RANV EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
TO MT. EQUINOX

SEPTEMBER 2001 VHF QSO PARTY

WB1GQR

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

June 2001 Results

September 2000 Results

June 2000 Results

September 1999 Results

June 1999 Results

September 1998 Results

RESULTS

BAND	QSOs	POINTS	MULTS
50 MHZ	350	350	37
144 MHZ	441	441	57
222 MHZ	135	370	40
432 MHZ	201	402	44
TOTAL	1127	1463	188

FINAL SCORE = 275,044

Operating Highlights

WOW! It don't get any better than this!
Last big opening like this was in 1992
Massive Tropo up and down the East Coast produced many, many contacts on all bands
Many smaller stations who cannot be heard were worked easily this time
Trying to work 4 SSB and 3 FM stations almost simultaneously was crazy
Skeds were piled up 6 deep at times!
WX: Perfect! Couldn't be better! Can't complain when it's nice out.

Nothing broke down in all this craziness!

STATION DESCRIPTION

Band	Rig	Antenna
50 MHz	DX-70T + 120w 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	IC-402 + 80w Amp	Long Boomer (18' boom)
146 MHz FM	IC-27A + 80w 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)

Computer: 486 Clone.

All of the above equipment and ops housed in the back of a minivan (32 square feet).

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