RANV EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
TO MT. EQUINOX

SEPTEMBER 2002 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 2002

June 2001	September 2001
June 2000	September 2000
June 1999	September 1999

RESULTS

BAND	QSOs	POINTS	MULTS
50 MHZ	214	214	27
144 MHZ	265	265	28
222 MHZ	85	170	19
432 MHZ	109	218	18
TOTAL	673	867	92

FINAL SCORE = 79,764

Operating Highlights

No highlights - only lowlights this time!
As good as conditions were last year, that is how bad they were this year.
Flattest conditions in 20 years!
Stations which are normally easy to hear were difficult to work this time.
Last year, I had stations calling me on 4 bands simulataneously. This year, I couldn't buy a contact at times!
Weather nice on Saturday, but high winds Saturday night made things interesting.

Most of Sunday was a total downpour.

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 + 80w Amp	Cushcraft 225WB (13 El, 10' boom)
432 MHz	IC-402 + 80w Amp	Cushcraft 424B (22 El, 18' boom)
146 MHz FM	IC-27A + 80w Amp	Cushcraft A144-11 (11 El, 12' boom)
222 MHz FM	IC-37A	Homebrew Quagi (8 El, 9' boom)
440 MHz FM	IC-47A	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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