[RMVHF] KK6MC/r in the CQ WW VHF Contest

[James Duffey]

I finally got around to transcribing my hand written log from the July  
CQ WW VHF contest and submitting it to the robot. For those of you who  
worked the contest, but haven't submitted a log, the deadline is  
tomorrow. Pressure Precipitates Performance. :^)= It still takes me a  
couple of tries with the robot to take my Cabrillo formatted log as I  
want it. The robot doesn't like the format CQ suggests on their web  
page for the CQ-VHF contest. It apparently has not been updated since  
they changed the Cabrillo format. This is only the second time I have  
used Roverlog and I like it, but I haven't figured out how to get it  
to generate headers in the new format.

Here are my results.

Grid	QSOs	
DM87	9	
DM88	4	
DM89	21
DM99	0
DM76	13
DM77	22
EN00	6	
EM09	4		

RoverLog Score Summary, Using old rover rules:
Band	QSOs	Value	QSOPts	Mult
50	68	1	68	51
144	12	2	24	11

Totals:	80		92	62	

Claimed Score: 5704

As I posted previously, I am happy with this effort. I operated in  
motion nearly the whole time, except when we were stopped for the  
night at Limon, CO. I was a bit disappointed with my effort on 2M,  
however, but I guess the activity just wasn't there. I was also  
disappointed not to work anyone from DM99. It is the first time I have  
ever not worked someone from a grid when I was roving. I guess I have  
been lucky. It is pretty easy to see from which grids I had good  
sporadic E.

I used the IC-551D on 6M with 75 Watts to a halo up 12 ft and a  
TR-9130 to a 120 W linear to a 3 element Yagi for 2M. Thanks to all  
who worked me, especially W3DHJ, whom I worked from 4 grids while he  
was in 2 grids on 2 bands. No grid circling for us, but it does go to  
show how working other rovers from multiple grids and bands really  
leverages one's score. I have posted the details of the trip earlier.  
Thanks to everyone who worked me! - Duffey
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KK6MC
James Duffey
Cedar Crest NM