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  • 09/17/2004 | N6ZE/ROVER

    Rick, KQ6NO, & I decided to do a quick rove on Saturday - for just the first 6 hours of the Contest. This was Rick's first experience with VHF Roving. He normally climbs mountains to participate in HF QRP Contests. We had hopes of activating the semi-r... Read More

  • Not much wind This is 144 - 1296 with the top of the tower at 87 feet and the top ant. is at 107

    09/17/2004 | KB9PJL

    Well this was not the best contest BUT we did have a lot of fun.
    With the best turn out for qso in EN44..(90 6 bands)Not bad out
    club Chippewa Valley VHF Contesters K9CVC racked up a nice score.
    We have made are first sweep on 50 Mhz - 1296 with K2DRH ... Read More

  • taking at the top of Avalon in Catalina Island, point North-West

    09/16/2004 | KQ6EE

    Spending time camping at Catalina Island in Southern California is my QSO Party day. On Saturday, I didn't any contest because family was coming along. I didn't want to leave them alone and I went to do CQ Contest. Sunday morning, I hiked to the hil... Read More

  • <b> Bird's eye view </b>

    09/16/2004 | K9CVC

    Well this was my first Multi-Multi effort (with low power). We operated from the W0UC/W0AIH (EN44) contest station. My main goal was to get some new operators on the air and show them what a VHF contest is like. I was very surprised! After a couple hou... Read More

  • K4JSI/3 Antennas

    09/16/2004 | K4JSI/3

    I decided to go Single Operator Portable in the September 04 VHF Contest, given that my home antenna system needs some serious work. It had been 12 years since Id done much on the Ultra Highs, and the contest offered a chance to wring out my FT-817 o... Read More

  • 09/16/2004 | W8PAT

    Very interesting contest here in EN81. Tropo to the East was very good Saturday afternoon. I worked W2SZ/1 (MA FN32) on 50, 144, 222, 432 and 1296. But within an hour K1WHS (ME FN43) and WB1GQR (VT FN33) were in the log on 50, 144, 222, 432. All thr... Read More

  • 09/15/2004 | KF0M/R

    The weather was nice in Kansas and Oklahoma for the contest but there were no significant band openings. We ran ten grids in KS. and OK. covering 640 miles with my XYL KB0TZZ doing the driving. Best DX Saturday was working W0EEA DM79 in Colorado from ... Read More

  • 73! Gud Dx!

    09/15/2004 | WA1RKS

    Had a good time as usual, even though band conditions here seemed down. Was not able to work lots of stations on 2m,432,that I worked easily in prior contests. Everyone was great as per hard contacts, had to go CW a lot,and patience was commendable on ... Read More

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