Class: SOAB HP
Total: 133 90 Total Score = 12,330
Comments:
Powder Mtn. 9000' DN41
Mostly digital contest here very few ssb
contacts. FT8 pulled through thanks to Joe Taylor
for making it possible would have been horrible to use jt65
73 de K7ULS
Worked Lance W7GJ off the moon on 50 Mhz pre contest
6-30-17 thru 7-4-17 9000' Powder Mtn.
M2-2M12, M2-6M7
Working the Canary Islands off the moon 144Mhz M2-2m12 350w for new DXCC
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
-------------------
6: 266 120
2: 23 14
432: 6 2
-------------------
Total: 295 136 Total Score = 40,936
Club:
Comments:
Powder Mtn. 9000' DN41ci
Thought it was going to be a bust then Sunday evening pulled through with
openings to VE7,VE4 5 land 0 land some 9's. Only a few from Florida but did
manage NP4 and HI3 for real DX. Lot's of meteor scatter Sunday morning with winds of 60
mph in the evening.
de K7ULS
PRE JUNE VHF 2017
9000' Powder Mtn. DN41
M2-6m7 100w
6-4-17
What a day on 6 meters here at Powder Mountain.
I set up yesterday only to work a few stations with my M2-6m7 and 100w
because my 6 meter TE finally gave up only putting out 150w.
So living down the mountain about a mile I got a ride from the receptionist
at the nearby Powder Ridge Condo's because my bronco was busy as a tower.
Getting up on Sunday around 5am eating breakfast then hopping on my vintage 1969 Honda 70
up to the contest site doing some MSK144 in the morn then noticed on the map
the EU stations getting closer thought I would give a listen on JT65 and low and behold this happened.
2016 ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW
Class: Single Op LP
Summary:
Band QSOs
------------
40: 56
15: 20
------------
Total: 76 Sections = 43 Total Score = 6,536
Comments:
8000' Powder Mtn.
DX-EE wire @ 20'
FT-897d (100w)
LDG AT-100Pro
Amazed at how well this little shortened
wire performed getting clear to NC and all
points in between on 40. Then again on 15
on Sunday for a few more mult's.
de K7ULS
Sections worked in color
CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB
Class: SOSB(A)/10 LP
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
------------------------------
10: 13 5 8
------------------------------
Total: 13 5 8 Total Score = 481
Comments:
8000' Powder Mountain
FT-897d,Heil Proset4,MFJ-Voice Keyer
A-99, DX-EE inverted V
Ten was almost dead every day as shown by qso count
but the 13 q's were long ones to Chile and one to
Easter Island, Ecuador and a few in PJ2.
de K7ULS
10-22-16 thru 10-23-16 ARRL EME CONTEST POWDER MOUNTAIN 8000' DN41
Icom 910-h (70w) AG-35 preamp
M2-432-9WL (28ele)
5 q's with 1 new DXCC to the Netherlands
Each night I had to wait until 15 deg for the moon
to clear the mountain then stopping at 45 deg when
the antenna mount hits the rotor bolts ending the night.
This contest was strange because the moon went almost straight overhead so couldn't track it that high.
2016 September VHF
Class: Single Op LP
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
6: 9 9
2: 4 3
432: 1 1
Total: 14 13 Total Score 195
Comments:
8000' DN41CJ
From the condo
50-3S, M2-2M7 (Duplexer for 432)
FT-897d, IC-910h
Only 3 stations locally the rest meteor scatter
de K7ULS 2016 Perseids Meteor Shower 144 Mhz
M2-2m12 300w DN41ci 9000'
2016-Aug-12,00:10,VE7AFZ,CN89mg,144,FSK441
2016-Aug-12,02:33,K5DOG,EM00wh,144,FSK441
2016-Aug-12,04:59,W0ATT,EN24gp,144,FSK441
2016-Aug-12,05:43,K0RI,DM78px,144,FSK441
2016-Aug-12,07:21,KD7UO,CN87xj,144,FSK441
2016-Aug-12,11:19,KC5WX,EM13lb,144,FSK441
2016-Aug-12,11:33,W5LDA,EM15xu,144,FSK441
2016-Aug-12,11:59,K0TPP,EM48rj,144,FSK441
2016-Aug-12,12:48,KB7ME,CN85qq,144,FSK441
2016-Aug-13,16:07,W7MEM,DN17nt,144,FSK441
2016-Aug-13,16:25,K2DRH,EN41vr,144,FSK441
2016-Aug-13,19:10,WQ5S,dm80xu,144,FSK441
6-14-16 50Mhz E's
In the process of taking down the station I worked a few DX stations
with 2 new DXCC.
