CQ Worldwide VHF Contest
Call: VE3AAQ
Operator(s): VE3AAQ
Station: VE3AAQ
Class: Hilltopper QRP
QTH: FN25an
Operating Time (hrs): 4
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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6: 13 9
2: 7 6
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Total: 20 15 Total Score = 405
Club: Contest Club Ontario
Comments:
FT-817 (5w out)
6m Moxon rectanle up 16ft
2m 4el yagi up 20ft
one 7Ah 12v SLA Battery
This was my first effort as a Backpacker entry.
I tried hiking to the highest spot in Gatineau Park, Quebec on the Luskville
Falls Firetower trail (370m ASL). I found my load of 20ft of fibreglass masts
(five 4ft sections) was just too heavy, so I settled for a lookout about
half-way up the trail. I was propped up on a rock with no shelter, on a warm
(29c), cloudy day.
Running QRP with small antennas made it hard to be heard, and I sure called a
lot of people who could not hear me.
I heard some fleeting Es propagation on 6m, but made only one Es QSO: W5PR in
EL29. WB5JJJ in EM35 and N5JB in EM13 were loud around 1730 to 1745, but they
could not hear me through the QRM.
I started operating at 1415 GMT Sunday, and made my last QSO at 1812 GMT, about
four hours later. Then the rain started. Light at first, so I covered up the
rig and took shelter under a tree. Then stronger, so I gave up, and took the
station down in the rain. When I got the least thing packed away, the rain
stopped.
I limped home, tired, wet, sweaty, and footsore, but I did have fun.
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