2020 CQ WW VHF Contest

Callsign	Score	Region	Category	Bands	QSOs	Points	Grids	Rover Grids Activated	Grids Activated	PNW Grids Worked
K5QE *	124,659	TX	Multi-Op	AB	411	539	243		EM31	6
N7NW	23,183	WA	SOAB	AB	212	239	97		CN87	20
W7FI	19,980	WA	SOAB	AB	239	270	74		CN87	18
K7CW	19,760	WA	SOSB	A	240	240	80		CN87	21
K7BWH ***	19,100	WA	Checklog	A	190	191	100		see notes below	20
AL1VE	12,870	OR	SOSB	A	142	142	90		DN02	17
KE7SW	9,751	WA	SOAB	AB	155	199	49		CN87	14
KB7ME	8,892	WA	SOAB	AB	150	167	52		CN85	14
VE7DAY	6,670	BC	SOAB	AB	113	115	58		CO70	11
K7YDL	5,628	OR	SOAB	AB	107	137	42		CN85	17
K6UM	4,840	OR	SOSB	A	121	121	40		CN85	6
KE7MSU/R	3,690	OR	Rover	AB	93	124	23	2	see notes below	10
N7QOZ	3,072	WA	SOAB	AB	85	128	25		CN87	12
KX7L	3,040	WA	SOAB	AB	83	95	32		CN87	11
KE0CO	2,700	WA	SOAB	AB	74	90	30		CN87	13
WA7BRL	2,576	WA	SOSB	A	92	92	28		CN87	8
KG7P	2,125	WA	SOAB	AB	69	85	25		CN87	9
KG0D	2,100	WA	SOAB	AB	77	98	26		CN88	11
K7III	1,691	WA	SOAB	AB	79	88	19		CN87	5
K7JSG/R	1,008	WA	Rover	AB	54	72	13	2	see notes below	6
W7TZ	936	OR	SOSB	A	36	36	26		CN83	5
K7ND	888	WA	SOSB	B	37	74	12		CN87	11
KM7O	884	WA	SOAB	AB	51	68	13		CN87	4
N7CS	720	WA	SOAB	AB	44	48	15		CN88	5
VE7AFZ/R	611	BC	Checklog	AB	39	47	12	1	see notes below	6
WV7S	416	WA	SOSB	A	32	32	13		CN87	7
N7DB	330	OR	SOAB	AB	20	30	11		CN85	5
N7PHY	256	WA	SOSB	B	16	32	8		CN98	8
W6ABM	180	OR	SOSB	A	15	15	12		CN82	4
WA6EJO *	168	CA	SOAB	AB	15	24	7		DM04	0
VE7HR	144	BC	SOAB	AB	11	18	8		CN89	4
K7ATN	15	OR	Hilltopper	AB	3	5	3		CN95	2
K7IMA	15	OR	Hilltopper	AB	3	5	3		CN95	2
K3RW	12	WA	Checklog	A	6	6	2	1	CN85	1
N6ZE/R *	8	CA	Rover	B	2	4	2	2	see notes below	0

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

Band Codes: A - 50 MHz, B - 144 MHz

PNWVHFS Award Winners

Certificates at the next PNWVHFS Conference
Hilltopper: K7IMA & K7ATN-OR
Rover: KE7MSU/R-OR, K7JSG/R-WA
Single-Op All Band: VE7DAY-BC, K7YDL-OR, N7NW-WA
Single-Op QRP: N7DB-OR
Single-Op Single Band 50 MHz: AL1VE-OR, K7CW-WA
Single-Op Single Band 144 MHz: K7ND-WA

Additional Information

K5QE Multi-Op EM31: Operators K5QE, N5YA, N1XS, AF8Z

KB7ME SOAB WA CN85: All Digi contest for me. Never made a FM/CW/SSB Qso.

K7YDL SOAB OR CN85: Tried using only FT8 this contest

KE7MSU/R Rover OR: Activated: CN84, CN85 Worked PNW Grids: CN74, CN84, CN85, CN86, CN87, CN93, CN94, CN95, CN96, CN98

KX7Y SOAB WA CN87: Wow! Lots of fun. Was 6m ever not open during the contest? Unfortunately I had other obligations, but still managed a decent (for me) score, and a new grid or two. Biggest surprise was working WR7X in DN15 (tropo?). Nice solid opening to SoCal on Sunday. I tried to follow the conventional wisdom, and went to SSB when signals got strong. Worked a few, but seems like most folk stayed on FT8.

