-OR, N7KSI-WWA
Single-Op Low Power 50 MHz: K7SMA-ID
Single-Op 3-Band: AF7MD-OR, N7QOZ-WWA
Single-Op Portable: VE7JH-BC
Single-Op FM: K7IMA-OR, AI9Q-WWA

Additional Information

K5QE Limited Multi-Operator STX EM31: Operators K5QE, N5YA, N1XS, AF8Z, N5KDA, W5KDA, K0YY
Worked 2 PNW Grids: CN87 DN17... WHAT PROPAGATION??? We had to slug it out for every one of those QSOs. We got NO Es at all on 6M....2M EME was fair on Sat but poor on Sun.....On the other hand, I have not seen anyone with a larger score than what we have.....

WW7D/R Limited Rover WWA: Activated 10 ROVER GRIDS: CN76 CN77 CN85 CN86 CN87 CN88 CN95 CN96 CN97 CN98 Worked 14 PNW GRIDS: CN76 CN77 CN78 CN85 CN86 CN87 CN88 CN89 CN93 CN95 CN96 CN97 CN98 CN99

K7ATN/R Unlimited Rover OR: Activated 9 ROVER GRIDS: CN74 CN75 CN76 CN77 CN84 CN85 CN86 CN87 CN95
Worked 11 PNW GRIDS: CN74 CN75 CN76 CN77 CN84 CN85 CN86 CN87 CN93 CN95 CN96

KE7MSU/R Rover OR: Activated 5 ROVER GRIDS: CN74 CN75 CN84 CN85 CN86
Worked 13 PNW GRIDS: CN74 CN75 CN76 CN77 CN84 CN85 CN86 CN87 CN88 CN93 CN95 CN96 CN97

KD7UO SOHP WWA CN87: Worked 15 PNW GRIDS: CN73 CN77 CN78 CN84 CN85 CN86 CN87 CN88 CN89 CN93 CN94 CN96 CN97 CN98 CO70
Thanks for working me in the contest. Between multiple transverters, multiple radios, three antenna rotors, a tangle of cables, it's no wonder I'm always exhausted at the end of these things. But nothing blew up, most of the transverters worked most of the time, so we'll call it a success.

K7BDB/R Limited Rover OR: Activated 7 ROVER GRIDS: CN85 CN86 CN87 CN88 CN96 CN97 CN98
Worked 12 PNW GRIDS: CN73 CN76 CN78 CN85 CN86 CN87 CN88 CN93 CN95 CN96 CN97 CN98

N6ZE/R Rover CA: Pete N6ZE, Woodie WA6WDY. Activated 6 ROVER GRIDS: DM03 DM04 DM05 DM13 DM14 DM15
Location: ARRL Southwestern Division including Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Orange, San Joaquin Valley Sections 450 Miles driven Score: 5970 points (QSOs 133) (QSO points = 199) ( 24 Grids worked 8 + 6 Grids Activated) QSOs per Mile (QPM) = .296 Points per Mile (PPM): 13.27 Interesting "highlights": On Saturday, we had sunny skies, temperature 74 deg. F, calm winds: temperature inversion between Malibu & Santa Barbara noted visually and by signal reports. Grids Activated (6): DM04, DM03, DM13, DM14, DM15, DM05 Equipment: FT857: 6m/2m/70cm; TM331A: 135cm; DJ-G29: 33cm; DJ-G7: 23cm; Antennas: whips on 6m- 70cm & small handheld yagis for 33cm & 23cm. (7 element 2 meter yagi used in DM05 only) ALL QSOs on SSB or FM.

