ANTENNA SYSTEM

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military surplus telescoping mast with hand winch

6m 5-el Yagi homebrewed by N2KBK/4

also brought along an untested 2m Gulf Alpha Antennas 7-element Yagi to experiment with and borrowed a 15-el homebrew yagi for 432 experimentation...both antennas exhibited a very low SWR

TR44 rotor with control box mounted inside the rover vehicle

RADIO EQUIPMENT





50 and 432:
    Icom IC-706IIG
    100 watts/20 watts

144:
    Icom IC-706 original
    10 watts
    Mirage B1016G 160 watt amplifier

DESCRIPTION

The 6 meter fall sprint for 2001 was sponsored by the Southeastern VHF Society. This contest is a single band (6 meter) weak signal VHF contest (SSB/CW). There are four other VHF-and-above sprints which normally occur in the fall. They are the sprints for 144, 222, 432, and 902 & above (Microwave Sprint). These five sprints are held again in the spring.

CLAIMED SCORE

6 meters:
    9 raw QSOs
    9 grids
    7 unique grids
    5 states

TOTAL SCORE: 63

The AA2YG team again thanks KA2MYD who loaned us equipment for the 2001 6m Fall Sprint. Special thanks to N2RXK for loaning us a yagi so we could try out 432 while hilltopping. Another thanks to N2KBK/4 for building a great 6m yagi which performed flawlessly on its first rover operation, and thanks to KE2DN for working us on a 2m SSB sked--we were 5x7 from 79 miles away on 10 watts, so no need for the amp. All pictures taken by AA2YG and N2SLN--no digital camera yet...now taking donations...