KC2EOS 1999 ARRL Sept VHF/UHF Contest

Four members showed up to work the ARRL Sept VHF/UHF Contest -- Doug AA2PV, Schuyler KC2DYR, Mike KC2EAL and Glenn KG4DZF. We put up a 25 foot pole with a 4ele quad for 2 meters, a dipole for 6 meters and a mag mount dual band car antenna for 432. For some 2m FM contacts we used Schuyler's 2m Isopole. We ran from 1902z through 2352z, or until it was dark enough that we could barely see. The contest was a success -- we made 29 contacts in 8 zones for 403 points. This was enough to qualify for contest pins. Furthest contact was on 2m to FN41 in Massachussetts just north of Rhode Island during grayline.

Special thanks go to Karen and Schuyler for letting us use their home again; Natan W6XR for the loan of the antenna analyzer and a 2m Force12 beam we did not use; and the Cornell Amateur Radio Club W2CXM for the loan of a 2m all-mode radio.

See you in the next contest!

Pictures!

KG2DZF, KC2DYR and AA2PV at the start of the contest. It was a cozy operating situation -- there are three radios, two power supplies and several drinks on the one table.
Close up of the 2m quad and 6m dipole. We learned you MUST have more gain than this on 6m! The quad worked pretty well -- to eliminate RF/mast problems the mast was a piece of 2x2 wood duct taped to the top of 25 feet of Army sectioned pole. Ahhh, duct tape...
View of the entire operating site. As you can see, KC2EOS was well within the 1,000 foot radius allowed by ARRL rules. This view also gives a better idea of how tall a 25 foot pole is. Rotator was the venerable Armstrong, manually operated from the porch, with a 360 degree rotation time of about 6 seconds. Schuyler's 2m Isopole is on the far side of the porch. That's AA2PV on the porch; KG2DZF's invisibly tiny 432 antenna is stuck to a vent up on the roof.
All the participants, mostly operating. From left to right: KC2EAL on 6m, KG4DZF on 2m, KC2DYR on 70cm and AA2PV supervising. Thanks to KB2SGX for the scanned photo.

Contest Entry and Log

                        ARRL SEPTEMBER VHF QSO PARTY
                          
                                                      
                                             GRID SQUARE __FN12____
 
CALL USED ___KC2EOS____________  ARRL SECTION ______WNY_____________
 
CALL OF OPERATOR IF DIFFERENT FROM CALL USED________________________
 
[] Single op  [] Single op single band ___MHz   [] QRP Portable  [] Rover
[X] Limited Multioperator                          
[] Multioperator.  If multioperator, list all operators and loggers:
____AA2PV, KC2DYR, KC2EAL, KG4DZF_____________________________________


+-----------Valid QSOs-----QSO Points-Multipliers+
|  50 MHz |    10     |x1|    10     |     4     |
|---------|-----------|--|-----------|-----------|
| 144 MHz |    17     |x1|    17     |     8     |
|---------|-----------|--|-----------|-----------|
| 222 MHz |           |x2|           |           |
|---------|-----------|--|-----------|-----------|
| 432 MHz |     2     |x2|     4     |     1     |
|---------|-----------|--|-----------|-----------|
| 902 MHz |           |x3|           |           |
|---------|-----------|--|-----------|-----------|
|1296 MHz |           |x3|           |           | 
|---------|-----------|--|-----------|-----------|
|2304 MHz |           |x4|           |           |
|---------|-----------|--|-----------|-----------|
| 3.4 GHz |           |x4|           |           |
|---------|-----------|--|-----------|-----------|
| 5.7 GHz |           |x4|           |           |
|---------|-----------|--|-----------|-----------|
|  10 GHz |           |x4|           |           |
|---------|-----------|--|-----------|-----------|
|  24 GHz |           |x4|           |           |
|---------|-----------|--|-----------|-----------|
|  47 GHz |           |x4|           |           |
|---------|-----------|--|-----------|-----------|
|  75 GHz |           |x4|           |           |
|---------|-----------|--|-----------|-----------|
| 119 GHz |           |x4|           |           |
|---------|-----------|--|-----------|-----------|  Claimed score equals
| 142 GHz |           |x4|           |           |  total QSO points 
|---------|-----------|--|-----------|-----------|  times total 
| 241 GHz |           |x4|           |           |  multipliers.
|---------|-----------|--|-----------|-----------|
| 300+GHz |           |x4|           |           | 
|---------|-----------|--|-----------|-----------|
|  Grids Activated - Rovers Only     |           | Claimed Score
|==================================================================+
|   Total |    29     |       31     |    13     |     403         |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| HOURS OPERATING |   5     |
+-----------------+---------+