HI3TEJ-CW
ZF1EJ-CW
NP4A-CW
KV4FZ- CW
MM0AMW-JT65
6-13-16 50Mhz E's
89 Q's (see map below)
2016 JUNE VHF CONTEST
Class: Single Op HP
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
-------------------
6: 262 127
2: 14 10
432: 5 4
-------------------
Total: 281 141 Total Score = 40,326
Comments:
9000' Powder Mountain
6M7, 2X2M12, 432-9WL(28ele)
FT-897d, ICOM 910h
TE-0552g, TE1452g
Some highlights worked
EA8,HI3,WP4,VE2,VE7 for DX on 50Mhz
UA3PTW on 432 EME
Had storms roll through with 20 over rain static each day
for a couple of hours which made for bad MS q's.
2 meter EME was deaf not sure why maybe new cable from power
splitter down to 7/8" swr was fine.
de K7ULS
144 MHz EME MOONBOUNCE 4-16-16
2X12 50' 7/8" 20' 1/2" Hardline
FT-897d TE-1452G
Got off to a rough start breaking an element on 4th director then the amp only putting out 250w not sure if it's my new MFJ power supply or what.
Setup up time because it's still winter up here at 9000'
was 3 hrs due to high winds and 20 deg.
No new countries for me but at least six people got Utah in their log. Stations worked Moonrise
UX5UL
S53K
PA5Y
UR3EE
PA1BVM
DM2BHG Moonset
No qso's but at least I was heard in China and Japan
100300 2 -23 2.0 -92 3 * CQ K7ULS DN41 {JS3CTQ/4X11/500
100100 1 -26 2.1 -102 1 * CQ K7ULS DN 41 {BA4SI/4X11/200
Class: Single Op LP
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 143 State/Prov = 39 Countries = 6 Total Score = 6,435
Comments:
Powder Mountain 9000'
A-99 Vertical
FT-897d
Started out working a few JA's not too strong and a few PNW stations with the
band shutting down only after an hour. Back at it Sunday around 1600 utc to
many stations on the east coast with 4 or 5 a minute then in the afternoon
something happened and the band died then started getting a few 6 land
contesters until 2025 utc then only one VE1 then it was done so went home.
Looking forward to ARRL 10 next weekend if WX holds hope to use the 5 ele
monobander.
73 de K7ULS
2015 CQ WW CW
Class: SOAB(A) LP
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
------------------------------
40: 36 10 15
15: 132 23 59
10: 68 19 32
------------------------------
Total: 236 52 106 Total Score = 100,254
Antron 99, Shunt fed 40' tower
Ft-987d (100w)
New DXCC
Mozambique C92ZO Friday
The contest got off to a good start on 15 with JA's some Hawaii,
China, Guam, Asiatic Russia, Malaysia. The band closed about 0100 UTC.
Then it was off to 40 meters with the coax hooked to one of the legs of the 55g
that is pretty flat swr wise but I have the LDG tuner just in case.
It seems to work well with just a 100 watts I'm able to get as far as the
Azores, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Canary Islands and Hawaii with this
configuration but being at 9000' doesn't hurt either. Hit the sack at 0600. Saturday
Got to the contest site about 1630 UTC and logged OK2D from the
Czech Republic on 15 with other EU stations working Zone 40 with
TF2CW which is probably the only station I'm going to hear from there.
HB9CA from Switzerland and then 3V8SS from Tunisia.
EU was short lived then it was off to the Carribian then at 1800 UTC
I switched to 10 meters and caught a new DXCC from Mozambique C92ZO.
