RANV EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
TO MT. EQUINOX

JUNE 2006 VHF QSO PARTY

WB1GQR

Location: Mt. Equinox, Manchester, VT
Grid Square: FN33 kd
Elevation: 3835 feet AMSL
Category: Single Op, Low Power
Operator: W1SJ

Previous Results

June 2005	September 2005
June 2004	September 2004
June 2003	September 2003
June 2002	September 2002
June 2001	September 2001
June 2000	September 2000
June 1999	September 1999

RESULTS

BAND	QSOs	POINTS	MULTS
50 MHz	420	420	117
144 MHz	223	223	29
222 MHz	71	142	17
432 MHz	85	170	21
903 MHz	21	63	10
1296 MHz	23	69	12
2304 MHz	11	44	8
TOTAL	854	1131	211

FINAL SCORE = 238,641

Operating Highlights

Wild conditions on 6m for first 6 hours!
Other bands really, really bad!

Rain, thick clouds, wind and cold all weekend. Stayed put in van!

STATION DESCRIPTION

Band	Rig	Antenna
50 MHz	DX-70T + 120w Amp	Cushcraft A50-5 (5 El, 12' boom)
144 MHz	FT-726 + 100w Amp	Cushcraft 3219 (17 El, 22' boom)
222 MHz	Transverter + 60w Amp	Cushcraft 225WB (13 El, 10' boom)
432 MHz	IC-402 + 80w Amp	Cushcraft 424B (22 El, 18' boom)
903 MHz	Transverter	Loop Yagi (19 el, 8' boom)
1296 MHz	FT-736R	Loop Yagi (24 el, 8' boom)
2304 MHz	Transverter	Loop Yagi (45 el, 6' boom)
146 MHz FM	IC-27A + 80w Amp	Cushcraft A144-11 (11 El, 12' boom)
222 MHz FM	IC-37A (25w)	Homebrew Quagi (8 El, 9' boom)
440 MHz FM	IC-47A (25W)	Homebrew Quagi 8 El, 4.5' boom)

Computer: 486 Clone.

Station housed in the back of a minivan (32 square feet).

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