2009 RANV FIELD DAY RESULTS!

W1NVT
2A - VERMONT


Location: Williston, Vermont
Grid Square: FN34 kl
Elevation: 478 feet AMSL


1999, 2000, 2006, 2008 NUMBER 1 NATIONWIDE - 2A!!





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2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 2000 Setup 1999 1999 Setup 1998 1997 1984-1992



Field Day 2009 Pictures






FIELD DAY BOX SCORE

QSO's

BAND CW PH
80 M 188 263
40 M 300 291
20 M 440 1514
15 M 209 572
GOTA 0 500
VHF 4 130
Satellite 0 7
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TOTAL 1141 3270

BONUSES

100% Emerg Power 200
Publicity 100
Public Access 100
Display Station 100
Message to SM 100
Messages handled 100
ARRL Bulletin 100
Natural Power 100
Satellite 100
Educational Demo 100
Elected Official Visit 100
Served Agency Visit 100
GOTA Bonus 760
Youth QSOs 80
Web Report 50
Total 2190

Score Calculation:
4411 Total QSOs: 2x((2x1141)+3270) + 2190 = 13294 Points


Previous Year's Totals

YearCWPHPoints
20081553322614754
20071271269712328
20061260338213858
20051081254811130
20041100268011360
2003957241110250
20021088279511342
20011042226210092
20001233213010294
19991209181512194
19981100267410748



PARTICIPANTS

CW Ops: AA1SU, AB1T, K2MME, W1EAT
Phone Ops: KI4IW, N1YWB, W1SJ, W1ZN, WT1L
GOTA Ops: KB1LIE, KB1MAQ, KB1OQK, KB1PNF, KB1RQX, KB1RRF, KB1RVT, N1COB, W1BZD
Coaches: AB1DD, KB1FRW, KB1LIE, KE1AZ, N1ZBH, W1EBR, W4YFJ
VHF Ops: KB1FRW, KB1KPO, KB1LIF, N1BQ, N1YWB
Setup/Takedown:AA1SU, AB1DD, K1JCM, K2MME, KB1FRW, KB1KPO, KB1MDC, KB1OQK, KB1PNF, KB1RQX, KB1RRF, N1BQ, N1WWW, N1YD, N1YWB, N1ZBH, W1RFM, W1SJ, W1ZN, WT1L


VISITORS:

Brian Dubie (VT Lt Governor), Greg Hanson (NWS), Mary O'Neill, Margaret Laughlin, Megan Johnson, Herb & June Jones, Neil Y., Joe Kolk, Cody Pudlo, Jon Vincelette, Mitch (WFFF Fox44), Andy Potter (WCAX-3)



Operating Highlights

  • Conditions a real mixed bag - great daytime, awful at night.
  • 15 meters open all Saturday evening until midnight, and Sunday morning
  • 80 and 40 meters were a disaster - noise, noise noise and static, too
  • 6 meter openings on Saturday
  • All time phone rate record set: 212 the first hour!
  • Best phone QSO Rates: 212 at 1800 (20m), 170 at 2100 (20m), 156 at 0200 (20m), 154 at 2200 (20m)
  • 16 out of 24 hours the phone rate was over 100!
  • Overall phone rate: 112!
  • Best CW QSO Rates: 103 at 2100 (20m), 99 at 1700 (15m), 95 at 2100 (20m)
  • GOTA Contacts maxed out at allowed 500 QSO's!
  • Monsoon rains and lightening for first few hours, when we had our best rates
  • Everything went up quickly, worked well and didn't break!






STATION DESCRIPTION

CW STATION

RIG 80m Antenna 40m Antenna 20m Antenna 15m Antenna
FT-1000 Dipole @65' Dipole @65' 4 Element 204CD at 54' 4 Element 154CD @52'

PHONE STATION

RIG 80m Antenna 40m Antenna 20m Antenna 15m Antenna
TS-830S 120' Doublet @80' 120' Doublet @80' 3el monoband @50' 3el monoband @60'

GOTA STATION (W1PU)

RIG 80m Antenna 40m Antenna 20m Antenna 15m Antenna
KT3 Dipole @65' Dipole @65' 4 Element 204CD at 54' 4 Element 154CD @52'

VHF STATION

RIG 6m Antenna 2m Antenna 70cm Antenna
TS-2000 5el @ 58' Collinear @ 65' Collinear @ 65'

SATELLITE STATION

RIG 2m Antenna 70cm Antenna
FT-736R 15el cross 20el cross


POWER GENERATION

Generac 3.5 kwCW, GOTA/VHF
Honda 2.2 kw Phone
Honda EU2000 2 kwBackup
Honda 2.2 kw Backup





August 12, 2009

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