Members of the contest group took to the air this weekend operating for the 2014 VHF national field day. Members activated 4 bands, 6 metres, 4 metres, 2 metres and 70 centimetres.
Band | Transceiver | Antenna |
50 MHz | Icom IC-7400 | 6-element Yagi |
70 MHz | Icom IC-7100 | 8-element Yagi |
144 MHz | Icom IC-7000 | 16-element Tonna |
432 MHz | Yaesu FT-847 | 27-element Tonna |
Two masts were used. Pictured below are the 6 metre and 2 metre antennas on the SCAM 12 metre mast.
During the 24 hours of activity, starting 2pm UTC on Saturday, we managed to rack up 20 QSOs on 50 MHz, 53 QSOs on 70 MHz, 76 QSOs on 144 MHz and 24 QSOs on 432 MHz (173 QSOs total). Maps of the QSOs made are shown below for the 4 bands.
50 MHz
70 MHz
144 MHz
432 MHz