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| Friday 1pm and the ascent begins | View of operating site with generator | Saturday sunrise | Cog Railway brings visitors to the summit | N1JEZ drops by for some roving |
Sept 2003 ARRL VHF QSO Party
6288' Mount Washington, NH, FN44IG
High pressure drifting off into the Maritimes allowed for good weather and a little tropo on Friday into early Saturday. Temperatures were in the 50-63 F range for the entire weekend; about ten degrees above average for this time of year. Gradually the remnants of tropical storm Henri crossed into the region, giving rise to occasional showers and a lack of propagation enhancement.
Stuff that didn't go well: 2m exciter became intermittent about 80% of the time, so very limited band presence on 2. The computer's keyboard failed Saturday night; so I switched to a laptop with no voice or CW keying.
Final Low Power Single Operator Category - Final Score: 211.6k
| Band | Power (PEP) | Antenna | QSOs/Multiplier (grid squares) |
| 50 | 150W | 4 elements (Hygain) | 177/39 |
| 144 | 150W | 12 elements (FO-12) | 138/35 |
| 222 | 65W | 16 elements (FO-16) | 77/28 |
| 432 | 100W | 19 elements (RIW) | 107/29 |
| 903 | 10W | 33 element LY | 33/17 |
| 1296 | 10W | 45 element LY | 37/18 |
| 2304 | 10W | 52 element LY | 21/13 |
| 3456 | 4W | 52 element LY | 14/11 |
| 5760 | 0.2W | 3" cylindrical feed | 3/3 |
| 10368 | 0.2W | 18" dish (Polarad) | 6/5 |
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| Friday 1pm and the ascent begins | View of operating site with generator | Saturday sunrise | Cog Railway brings visitors to the summit | N1JEZ drops by for some roving |
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| Hard to compete with TV8, WZPK and WHOM FM | K1TR cranking out those Qs | View looking southwest | Operating above the clouds... | Another view of operating site |