RANV EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
TO MT. EQUINOX
JUNE 2000 VHF QSO PARTY
WB1GQR
Location: Mt. Equinox, Manchester, VT
Grid Square: FN33 kd
Elevation: 3835 feet AMSL
Category: Limited (very) Multi-op
Operators: W1SJ & N2YHK
September 1999 Results
June 1999 Results
September 1998 Results
RESULTS
| BAND | QSOs | POINTS | MULTS |
| 50 MHZ | 364 | 364 | 69 |
| 144 MHZ | 290 | 290 | 28 |
| 222 MHZ | 82 | 164 | 20 |
| 432 MHZ | 121 | 242 | 17 |
| TOTAL | 857 | 1060 | 134 |
FINAL SCORE = 142,040
Operating Highlights
- Except for Six Meters, Conditions stunk! 144, 222 and 432 disappointing
- Nice Florida, Carribean and Central American openings on Six
- WX: Perfect! Couldn't be better!
- Nothing broke down!
STATION DESCRIPTION
Band Rig Antenna 50 MHz DX-70T + 150w Amp 5 El Cushcraft (12' boom) 144 MHz FT-726 + 100w Amp 32-19 boomer (22' boom) 222 MHz Transverter + 80w Amp 225WB Boomer (10' boom) 432 MHz FT-726 + 100w Amp Long Boomer (18' boom) 146 MHz FM Alinco + 100w Amp 11 El Yagi (12' boom) 222 MHz FM IC-37A 8 El Quagi (9' boom) 440 MHz FM IC-47A 8 El Quagi (4.5' boom)
Computers: IBM-XT (screaming 4 MHz), Compaq LTE Lite 25 MHz. All networked and running NA 9.
All of the above equipment and ops housed in the back of a minivan (32 square feet).
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