Jon W2BDN -- 222 and microwave op
Lu N2SLN -- 432 op
Contacts were going steadily into the log, and then in the second hour we got a clean sweep with K1TEO which was our confirmation that all four bands were working properly. We were happy to see it because the 902 station wasn't working in the June VHF Contest and today was our revenge on that bad luck. After averaging 6-7 QSOs per hour so far, we hit the "dinnertime doldrums" with a 2-hour period of no contacts at all from 5:30-7:30 PM local time. But the long wait was worth it because when it was over, we had our longest distance clean sweep: VE3ZV EN92vw (369.77 km / 231.105 mi). No digital modes needed for that one, either (not even CW). Best DX of the contest was worked near the beginning with N1JEZ FN44ar at 386.06 km / 241.29 miles, except we were unable to complete on 902 for some reason.
The next day we set back up as early as possible and the first contact went into the log at 8:53 local time. As others have
said, the prediction for slightly enhanced conditions to the southeast never materialized even at our location near 2000'
above sea level (and a few hundred feet above average terrain). The good news is that the easterly directions that we missed
the previous day started to show up like someone opened a door. We even worked an FM simplex contact on 223.500 MHz with
W1RGA/R who was 220.34 km / 137.715 miles away on Equinox Mountain, VT. We were also happy to pick up VE2DFO FN25 for our
only station to the north (337.14 km / 210.711 miles). We found it strange that the 222/432 propagation was in such bad shape
all weekend. The best DX on 222/432 was only 10 miles longer than the best DX on 902/1296.
POINTS SUMMARY
Band QSOs total distance (km) band factor total points --------------------------------------------------------------- 222 25 6,405 2 12,810 432 27 6,838 1 6,838 902 8 2,125 4 8,500 1296 6 1,820 2 3,640 --------------------------------------------------------------- TOTALS 66 17,188 31,788 LOG
START-OF-LOG: 3.0 CONTEST: ARRL-222 LOCATION: WNY CALLSIGN: N2SLN CATEGORY-OPERATOR: MULTI-OP CATEGORY-STATION: FIXED EMAIL: ARRL SECTION: WNY CLAIMED-SCORE: CREATED-BY: HAND NAME: ADDRESS: ADDRESS: ADDRESS: OPERATORS: W2BDN N2SLN SOAPBOX: contest region 11 (MI-OH-VE3-NNY-WNY-WPA) QSO: 432 PH 2019-08-03 1841 N2SLN FN22DN KF2MR/R FN12HQ QSO: 222 PH 2019-08-03 1853 N2SLN FN22DN KF2MR/R FN12HQ QSO: 902 PH 2019-08-03 1855 N2SLN FN22DN KF2MR/R FN12HQ QSO: 222 PH 2019-08-03 1913 N2SLN FN22DN N2NT FN20SI QSO: 432 PH 2019-08-03 1914 N2SLN FN22DN N2NT FN20SI QSO: 432 PH 2019-08-03 1917 N2SLN FN22DN K1TEO FN31JH QSO: 902 PH 2019-08-03 1920 N2SLN FN22DN K1TEO FN31JH QSO: 1.2G PH 2019-08-03 1922 N2SLN FN22DN K1TEO FN31JH QSO: 222 PH 2019-08-03 1924 N2SLN FN22DN K1TEO FN31JH QSO: 222 PH 2019-08-03 1949 N2SLN FN22DN N1JEZ FN44AR QSO: 432 PH 2019-08-03 1950 N2SLN FN22DN N1JEZ FN44AR QSO: 1.2G CW 2019-08-03 2005 N2SLN FN22DN