Please enclose log, photos, comments, ideas, etc. with your entry and
mail promptly to: ARRL Contests, 225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111.
    Internet: septembervhf@arrl.org        
    Anonymous FTP: ftp.arrl.org          
    WWW: WWW.ARRL.ORG 
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Club Participation?   _X_ Yes    ___ No  If yes, print the name of   |
your ARRL Active Affiliated Club: _TOMPKINS COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB|
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"I have observed all competition rules as well as all regulations for
Amateur Radio in my country. My report is correct and true to the best
of my knowledge. I agree to be bound by the decisions of the 
ARRL Awards Committee."
 
Date __9/13/99_ Signature __Laurence D. Hammer____ Call _KC2EAL_____

50  PH 11/09/99 2018  1      NS9E         fn12  59   59  fn12           fn12     1
50  PH 11/09/99 1902  2      W6XR         fn12  59   59  fn12                    1
50  PH 11/09/99 1930  3      KB2SGX       fn12  59   59  fn12                    1
50  PH 11/09/99 2025  4      WG2E         fn12  59   59  fn22           fn22     1
50  PH 11/09/99 2130  5      W2CNS        fn12  59   59  fn13           fn13     1
50  PH 11/09/99 2200  6      N2GKM        fn12  59   59  fn12                    1
50  PH 11/09/99 2211  7      KB2YVC       fn12  59   59  fn12                    1
50  PH 11/09/99 2330  8      K3YTL        fn12  59   59  fn11           fn11     1
50  PH 11/09/99 2345  9      K2IWR        fn12  59   59  fn12                    1
50  PH 11/09/99 2350  10     K2RSY        fn12  59   59  fn12                    1
432 PH 11/09/99 1949  11     KB2SGX       fn12  59   59  fn12           fn12     2
432 PH 11/09/99 1953  12     NS9E         fn12  59   59  fn12                    2
144 PH 11/09/99 1906  13     W6XR         fn12  59   59  fn12           fn12     1
144 PH 11/09/99 1948  14     KB2SGX       fn12  59   59  fn12                    1
144 PH 11/09/99 2036  15     N2NK         fn12  59   59  fn21           fn21     1
144 PH 11/09/99 2006  16     NS9E         fn12  59   59  fn12                    1
144 PH 11/09/99 2029  17     K3YTL        fn12  59   59  fn11           fn11     1
144 PH 11/09/99 2105  18     WA2AEY       fn12  59   59  fn23           fn23     1
144 PH 11/09/99 2137  19     N2PA         fn12  59   59  fn12                    1
144 PH 11/09/99 2204  20     N2GKM/2      fn12  59   59  fn12                    1
144 PH 11/09/99 2223  21     KC7MIN       fn12  59   59  fn12                    1
144 PH 11/09/99 2227  22     W2SZ         fn12  59   59  fn32           fn32     1
144 PH 11/09/99 2247  23     KA2OIG       fn12  59   59  fn12                    1
144 PH 11/09/99 2308  24     KC2AVX       fn12  59   59  fn22           fn22     1
144 PH 11/09/99 2311  25     KF2FY        fn12  59   59  fn12                    1
144 PH 11/09/99 2341  26     W2UAD        fn12  59   59  fn13           fn13     1
144 PH 11/09/99 2342  27     K2IWR        fn12  59   59  fn12                    1
144 PH 11/09/99 2344  28     NQ2O         fn12  59   59  fn13                    1
144 PH 11/09/99 2352  29     K5MA         fn12  59   59  fn41           fn41     1

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