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+<head>
+ <title>CODE Rover Report - 1999-04.2m </title>
+</head>
+<body>
+<center><h1> April 1999 2m Sprint </h1></center>
+
+<h2> Bdale's Report </h2>
+
+John was on a plane headed for Taiwan on business as the contest opened, so I
+managed to convince a non-ham friend from work, Stephen Moraco, to come out and
+help with this contest. I think we just might have him hooked!
+
+<p>
+
+This was my first Sprint. After the way things went in January, I had decided
+that for a single-band contest, I wanted more antenna than the 4-element 2m
+yagi we've been using. So, I splurged and bought a Directive Systems
+DSFO144-12 kit from
+<a href="http://www.downeastmicrowave.com/"> Down East Microwave </a>. As with
+the other K1FO-style antennas I've put together in the past, this went together
+pretty easily. Steve came up to the house on Saturday afternoon before the
+contest to help me get it put together and checked out.
+
+<p>
+
+I also decided that since my satellite antennas are still down from the house
+remodel, there was no reason not to snag the Landwehr preamps from the tower
+section so that we'd have as much receive performance as we could get.
+
+<p>
+
+Since rover rules were not part of the contest announcement, we didn't actually
+rove, but decided to
+drive out to "our spot" in the southwest corner of DM89. We couldn't
+have asked for better weather conditions. We had plenty of sunlight to get
+setup, and it was clear and the stars were beautiful in the lulls between
+bursts of contacts. The wind picked up a bit towards the end of the contest,
+chilling us a bit, but it wasn't bad at all! Since we weren't sure what the
+wind was going to do, we took the top two sections off the portapole, and put
+the antenna up maybe 20 feet, with the preamp on the mast as far down as the
+coax jumper from the antenna would allow.
+
+<p>
+
+For the first time in N3EUA contest history, we were ready to go
+at the start of the contest! We even took time to call CQ for a signal check
+before the contest started... Can't let this get habit-forming...
+
+<p>
+
+The highlights this time were probably the signal reports from our friends in
+New Mexico, and over in central Colorado... they all reported that we were
+much much stronger than in previous contests, which was gratifying since I
+spent money on the antenna to achieve precisely that result. There were only
+a few stations we heard but didn't work, so I have to feel pretty good about
+our setup this time. An amplifier would have been nice when I was shouting
+away the last of my voice trying to raise K7TNT near the end of the sprint...
+
+<p>
+
+Here it is two days later, and I still don't have my voice back... we must have
+had fun!
+
+<p>
+
+I'm glad I took time to make up a cable to power the light in the SWR/Power
+meter. It was very reassuring to know what was going on. I'm sorry we
+mashed the top of the Porapole with over-zealous tightening of the U-bolts
+on the antenna, but we'll fix that. Otherwise, things just worked!
+
+<p>
+
+We had a lot of fun!
+
+<h2> No Photos This Time - Sorry! </h2>
+
+<h2> Our Score </h2>
+
+All the contacts were manually entered into VHF DX after the contest, so some
+times may be only approximate.
+
+<pre>
+
+N3EUA CONTEST LOG FOR: ARRL VHF SPRINTS
+===============================================================================
+Name of Contest: ARRL VHF Sprints
+
+Call Used: N3EUA
+Call of Operator: N3EUA
+
+OPERATING LOCATION
+ Grid(s) Activated: DM89
+ Location Name: Eastern Colorado
+ ARRL Section: Colorado
+
+Entry Type: Single Operator
+===============================================================================
+ Valid Claimed
+ QSOs Pts/QSO QSO Pts Mult Score
+144 MHz 30 1 30 14 420
+===============================================================================
+I have observed all competition rules as well as all regulations
+for Amateur Radio in my country. My report is correct and true
+to the best of my knowledge. I agree to be bound by the decisions
+of the Awards Committee.
+
+Bdale Garbee N3EUA 13.04.1999
+4390 Darr Circle
+Black Forest, CO 80908
+
+===============================================================================
+N3EUA CONTEST LOG FOLLOWS:
+
+column 1: frequency (MHz) column 6: complete exchange sent
+column 2: mode column 7: complete exchange received
+column 3: date (dd/mm/yy, UTC) column 8: indication of new multiplier '*'
+column 4: time (UTC) column 9: points claimed
+column 5: call of station worked
+
+note: Incomplete & Dupe QSO's in the log are listed with - 0 - points.
+
+
+
+
+
+N3EUA CONTEST LOG FOR: ARRL VHF SPRINTS
+
+144 SSB 13/04/99 0102 W6OAL DM89 DM79 * 1
+144 SSB 13/04/99 0105 K0GU DM89 DN70 * 1
+144 SSB 13/04/99 0115 K0RP DM89 DM88 * 1
+144 SSB 13/04/99 0116 N0KQY DM89 DM98 * 1
+144 SSB 13/04/99 0117 N0NKG DM89 DM78 * 1
+144 SSB 13/04/99 0119 N0POH DM89 DM79 1
+144 SSB 13/04/99 0120 W0KVA DM89 DM79 1
+144 SSB 13/04/99 0124 K5RHR DM89 DM65 * 1
+144 SSB 13/04/99 0125 N9KUW DM89 DM65 1
+144 SSB 13/04/99 0130 N0KE DM89 DM69 * 1
+144 SSB 13/04/99 0131 N0SWV DM89 DM79 1
+144 SSB 13/04/99 0131 N0VSB DM89 DM79 1
+144 SSB 13/04/99 0142 N0LL DM89 EM09 * 1
+144 SSB 13/04/99 0146 KF4GMH DM89 DM78 1
+144 SSB 13/04/99 0153 KA0ULN/R DM89 DM89 * 1
+144 SSB 13/04/99 0155 KK5YY DM89 DM66 * 1
+144 SSB 13/04/99 0213 W0LD DM89 DM78 1
+144 SSB 13/04/99 0214 N9KC/R DM89 DM79 1
+144 SSB 13/04/99 0230 KC5SFV DM89 DM65 1
+144 SSB 13/04/99 0257 W0ETT DM89 DM79 1
+144 SSB 13/04/99 0301 KA0ULN/R DM89 DN80 * 1
+144 SSB 13/04/99 0313 NA0US DM89 DN70 1
+144 SSB 13/04/99 0314 W0AVV DM89 DN70 1
+144 SSB 13/04/99 0322 KC0ADT DM89 DM79 1
+144 SSB 13/04/99 0333 WD0BQM DM89 DN81 * 1
+144 SSB 13/04/99 0340 KC0FGK DM89 DM67 * 1
+144 SSB 13/04/99 0404 K0CL DM89 DM69 1
+144 SSB 13/04/99 0416 AB0GD DM89 DN71 * 1
+144 SSB 13/04/99 0425 KA0ULN/R DM89 DN70 1
+144 SSB 13/04/99 0456 KC0COU DM89 DN70 1
+</pre>
+
+<h2> Equipment </h2>
+
+We ran my Kenwood TS-790A barefoot (about 40 watts) through a Diamond SWR/Power
+meter and Landwehr
+preamp into a 12-element K1FO-style yagi at about 20' above ground. The
+feedline was about 10 feet of RG-214 from the antenna to the preamp,
+then about a 50 foot run of 9913 to the meter, plus another short 9913 jumper
+to the rig. All this ran off my deep-cycle battery quite happily.
+
+<hr>
+<address>
+<a href="http://www.gag.com/~bdale/">Bdale Garbee</A>,
+$Id: index.html,v 1.4 1999/04/14 18:41:22 bdale Exp $
+</address>
+</body>
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