N1JEZ FN44AR QSO: 222 PH 2019-08-03 2011 N2SLN FN22DN W1GHZ FN34UJ QSO: 432 CW 2019-08-03 2013 N2SLN FN22DN W1GHZ FN34UJ QSO: 222 PH 2019-08-03 2028 N2SLN FN22DN KR1ST FN21FK QSO: 432 PH 2019-08-03 2029 N2SLN FN22DN KR1ST FN21FK QSO: 222 PH 2019-08-03 2030 N2SLN FN22DN N3RG FM29KI QSO: 432 PH 2019-08-03 2031 N2SLN FN22DN N3RG FM29KI QSO: 902 CW 2019-08-03 2035 N2SLN FN22DN N3RG FM29KI QSO: 432 PH 2019-08-03 2103 N2SLN FN22DN N2WK FN03XE QSO: 222 PH 2019-08-03 2105 N2SLN FN22DN N2WK FN03XE QSO: 902 CW 2019-08-03 2115 N2SLN FN22DN N2WK FN03XE QSO: 1.2G CW 2019-08-03 2120 N2SLN FN22DN N2WK FN03XE QSO: 432 PH 2019-08-03 2125 N2SLN FN22DN W2EV/R FN12HR QSO: 432 PH 2019-08-03 2329 N2SLN FN22DN VE3ZV EN92VW QSO: 222 PH 2019-08-03 2330 N2SLN FN22DN VE3ZV EN92VW QSO: 902 PH 2019-08-03 2335 N2SLN FN22DN VE3ZV EN92VW QSO: 1.2G PH 2019-08-03 2337 N2SLN FN22DN VE3ZV EN92VW QSO: 222 PH 2019-08-03 2343 N2SLN FN22DN N2YB FN12DT QSO: 432 PH 2019-08-03 2347 N2SLN FN22DN N2YB FN12DT QSO: 432 PH 2019-08-03 2351 N2SLN FN22DN W9KXI FN12NE QSO: 222 PH 2019-08-03 2353 N2SLN FN22DN W9KXI FN12NE QSO: 222 PH 2019-08-03 2358 N2SLN FN22DN KA2LIM FN12NF QSO: 432 PH 2019-08-04 0001 N2SLN FN22DN KA2LIM FN12NF QSO: 432 PH 2019-08-04 0012 N2SLN FN22DN K3TUF FN10WE QSO: 222 PH 2019-08-04 0014 N2SLN FN22DN K3TUF FN10WE QSO: 432 PH 2019-08-04 0052 N2SLN FN22DN WW2Y FN20QJ QSO: 222 PH 2019-08-04 0053 N2SLN FN22DN WW2Y FN20QJ QSO: 432 PH 2019-08-04 0110 N2SLN FN22DN K3WHC FN10PA QSO: 222 PH 2019-08-04 1253 N2SLN FN22DN K1GX FN31TT QSO: 432 PH 2019-08-04 1255 N2SLN FN22DN K1GX FN31TT QSO: 902 CW 2019-08-04 1255 N2SLN FN22DN K1GX FN31TT QSO: 1.2G CW 2019-08-04 1300 N2SLN FN22DN K1GX FN31TT QSO: 222 PH 2019-08-04 1316 N2SLN FN22DN VE2DFO FN25VJ QSO: 432 PH 2019-08-04 1318 N2SLN FN22DN VE2DFO FN25VJ QSO: 222 PH 2019-08-04 1337 N2SLN FN22DN N3RN FN11WH QSO: 432 PH 2019-08-04 1338 N2SLN FN22DN N3RN FN11WH QSO: 222 PH 2019-08-04 1358 N2SLN FN22DN W3SZ FN20AG QSO: 432 PH 2019-08-04 1400 N2SLN FN22DN W3SZ FN20AG QSO: 222 PH 2019-08-04 1421 N2SLN FN22DN KF2MR/R FN02XU QSO: 432 PH 2019-08-04 1422 N2SLN FN22DN KF2MR/R FN02XU QSO: 902 CW 2019-08-04 1427 N2SLN FN22DN KF2MR/R FN02XU QSO: 222 PH 2019-08-04 1510 N2SLN FN22DN AF1T FN43CD QSO: 222 PH 2019-08-04 1511 N2SLN FN22DN N1SV FN42ET QSO: 432 PH 2019-08-04 1511 N2SLN FN22DN N1SV FN42ET QSO: 222 PH 2019-08-04 1512 N2SLN FN22DN W1FKF FN43GI QSO: 432 PH 2019-08-04 1513 N2SLN FN22DN W1RGA/R FN33KD QSO: 432 PH 2019-08-04 1514 N2SLN FN22DN AF1T FN43CD QSO: 432 PH 2019-08-04 1515 N2SLN FN22DN W1FKF FN43GI QSO: 222 PH 2019-08-04 1516 N2SLN FN22DN W1RGA/R FN33KD QSO: 902 CW 2019-08-04 1548 N2SLN FN22DN AF1T FN43CD QSO: 1.2G CW 2019-08-04 1559 N2SLN FN22DN AF1T FN43CD QSO: 432 PH 2019-08-04 1647 N2SLN FN22DN WZ1V FN31RH QSO: 222 PH 2019-08-04 1648 N2SLN FN22DN WZ1V FN31RH QSO: 222 PH 2019-08-04 1756 N2SLN FN22DN W2SJ FM29JR QSO: 432 PH 2019-08-04 1757 N2SLN FN22DN W2SJ FM29JR END-OF-LOG: