September VHF QSO Party 1996
CQ Contest CQ Contest from Whiskey Five Tango Charlie, Whiskey
Five Tango Charlie at the University of Oklahoma
That's what hams all over Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas heard on September
14th and 15th from the VHF QSO site on top of Sarkey's Energy Center.
Fun was had by all who participated, despite the rain and
thunderstorms.
W5TC ran as a limited multioperator station, running:
- 6m SSB
- 2m SSB, FM
- 70cm FM
The operators of W5TC were:
- John Patrick, KC5VEI
- James Deaton, KC5PRQ
- Jared Bostic, KB5PSP
- Mark Kleine, N5HZR
- Bob Struble, AC5IW, and
- Peter Laws, N5UWY
The equipment used was:
- 6m: MFJ QRP SSB on a J-Pole
- 2m SSB: Yaesu All-mode mobile on a 4-element Yagi-Uda
- 2m FM: Several Yaesu HTs
- 70cm: Several Yaesu HTs
The Score
Band |
Grids |
QSOs |
QSO Points |
| 6m |
2 |
6 |
6 |
| 2m |
11 |
33 |
33 |
| 70cm |
2 |
8 |
16 |
TOTAL |
15 |
47 |
55 |
Total Points: 825
Logs are available.