RANV EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
TO MT. EQUINOX

JUNE 1999 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

• Planned expedition Saturday morning
• Left for mountaintop at noon
• Delayed as mountain road was closed for afternoon
• Didn't get on the air until 7:30
• Monster rates for first 3 hours
• Conditions stunk!
• Except for some brief pops on 6m, it was quiet!
• WX: Perfect! Couldn't be better!
  
  
  
  

  STATION DESCRIPTION

  Band	Rig	Antenna
  50 MHz	DX-70T + 150w Amp	5 El Cushcraft (12' boom)
  144 MHz	FT-726 + 170w 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), NEC 386/SX16 Laptop. 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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