ZD8W from Acension Isl. had a huge pileup going but I managed to get through
without too much effort. Back and forth from 10 to 15 all day then some weird
propagation around 2130 on 21 mhz getting a gaggle of Finland stations and
SM2M from Sweden then JA's appearing around 2200 closing out the day with
V6A from Micronesia, WL7F from Zone 1 and YE1K over in Indonesia. Sunday
I wasn't planning on starting until daylight but my anxiety got the best of me
so I went back up to the contest site to try out that 40' tower again on 40
and from 0900 to 1300 I worked some XE, JA, and some Carribian stations
then at first light I was off to 15 meters for the EU pileups until 1800 then they
fizzled out so over to 10 running up and down trying to find someone I hadn't
worked before. My best score for CW this year was a lot of fun.
de K7ULS
2015 ARRL EME CONTEST OCT, 31 NOV, 1 432 Mhz
ICOM 910H 70w
M2-432-9WL
Missed the first night due to bad weather so set up Saturday
afternoon which took longer because of winter like conditions
Moonrise was about 10:30 pm local with 4 new DXCC to
HB9Q,OH2PO,JA6AHB,VK4EME
043700 3 -19 1.9 479 3 # K7ULS UA3PTW KO93
052000 0 -27 2.8 -121 3 * K7ULS DL7APV JO62
055000 3 -24 1.5 -409 3 * K7ULS DK3WG JO72
061400 2 -22 2.0 81 4 # K7ULS HB9Q JN47
070200 0 -19 1.5 137 4 # K7ULS K2UYH FN20
081100 2 -18 1.6 674 3 * K7ULS OH2PO KP10
082500 0 -25 1.4 -336 3 # K7ULS WA4NJP EM84
145100 1 -26 2.0 -339 3 # K7ULS JA6AHB PM53
151100 0 -27 1.8 -406 3 # K7ULS VK4EME QG63
2015 CQ WW SSB Oct 24,25
LJ-105CA,FT-897D,HEIL PROset4,MFJ-Voice Keyer,N3FJP Software
New country worked
T77C San Marino
Class: SOSB(A)/10 LP
QTH: UT
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
------------------------------
10: 320 26 67
------------------------------
Total: 320 26 67 Total Score = 64,356
Good contest but could not get a good run going and when I did it was all stateside wanting zone 3 so I made many happy even though no points were added. Took the yagi down three hours early due to WX then worked off the A-99 to get a couple more but got covered up mostly. Not as many JA's as I would have liked to work but maybe next year.
de K7ULS
Summary: Band QSOs State/Prov DX Zones ----------------------------------- 10: 31 ----------------------------------- Total: 31 0 10 8 Total Score = 1,638
Comments:
9000' Powder Mountain A99 Vertical FT-897D I don't know what happened this year but it was horrible. Highlight was working two new stations on 432 EME 73 de K7ULS
2015 September VHF
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
-------------------
6: 19 15
2: 9 7
432: 5 5
-------------------
Total: 33 27 Total Score = 1,026
Comments:
9000' Powder Mountain DN41ci
M2-2M12,M2-6M7,M2-432-9WL
ICOM 910H 60w 432Mhz
FT897D 100w 50Mhz
Mirage B-320-G 200W 144Mhz
Farthest 50 to K2DRH on SSB via meteor burn
Farthest 144 to W7MEM via MS 511.5 mi
Farthest 432 to W9RM via CW 276.8 mi 432 Mhz EME MOONBOUNCE 8-29-15 to 8-31-15
Icom 910h 70w AG-35 Mast Preamp with M2-432-9wl(28ele)
This was my second attempt at 432 Mhz EME
which produced better results after having the CR-293
installed in the radio to get rid of the drifting problem. AUG30
021200 0 -26 3.5 350 3 # K7ULS WA4NJP EM84
021800 0 -29 2.4 40 3 * K7ULS DL7APV JO62
030000 0 -28 1.9 -371 2 * K7ULS DK3WG JO72
035400 0 -27 3.8 207 1 * K7ULS NC1I FN32 AUG31
033400 1 -25 1.5 32 1 * K7ULS NC1I FN32
035600 2 -20 1.1 -183 3 * K7ULS K2UYH FN20 AUG29
Heard Mark but did not complete
040100 0 -24 2.2 288 4 * K7ULS W7MEM DN17
Screen shot of Al's 28' dish doing most of the work PERSEIDS METEOR SHOWER 144Mhz M2-2M12 350w 9000' Powder Mtn. DN41ci 144Mhz
FSK441 Stations worked via Meteor Scatter
054630 6.4 140 9 26 -172 AA9D K7ULS 1213mi
071630 11.5 340 12 27 62 K7ULS K2DRH 1116mi
110330 4.5 180 5 26 18 K7ULS K5DOG 1078mi
112730 22.9 760 11 27 111 N5BA K7ULS 1201mi
114330 1.5 1260 9 36 -43 K7ULS KC3OL 887mi
115430 23.5 200 3 26 -34 N0IRS K7ULS 927mi
120330 2.6 420 6 26 -20 W0RT K7ULS 931mi
123930 22.6 1920 14 37 -35 KB7IJ K7ULS 1011mi
130430 13.512530 4 36 -21 K7ULS W0BL 230mi
143130 11.0 320 8 26 94 K7ULS WQ5S 895mi
MOON BOUNCE 8-8-15 TO 8-9-15
Not the greatest results this weekend but managed seven
new initials and a new band 432 Mhz. The Icom 910h putting
out 70w into a M2 432-9wl (28 ele) managed 2 qso's but the radio has a drifting problem making it very difficult to decode signals. The 2 meter gear ran flawless for the whole
outing with 2X2m12 and 350w from my TE-0552g. If I do more 432 Moon Bounce I'll get the 910h fixed or get an amp for my FT-897D.