K7JSG/R Rover WA: Activated: CN87 CN97 Worked PNW Grids:CN86 CN87 CN88 CN97 CN98 DN16

VE7AFZ/R Rover OR: Activated: CO80 Worked PNW Grids CN74 CN86 CN87 CN88 CN89 CO70

N6ZE/R Rover CA: Activated: CN82, CM99: All 6m QSOs worked on 2m 5/8s mobile whip, mag mounted and 20w. Heard no FT4 during During drive in R/V thru OR & CA on Interstate Route I-5, I called "CQ" from roadside rest areas only due to safety concerns on attempting QSOs while in motion in an unstable vehicle. (We drove 8 hours each day over bumpy roads with construction & heavy traffic.) In CN-82, I worked old friend, Paul, W7FS/NS6V, formerly of DM-04, who now lives in Grants Pass, OR. From CM-99, I made a QSO with WC6J/6 (CM-89). I called "CQ" from grids CN83, CN82, CN80, CM99, CM98, & CM97. I heard no other stations on 6 meters or 2 meters, but loud FT-8 on 6 meters, at one point. Rig: FT-817 (2w) & self contained extendable Maldol AH-510R whip. Roads traffic was grotesque & XYL had a migraine headache all of Sunday. Other than these events, this was a normal contest event, but I did get on the air. Thanks to "CQ Magazine" for sponsoring this annual event, and especially to Bruce Horn, WA7BMN who manages the Cabrillo Manual Log Entry web site AND especially his "3830 Rumor Page" for a tremendous number of amateur radio contests!!!

WA6EJO SOAB CA DM04: Never heard so much activity in the CQ VHF contest!

W6ABM SOSB OR CN82: Operating from Pumice Point on the rim of Crater Lake at 6,250'

AL1VE SOSB 50 MHz DN02: Operated from the 9650' high Alvord Desert Overlook parking area on Steen's Mountain.



This was my first chance to try out a homebrew 5 element yagi paired with my TS-2000 at 100 watts. Not sure if it was the antenna or conditions, but compared to my last operation here my 50 MHz contacts were mostly single hops and not double hops like 2018. On FT8, I could see K7BWH and Seattle area stations seemed to be working many double hop stations. Next time I'll bring both the 3 el and 5 el yagis!
Not sure what type of propagation I was getting back into the Portland and Seattle areas as it was often short-lived and fairly weak. Possible Tropo or Scatter? FT8 has sure changed operating patterns. I have never worked so few SSB stations in a VHF contest before. Maybe 2 points should be awarded for 50 MHz SSB and FM contacts to encourage participation. If you're interested in working from Steen's Mountain drop me an email; you can't drive any higher than that with a regular vehicle in OR or WA.

K7BWH SOSB 50 MHz CN98: This is a check log because I used internet assistance that is not allowed by the rules. I drove to 6200' Fox Peak CN98vc to activate rare grid Square CN98 for grid chasers.This was camping on a knob for three days in the Cascade Mountains in Eastern Washington near Lake Chelan and Wenatchee. Operation was almost entirely 6m FT8 with high power and 6m5 antenna. Although we're nearing the end of the skip season, we enjoyed very good band openings across the country. Best contact was KP4AJ in Puerto Rico, 3600 miles.
For the entire period of Saturday through Monday I made 254 contacts in 124 grid squares. The 6m band was open to somewhere most of the time. It was very much a spotlight - generally a small region came in strongly. It sure was fun to own the band while working FN01-FN43, a double-hop to Pennsylvania-New Hampshire. Had good openings on 6m with strong signals, so I tried FT4 since it could vastly speed up contacts. But only one signal was found. FT4 is not "faster" if nobody is there.

The man, K7BWH and his machine.

K7BWH's portable set-up includes an LED floodlight on top of the mast.

Fox Peak Operating Location at 6200'

Friends Brian KJ4ZTP and Ed N7PHY relaxing on Saturday night on Fox Peak.