K7BWH/R Limited Rover WWA: Activated 4 ROVER GRIDS: CN77 CN78 CN87 CN88 Worked 17 PNW GRIDS: CN73 CN76 CN77 CN78 CN79 CN84 CN85 CN86 CN87 CN88 CN89 CN95 CN97 CN98 CN99 CO70 DN17 Claimed score 5,436 is not bad for two operating spots with two bands, and a few FM mobile contacts. I really like FT8 for adding grid multipliers but even during good conditions it's slow, perhaps only a few contacts per hour. I wanted to visit some mountaintop spots in the Olympic Peninsula. So in this January VHF contest, I took the ferry across Puget Sound and activated rare grid squares CN77 Mt Octopus on Saturday, and CN78 North Point on Sunday, thereby qualifying as a rover. I set up all day long as a portable station with modest power but fairly big antennas. It was such good fun to work stations up and down the coast from British Columbia to Idaho to California. FT8 added several new and distant grids to the log in spite of no Es openings, but it was awfully slow going. My thanks go to all the many PNW rovers, quite possibly a record number for the division, and especially to Rod WE7X/R who explored even more spots nearby in these remote grids in this rugged terrain. We drove up to the snow line around 3,500' but didn't venture much beyond.

K7JSG/R Limited Rover WA: Activated 4 ROVER GRIDS: CN86 CN87 CN96 CN97
Worked 8 PNW GRIDS: CN76 CN77 CN85 CN86 CN87 CN88 CN96 CN97

W7KKE SOLP OR CN75: This contest was highlighted by a surprise FT-8 opening to Hawaii Saturday evening, working KH6U and NH6Y, and a good Sunday morning rover gaggle around the CN74, CN75, CN84, and CN85 grid intersection. K7ATN/R, KE7MSU/R and N7HQR/R did the grid dance and several locals joined in on 6 SSB, 2, 220, and 440 FM. Hopefully the other locals enjoyed the contesting and will be back on the air in June. With the increased activity, this was my best score so far with a claimed score of 3536. Lots of fun!

KX7L SO3B WWA CN87: This is my best score ever in the January contest, and with probably less than the usual BIC time! No Es openings to speak of either. (I did briefly hear some W6's on FT8 Saturday, but didn't work any.) Highlights were working W7MEM on 2m (no meteors involved), and W7YAQ way down in CN94 on 6, likewise meteor free. Lots of new calls heard. Contacts were fairly even split between FT8 and SSB on 6. Thanks for all the QSOs!

VE7AFZ/R Unlimited Rover BC: Operators VE7AFZ VA7RSM
Activated 2 ROVER GRIDS: CN89 CN99
Worked 10 PNW GRIDS: CN76 CN77 CN85 CN86 CN87 CN88 CN89 CN96 CN97 CO70

WE7X/R Limited Rover WWA: Activated 4 ROVER GRIDS: CN77 CN78 CN87 CN88
Worked 7 PNW GRIDS: CN76 CN77 CN78 CN87 CN88 CN98 CN99

KI7LTT SOFM OR: First January VHF, 3rd Contest ever! (Welcome Eric!)

K3RW/R Limited Rover FM only WA/OR: Activated 3 ROVER GRIDS: CN74 CN84 CN85
Worked 3 PNW GRIDS WORKED: CN74 CN84 CN85
LIMITED PARTICIPATION DUE TO FAMILY COMMITMENTS WHILE TRAVELING TO FROM VANCOUVER, WA (USA) TO OREGON COAST. MISPLACED ADAPTER AND EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION LIMITED MOBILE OPERATION TO STOCK HT ANTENNAS AND LOW POWER. WEATHER POOR THROUGHOUT CONTEST PERIOD. OPERATED IN CN73, BUT NO QSOS IN THIS GRID. DID NOT OPERATE 6M. FIRST 1.25M QSO FOR ME. MAY TRY 6M FM AS WELL NEXT TIME. SEVERAL RANDOM QSOS UNAWARE OF VHF CONTEST.

W7TZ Limited Multi-Op OR: Operators W7TZ, K7NG
Worked 10 PNW GRIDS: CN73 CN74 CN82 CN83 CN84 CN85 CN87 CN94 CO70 DN27

N6LB SOLP WWA CN88: 1850 feet on Mt Erie, Anacortes, Washington state