8-9-15 432Mhz
101400 0 -22 1.4 -310 8 # K7ULS NC1I FN32
NC1I EME ARRAY in FN32 MA
2015 ARRL UHF CONTEST
ICOM 910H 70w M2-432-9WL Thank God for the chat page or it would have been zero. Worked W9RM in CO at a distance of 277mi. It's a good thing I had the 2x12 144 up to pass time with a few new EME Moonbounce contacts and some long haul MS q's 73 de K7ULS
2015 CQ WW VHF
What a wash! I was planning a 2 band effort but had some weather coming in so didn't set up my usual 6m7 and 2m12. I opted for my trusty AR-6 vertical and I'm glad I did with only making 18 qso's the whole weekend so by not setting up the big antennas the pain was lessened quite a bit.
AR-6 FT-897D de K7ULS
Aurora 6-22-15
(Photo by Jeff McGrath near Snow Basin)
Stations worked on 6 meters Aurora
CW=K7CW W7OUU KE7V N0KE
SSB=VE7PS WA0CSL AE7KI W7GJ
50 Mhz DX worked during June 2015
VP9/WA4PGM, C6AKX, C6ATA, VP2MTT
ZF1EJ, 9Y4D, NP4BM, NP4A, KP4EIT, WP3C, 6Y5WJ
IW5DHN in Italy JT65A
2015 JUNE VHF 9000' POWDER MOUNTAIN
Class: Single Op HP
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
-------------------
6: 233 97
2: 24 20
432: 6 5
-------------------
Total: 263 122 Total Score = 32,818
Comments:
M2-6M7, M2-2M12 X 2 (PHASED) ,M2-432-9WL
FT-897D, ICOM 910H
TE 0552G,TE 1452G,MIRAGE B-320-G
MFJ Contest Voice Keyer
Lost the TE0552g before the contest why do I keep buying these?
Nice to use spotting made more 2 meter q's because of it.
Didn't like the late openings each day caused quite a bit of
anxiety but still better than last year.
GRIDS WORKED 2015 JUNE VHF
Highlights before the June contest
EME 6-12-15 144 Mhz
092200 2 -23 1.5 57 3 * K7ULS OH3AWW KP11 EME 6-12-15 50 Mhz
Finally worked Bert with a lot of patience for new 6 mtr DXCC
and #4 initial off the moon with 220w M2-6m7
102600 6 -21 1.7 -8 3 * K7ULS S57RR JN65
METEOR SCATTER 6-11-15 50 Mhz
Worked rare grid DM02 via FSK441
135300 26.0 1360 10 36 -149 C K6ZH DM02 K7ULS K6ZH DM02 K7ULS K6ZH EME 6-11-15 50 MHZ
Worked Jeff for #3 6 meter EME Moonbounce qso at moonrise
with 220w and my single M2-6M7
094800 10 -18 1.7 94 3 * K7ULS W7JW EN82 EME 6-11-15 144 MHZ
Three new initials
091200 4 -21 1.7 183 4 * K7ULS I3MEK JN55
090600 6 -21 1.6 135 3 * K7ULS G6PHH IO91 (new)
090200 7 -21 2.7 140 12 * K7ULS I1ANP JN44 (new)
085200 5 -15 1.4 127 3 * K7ULS YL2GD KO37 (new)
6-2-15 6 METERS
First big opening of the 2015 E's season with over 100 qso's on ssb into 55 different grids.
Double hop to NH,MA,DE,VA,NY and all stops in between.
