KE3HT/R

September2003 Rover

QSL: Tim Ertl (KE3HT/R) CBA

Scores and information: September 2003

Score: 4,158 ESTIMATED (Not my best year!)
Grids activated: 6, 54 QSO’s total
Summary sheet: Sept2003.sum
Logs submitted: Sept2003.log
Report: Sept2003.rpt
Pictures: (see below)

Miles: 1225 exact round trip, Gas: 73.19 gallons
Miles per gal average= 16.73miles/gal
(.73mpg improvement over August)
Cost= $124.70, Cost per QSO = $2.31 per QSO.
Avg= $1.70 per gallon, Best price= $1.599/g, Worst= $1.899/g

Best contact: 355 miles @ 2304mhz
Best grid: FN02 , 19 QSO’s

24 Microwave QSO’s
30 Low bands QSO’s

New Hitch stands high winds!

My station this time had:

50mhz Icom 706 100watts into 6m halo

144mhz ICOM 706 + PA 170watts into 12 foot log periodic beam !

222mhz transverter 80watts into a 12 foot log periodic beam !

432mhz ICOM 706 + PA 20 watts into 12 foot log periodic beam !

900mhz xvert(CW only due to class c amp) 100Watts! into a 6 foot dish.

1.2ghz transverter 15 watts into a 6 foot dish.

2ghz xvert ! , 23 watts into a 6 foot dish

3ghz Xvert! , 37 watts into a 6 dish

5ghz Xvert, 8watts into a 6 dish

All powers measured at the Antenna feed point (not at the Rig)

Grids: (click for pictures)

Other Pic's

Operating Position inside the van (from June)