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  • This is 16 5 element 144 MHz yagis fixed on one leg of a 130 ft Rohn 45 tower. A rotatable quad yagi array is on the top. We thought it worked very well.

    09/14/2004 | K1WHS

    We had a great weekend, with nice weather, and some good conditions on Saturday night. We were operational on all the bands between 50 and 24 GHz. The operators included: W1MRQ (Just back from Antarctica), W2PED, W1SD, K1DY, K1TOL, N1DPM, WA1T, N2CEI, ... Read More

  • 09/14/2004 | KG6GMT/R

    We rove most VHF contests.
    This was the first September contest in MN last year we were back in CA for the winter by this time. Great weather and good contesters WHAT more could you ask for? Saturdays trip found us in EN37,EN36,EN26,EN27,EN28, and EN38... Read More

  • Ryan, official antenna holder and prospective ham, takes a break.  Front to back verticals are 2/70cm, packet, 6m, 1.2GHz.  432 beam on side of rig.

    09/14/2004 | N5AC

    Although there was no significant E-openings, I had a good time roving around Texas -- prospective ham and son, Ryan, accompanied me and held antennas as we stopped on the side of the road to make contacts. We were active on 6m, 2m, 432, and 1.2. Thi... Read More

  • 09/14/2004 | KO4ER

    Inactive for a few years in the contest, put the station back up with added band of 432.

    When I did some pre-contest checking, I discovered my 9913 coax at the 2m beam connector now features running water.

    The beam for 432 was a rush job, used 65 feet... Read More

  • K2QO/R in FN12au

    09/14/2004 | K2QO/R

    WOW, great conditons here in the WNY area. My rover had a fine substitute rover partner in K2ZR, a rabid CW operator who really dug out the weak ones. We only operated on Sunday, had few bands than last year, and still blew away my previous best score... Read More

  • 9el 6M beam stacked over the 5el 6M beam.  Pointed different directions to reduce the armstrong rotator trips.

    09/14/2004 | KE7V

    KE7V and K7MDL operated at 3000ft. from North Point Lookoput in CN78. The weather had conspired against me (K7MDL) for a Mt. Pilchuck mountain backback operation, and Johnny's (KE7V) invitation to put CN78 on the air was a great alternative. Besides ... Read More

  • K3UHF/R @ Paulina Peak Oregon, 8000' Sept/04 VHF Qso Party.

    09/14/2004 | K3UHF/

    Heres a picture of the september 2004 rover. It took an 1100 mile tour of the Pacific Northwest, including the wash board roads to reach Paulina Peak (CN93) @ 8000', hill top nieghborhoods of Bend Or, CN94. The bustling metropolis of Shankino, Or, loc... Read More

  • 09/13/2004 | K0KKV

    We had a great time here in Lincoln, NE. We started operations on Saturday afternoon and finished up at about 12pm on Sunday. We operated only on generator power in a trailer. We had a great attendence of people for the event on mostly saturday nigh... Read More

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