11-1-14 Antron 99 100w
New DXCC on 10 meters
Faroe Is. OY1CT
Madagascar 5R8M
10-27-14
Two new DXCC on 10 meters
FH/F4FET Mayotte
4U1ITU ITU Geneva
CQWW SSB
SSB: October 25-26, 2014
Starts: 0000 UTC Saturday
Ends: 2359 UTC Sunday
9000' Powder Mtn.
Class: SOSB/10 LP
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
------------------------------
10: 523 27 81
------------------------------
Total: 523 27 81 Total Score = 150,120
Comments:
Powder Mountain 9000'
FT-897D
HY-GAIN LJ-105CA
Antron 99
HEIL PROSET4
MFJ VOICE KEYER
It was another great contest with good weather until Saturday night with 60 mph
winds and lightning then it cleared off for Sunday. Friday had good JA runs with
China, Indonesia, Thailand and Taiwan also heard Laos but too big a pile.
Saturday was off to never getting a run going to EU because just too many
people on so had to search and pounce all day till JA opened again. Sunday same
boat no runs until JA time then great signals and good rates. New DXCC were
VK9LM Lord Howe Island
S0S WESTERN SAHARA
VK9XSP CHRISTMAS ISL.
Highlight working OH0V on Sunday @ 2223 on my A-99 vert over the pole.
de K7ULS
9000' Powder Mtn.
ANTRON-99 100w
New DXCC 10-18-14 28 Mhz
CE0Y/DL8LR Easter Isl.
Worked Frank on the last day of thier DX-pedition which was good for me because the pileup wasn't too big.
New DXCC 10-19-14 28 Mhz
HH2/PY3SB Haiti
Wasn't too strong but I think I got in before the hoards discovered him.
4W/G3ZEM Timor - Leste
Simplex not too many calling him again good for me
JARTS RTTY CONTEST
210 QSO's ten meters only
2014 CQWW RTTY September 27-28
Class: SOSB/10 LP
Operating Time (hrs): 2 DAYS
Summary:
Band QSOs State/Prov DX Zones
10: 441 36 48 27
Total Score = 86,247
Powder Mountain 9000' HY-GAIN LJ-105CA FT-897D
Had to set up two days before due to weather coming in and it rained for the whole contest plus winds of 50+. Right out of the gate I worked MW0ZZK which seemed a bit odd because EU had since gone away so maybe it was long path but none the confusing. The contest got off to a good start with only 35 qso's the first night into ZL,VK,JA,KH7 and 3D2KM for a treat ending at 01:45z. Saturday started at 13:21z to the usual Zone 33 bunch and very few EU stations due to the hoards of stateside contesters taking up every inch of the band so just a handful of EU's. Mainly S&P but a highlight working C37NL in tiny Andorra for a new DXCC. I tried to run and got mostly the East coast needing UT and as the day ended a few more from down under some JA's 5W1SA,YB2ECG and 9W6IVY for another treat. Sunday was game day starting at 13:38z with a few Zone 14 guys then I broke a pretty hefty pileup to get ZD8RH which was nice to know the elevation here helps then a few more EU stations till 16:00z then it was on to the stateside grind until the JA's arrived at 21:00z with a strange call from OH3SR in Finland and another from LA7JO from Norway almost an hour later. I thought that someone was pulling my leg but stranger things have happened here at 9000' with the propagation. Nice little JA run with DU3LA as an added treat and ending with a few frantic stations needing 03 UT and final DX from VP9I to make for a nice but ear ringing contest. de K7ULS
2014 CQWW VHF
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
-------------------
6: 192 97
2: 4 4
-------------------
Total: 196 101 Total Score = 20,200
Comments:
Powder Mountain (9000')
M2-6M7
M2-2M12
FT-897d
TE-0552G
TE-1452G
I was planning on using two 2m12's for EME as 6 has been
dead as of recent so before the contest I worked a couple
of new 2 meter EME stations but 2 hours before the contest
something happened up on the tower with the phasing harness
and the SWR went sky high so down they came to remove one of the
antennas. I put it all back up in the nick of time only to work 6
stations the first day via meteor scatter so I really could have
taken my time to fix the problem but oh well. Woke up Sunday to work
a few more on MS then six opened around 15:00z for E's and didn't
stop till contest end which really brought up my morale from the previous day.
