ARRL September 2000 VHF Contest
Big Changes!
For this contest a few small changes were made to my rover station. The most obvious is the 1998 GMC Jimmy. Because the new vehicle has an external rear mounted spare tire, a trailer hitch and a roof rack new antenna mounting possibility opened up. I decided to use the top section of a TV tower and telescoping mast. The tower section was bolted on the spare tire mount and trailer hitch. The whole mast is on an Armstrong rotor made from a heavy duty Lazy Susan. The antennas use were M2 23CM22EZ for 23cm, Crushcraft A27010 for 70cm and 2m and a Arrow 52-4T for 6m. Radio equipment used was a Kenwood TS-790 for 2m 70cm and 23cm. A Yaesu FT-847 for 6m. We also brought along my Kenwood TS-690 just in case. Power output was 100w on 6m 35w on 2m 100w on 70cm (after going through the Mirage D 1010 N) and 10w on 23cm. The power source for the station was the regular battery in the truck and a extra old car battery. I also brought along the Kenwood TH-D7 and the Magellan GPS 315 so we could play with APRS. Other equipment that was brought along included a laptop computer, SWR meters and tuners, various cable/coax, tools and safety supplies.
Hugh VA3TO handled the 6m band from the front seat while I took care of 2m 70cm and 23cm from the back. Despite the poor conditions we still had a lot of fun. This contest was more like an experiment for me. Next year (2001) will be a much more serious attempt.
Stephen VA3MOD
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VA3MOD CONTEST LOG FOR: ARRL-VHF-SEP |
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Name of Contest: ARRL-VHF-SEP |
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Call Used: VA3MOD/R |
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Call of Operator: VA3MOD VA3TO |
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OPERATING LOCATION |
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Grid(s) Activated: EN93 EN94 FN04 FN03 |
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ARRL Section: ON |
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Location Name: Rover |
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Entry Type: ROVER ALL LOW |
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Valid |
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QSOs Pts/QSO QSO Pts Mult |
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50 MHz 19 1 19 9 |
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144 MHz 13 1 13 8 |
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432 MHz 9 2 18 6 |
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1296 MHz 2 3 6 2 |
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Total |
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All Bands 43 56 25 |
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GRIDS ACTIVATED 4 Rover Scoring Used |
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VA3MOD CLAIMED SCORE: 1624 |
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VA3MOD CONTEST LOG FOLLOWS: |
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column 1: frequency (MHz) column 6: complete exchange sent |
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column 2: mode column 7: complete exchange received |
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column 3: date (mm/dd/yyyy, UTC) column 8: indication of new multiplier '*' |
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column 4: time (UTC) column 9: points claimed |
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column 5: call of station worked |
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note: Incomplete & Dupe QSO's in the log are listed with - 0 - points. |
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VA3MOD CONTEST LOG FOR: ARRL-VHF-SEP |
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50 SSB 09/09/00 2114 VE3OIL/R EN93 EN93 * 1 |
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144 SSB 09/09/00 2120 VE3OIL/R EN93 EN93 * 1 |
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432 SSB 09/09/00 2125 VE3OIL/R EN93 EN93 * 2 |
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1296 SSB 09/09/00 2127 VE3OIL/R EN93 EN93 * 3 |
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432 SSB 09/09/00 2202 VE3AJY EN93 FN03 * 2 |
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144 SSB 09/09/00 2210 VE3KZ EN93 FN03 * 1 |
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432 SSB 09/09/00 2212 VE3KZ EN93 FN03 2 |
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50 SSB 09/09/00 2212 VE3KZ EN93 FN03 * 1 |
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144 SSB 09/09/00 2217 K3YTL EN93 FN11 * 1 |
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432 SSB 09/09/00 2220 K3YTL EN93 FN11 * 2 |
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144 SSB 09/09/00 2227 VE3FAS EN93 EN94 * 1 |
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144 SSB 09/10/00 0142 KB3WL EN94 FN02 * 1 |
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50 SSB 09/10/00 0143 N2XTX EN94 FN02 * 1 |
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144 SSB 09/10/00 0145 N2XTX EN94 FN02 1 |
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144 SSB 09/10/00 0150 VE3OIL EN94 EN94 1 |
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432 SSB 09/10/00 0153 VE3OIL EN94 EN94 * 2 |
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50 SSB 09/10/00 0155 VE3OIL/R EN94 EN94 * 1 |
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50 SSB 09/10/00 0210 KC8LTD EN94 EN91 * 1 |
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1296 SSB 09/10/00 0227 VE3OIL EN94 EN94 * 3 |
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50 SSB 09/10/00 0245 VE3AX EN94 FN02 1 |
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144 SSB 09/10/00 0245 VE3AX EN94 FN02 1 |
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432 SSB 09/10/00 0246 VE3AX EN94 FN02 * 2 |
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144 SSB 09/10/00 0250 K8GP EN94 FM08 * 1 |
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144 SSB 09/10/00 0253 W8KX EN94 EN72 * 1 |
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144 SSB 09/10/00 0255 WA8RJF EN94 EN91 * 1 |
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50 CW 09/10/00 0305 N2WK EN94 FN03 1 |
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50 SSB 09/10/00 0308 VE3KZ EN94 FN03 1 |
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144 SSB 09/10/00 0309 VE3KZ EN94 FN03 1 |
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432 SSB 09/10/00 0310 VE3KZ EN94 FN03 2 |
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50 SSB 09/10/00 0316 N8KOL EN94 EN80 * 1 |
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50 SSB 09/10/00 0340 K2FA EN94 FN03 1 |
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50 SSB 09/10/00 0347 VE3TLT EN94 EN92 * 1 |
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50 SSB 09/10/00 0355 K8GP EN94 FM08 * 1 |
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50 SSB 09/10/00 1752 N2XTX FN04 FN02 1 |
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50 SSB 09/10/00 1810 N2PA FN04 FN12 * 1 |
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50 SSB 09/10/00 1820 VE3KZ FN04 FN03 1 |
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50 SSB 09/11/00 0030 N2HLT FN03 FN12 1 |
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432 SSB 09/11/00 0031 N2HLT FN03 FN12 * 2 |
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50 SSB 09/11/00 0037 N2PA FN03 FN03 1 |
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50 SSB 09/11/00 0109 VE3KZ FN03 FN03 1 |
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144 SSB 09/11/00 0111 VE3KZ FN03 FN03 1 |
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432 SSB 09/11/00 0113 VE3KZ FN03 FN03 2 |
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50 SSB 09/11/00 0152 N2PA EN93 FN12 1 |
