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
--------	----	----
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

Year	CW	PH	Points
2008	1553	3226	14754
2007	1271	2697	12328
2006	1260	3382	13858
2005	1081	2548	11130
2004	1100	2680	11360
2003	957	2411	10250
2002	1088	2795	11342
2001	1042	2262	10092
2000	1233	2130	10294
1999	1209	1815	12194
1998	1100	2674	10748

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 kw	CW, GOTA/VHF
Honda 2.2 kw	Phone
Honda EU2000 2 kw	Backup
Honda 2.2 kw	Backup

August 12, 2009

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