Nice runs for a contest this late in the season with double hop to MD and FL
also DX to VE7,VA7,VA3,VE4 and XE2. Thanks to the radio Gods for the wonderful
opening on Sunday Amen.
de K7ULS
2014 IARU
JA's worked for the first time on 6 meters and boy was it exciting
2014 FIELD DAY
M2-2M12 M2-6M7 DIPOLE
FT-897D LDG TUNER
Class: 1D LP
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs Dig Qs
----------------------------
80: 1
40: 54
15: 48
10: 6 16
6: 1 5
----------------------------
Total: 110 21 0 Total Score = 482 Sections Worked (In Color) 2014 JUNE VHF CONTEST M2-2M12 M2-6M7 M2-432-9WL AR-6 VERT
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
-------------------
6: 226 82
2: 16 9
432: 8 5
-------------------
Total: 250 96 Total Score = 24,864
Comments:
Powder Mountain 9000' DN41
M2-2M12,M2-6M7,M2-432-9WL,AR-6 VERT
FT-897D,ICOM-910H,TE-0552G,TE-1452G
SignaLink USB, RIGblaster plus, MFJ Voice Keyer
That was interesting! Farthest 2 meter contact to W6OAL DM79
345 miles. Worked a gaggle of XE2's and one VE7 were the only
DX. It can only get better.
de K7ULS
Powder Mountain DN41ci 9000'
6-6-14 to 6-8-14
M2-6M7 M2-2M12
Getting the bugs out for the June Contest
Qso totals for weekend
53 total of which 2 were 6 meter FSK441 meteor scatter
one 2 meter MS out to W0KT in NE 3 six meter JT65A to SC
and MO and the rest SSB to mid states and one DX contact with XE2JS.
No records broke just dialing in the station for the June Contest.
Grids for Saturday
5-30-14 to 6-1-14 E's
Worked KL7KY on 6 CW
Total Q's on 6 meters 61 with 2 FSK441 meteor scatter Qso's on 2 meters
Not too much activity this weekend but at least I got this cool picture
2013 ARRL 10-Meter Contest: 0000Z, Dec 14 to 2400Z, Dec 15
Class: SO SSB LP
Operating Time (hrs): 28
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
-------------------
SSB: 843 76
-------------------
Total: 843 76 Total Score = 128,136
Comments:
Powder Mountain 9000'
Antron99,FT-897D,MFJ voice keyer,HEIL Proset4
50 qso's in the first three hours Friday night into TX,CA,VK,R0 and JA. Woke up
to some EU but didn't last long then 600 q's Saturday from all over the US.
Right before it got dark I worked the East coast and Japan at the same time so
glad I had the vertical or I would have missed a few. Sunday EU in morning
then a slug to get 200 more. All in all not bad for a vertical. So ends another
contest season at the mountain.
de K7ULS
Ten-Meter RTTY Contest 2013
Class: Single Op LP
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 223 State/Prov = 34 Countries = 12 Total Score = 10,258
Comments:
Powder Mountain 9000'
FT-897D (100w) ANTRON 99 VERT
SignaLink USB
Good contest -7 below with snow.
de K7ULS 2013 CQWW CW
Class: SOSB(A)/15 LP
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
------------------------------
15: 204 26 69
------------------------------
Total: 204 26 69 Total Score = 54,625
Comments:
FT-897D ANTRON 99 VERT
65 MPH WINDS 18 DEGREES
LARGE PILEUPS
NEW DXCC
Burkina Faso XT2FCJ
Tanzania 5H3EE
Rwanda 9X0NH
2013 ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: UT
Operating Time (hrs): 12
Summary:
Band QSOs
------------
10: 239
------------
Total: 239 Sections = 50 Total Score = 23,900
Comments:
Powder Mtn. 10 meters
FT-897D ANTRON-99
Good contest snowed 13" 50 mph winds
nice and cozy in the ski patrol shack.
de K7ULS
2013 CQWW SSB
Class: SOSB/10 LP
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
------------------------------
10: 444 31 79
------------------------------
Total: 444 31 79 Total Score = 132,880
Comments:
Powder Mtn. with good weather and
no visits from Murphy just too
many people on.
It was hard to get a run going except Sunday morning.
LJ-105ca Monobander
FT-897d,MFJ Voice keyer and Heil Proset 4
New DXCC
EU1A BELARUS
Didn't beat last years score but had fun none the less
de K7ULS
Class: Single Op LP
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
-------------------
6: 259 91
2: 21 12
432: 11 7
-------------------
Total: 291 110 Total Score = 33,220
Comments:
Powder Mountain 9000' DN41
M2-2M12,M2-6M7,M2-432-9WL
FT-897D,ICOM-910H,MIRAGE B-320-G
SignaLink USB, RIGblaster plus, MFJ Voice Keyer
Well it was better than the September contest
usually is but still like pulling
a full set of teeth compared to what
the June contest has been in the past but
still a few highlights working W0KVA on 432 SSB out to 440 miles and no visits from Murphy.
Maybe CQWW VHF will make up the difference.
de K7ULS
2013 CQWW WPX CW Powder Mountain 9000'
LJ-105CA with Tuner
FT-897D (100w)
Conditions poor compared to last year with little or no EU
till Sunday then only a few over the North Pole into ES9,OF3
and Italy .
73 de K7ULS
5-10-13 NEW DXCC Norfolk I. VK9NT
2013 Cinco de Mayo weekend 129 qso's 6 meters
2012 CQWW SSB Contest
LJ-105CA 9000' Powder Mtn.
2012 JARTS WW RTTY Contest
Class: Single Op LP
Summary:
Band QSOs Pts Mults
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10: 363
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Total: 363 918 73 Total Score = 67,014
Comments:
Good contest from Powder Mtn. 9000'
Hy-gain LJ-105CA
FT-897D(100w)
Nice opening to EU Sat morning with
Asia on all three nights.
New DXCC Macedonia
47 Countries
2012 CQ World Wide RTTY Contest (score 142,974)
SB10 LP
September 29-30, 2012
LJ-105CA @ 9000' Powder Mtn.
2012 SEPT QSO PARTY Normal score for Sept test had some
brief E's on Sun with the majority of
qso's generated from meteor scatter.
The highlight was before the contest
even started working RK3FG off the
moon with just 250w from a Mirage B-320-G
with a single M2-2M12 at moonrise.
He had me at -28.
The only difference from this contest
and the one in January is the temperature.
73 de K7ULS
2012 CQWW VHF
Class: SOAB HP
QTH: UT
Operating Time (hrs): Long time
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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6: 299 110
2: 21 21
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Total: 320 131 Total Score = 44,671
Comments:
Powder Mtn. 9000' DN41
2X2M12,6M7
FT-897D
TE-1452GS
Superb contest with double hop to East Coast Saturday night and 13 EME
qso's on Sunday makes up for last year's 25 qso's
73 de K7ULS
Second 6 Meter EME qso 6M7 400w to K6MYC 4X6M9KHW 1.5K had me at -28
First 6 Meter EME qso 6M7 400w Preamp in shack 20' 1/2" SUPERFLEX 50' 7/8" HELIAX
2012 June VHF Contest Powder Mtn. DN41
M2-6M7 M2-2M12 M2-432-9WL
FT-897D 6/2 SignaLink USB
MFJ Voice Keyer
Icom 910H 432
TE-0552GS
TE-1452GS
The MFJ voice keyer made the contest, unlike last year with no voice by Sunday.
Highlight was working PA3HP via JT65A terrestrial for my first qso with EU on 6 meters Score:70,950
6-1-12 thru 6-3-12
252 q's 122 grids for three day total
Worked KL7NO BP54 for state #49
CQWW WPX Contest, CW 2012 May 26
Antron 99,FT-897D,LDG AT-100Pro
Lot's of fun from Powder Mtn. 9000' except for the 6" of snow that fell
Saturday night and Sunday with lot's of snow static noise. Europe was in most
of the time with 6 new DXCC. Really surprised how well the vertical did but
from 9000' almost anything is possible I guess.
73 de K7ULS
APRIL 28,29 2012
144 mhz EME Moonbounce from Powder Mtn. 9000'
23 qso's with 18 new initials
2012 CQWW WPX Contest, SSB
Call: K7ULS
Class: SOSB10 LP
Operating Time (hrs): 14
Summary:
Band QSOs
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10: 234
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Total: 234 Prefixes = 160 Total Score = 85,440
Class: SO SSB LP
Operating Time (hrs): 28
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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SSB: 1530 108
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Total: 1530 108 Total Score = 330,480
Comments:
Powder Mtn. 9000'
FT-897D (100w)
5 ele Monobander (LJ105CA)
Great contest with good weather other than 20 degrees most of the time.
Band was wide open every day some EU in morning but quickly covered by
stateside contesters. Asia in the evening with good JA openings also
China,Indonesia,Phillipines,Guam,Australia.
2011 CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB
Class: SOSB/10 LP
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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10: 602 32 88
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Total: 602/ 32/ 88 Total Score = 179,880
Comments:
Great contest from Powder Mtn. 9000' with a LJ-105CA (100w) FT-897D
Murphy only struck once with breaking a rotor clamshell when setting up.
EME Moonbounce from Powder Mtn. DN41 10-22-11 thru 10-23-11
2XM2-2M12 375 (watts) FT-897D, 50' 7/8" Heliax, M2 Power Divider and Phasing Harness
35 qso's with 28 new initials and 2 new states
July 21-22 2011 Powder Mtn. This was the last big opening here for the 2011
E's season with 201 q's with most being worked the 22nd. This made up for CQ
WW VHF but too bad it wasn't a week earlier.
2011 CQ WW VHF Summary: Band QSOs Mults 6: 17 14 2: 8 8 Total: 25 22
Total Score = 726 Comments: Powder Mtn. (9000') DN41 This contest was like
pulling teeth for every qso with no E's to speak of. I had to resort to
Meteor Scatter and a couple of EME q's to get a grand total of 25. I packed
up 3 hours early and wouldn't you know it 6 meters opened but I'd had enough.
2011 IARU HF World Championships
Antron 99 DX-EE Dipole
2011 June Vhf Contest Total: 650 203 Total Claimed Score =
133,574 What a contest with good weather for the most part with a little
rain. Worked DX into Cuba, Bahamas and Turks & Caicos Is. Worked a
bunch of guys on meteor scatter Sunday morning before 6 opened for E's I had
to leave about 3.5 hrs early to tear down everything so missed some q's. I
also blew up the 6 meter TE amp about an hour before quiting. Great site here
at Powder Mtn. looking forward to CQ VHF
6-4-11 Getting bugs out for June 2011 Vhf Contest
2011 CQ WW WPX CW
5-5-11 Cinco De Mayo
110 q's 63 grids (FT-897D, AR6)
2011 CQWW WPX SSB
2010 CQ WW SSB
FT-897D (100w) Antron99
Nice place to spend Halloween and it even snowed
8"
2010 Sept Vhf Qso Party
2010 CQ WW VHF (34,348) Quite a difference from last years (3358) even
broke the 7 land record. (Records by call
area)
2010 CQ WW VHF inside the ski patrol room
Grids worked during 2010 CQ WW VHF
2010 June Vhf Contest M2-2M12,50-5S,432-9WL I had to deal with snow
and 60 mph winds but had a blast and a fierce battle with N5LZ in the lower
valley. I think for 2011 I will invest in a contest voice keyer to save my
voice I could hardly talk by Sunday. I didn't take first place in Utah which
was left to N5LZ (87,552 512/171) setting a new Utah record but a close
second was my (79,947 413/189) with a win on 144 with a 2 meter E's opening to
OK, KS, WI, MI and IN. Now I know how exciting a 2 meter E's opening can be.
2010 June Vhf Contest Shack
(FT-897D,TE-1452GS,TE-0552GS,IC-910H backup rig)
May 28 2010 Getting the bug's out for the June contest. Had 60 mph winds that I thought were going to break the top off the
rotor.
2010 January Vhf Qso Party M2-2M12,50-5S,M2-432SS and Ford rotor 1st
place Utah 144 mhz
2009 Sept Vhf Qso Party 1st place Utah 50,144,432 with only 10 qso's
2009 Sept Vhf Qso Party (cool thrust bearing)
2009 CQ WW VHF 1st place Utah
2009 June Vhf Contest M2-2M7,50-5S and M2-432SS. This was my first
major contest and I really learned alot having had the antenna hit by lightning
the first day shook things up a bit but luckily I knew it was coming and had
everything unhooked. There was one other guy on a mountain (Monte Cristo) to
my East Chris (KB7EEG) that was operating from a tent and had a time with the
lightning. I had PolyPhazers on all the incoming coax to a ground rod but
didn't want to try them out with my brand new FT-897D. Final Score (38,642) for
1st place Utah 50,144 mhz.
CQWW SSB
Sections Worked (In Color)
M2-2M12 M2-6M7 M2-432-9WL AR-6 VERT
