[Moon] VHF: 1st Weekend ARRL Contest Results

[Bob Kocisko]

Hello 2m EME Friends:

Not sure how much of my poor results was due to condx vs. lack of activity 
on 2m CW.  Remember we get the moon late for EU here on the west coast, hi, 
hi!!!  Had my normal high noise level & relatively high degradation 
(~3.6dB - 1st pass & ~4.4dB - 2nd pass) didn't help matters.  Polarity 
seemed atypical since I was working EU H-polarity on my moonrise both nights 
& almost always it's V-polarity at that time.  Was QRV ~4 hrs during 1st 
pass & worked 7 stations.  During 2nd pass, was QRV ~1.5 hrs & worked 4 
stations.  Condx were worse during 2nd pass & activity was also much less 
unless I just wasn't hearing the stations.  Here's my results, all on CW, 
random, unassisted:

1st pass (QRV 0350z - 0800z):  RA6AX (great signal), F1FLA, W5UN, F0CXO, 
LA8YB, OK1MS & OZ1HNE.

2nd pass (QRV 0445z - 0615z):  DK3EE, SP7DCS, IK2DDR & YO2AMU.

Many tnx for all of the vy FB QSOs & I'm sorry for those who I missed.  Will 
be QRV during the Nov. weekend so hope to work many more of you.

Vy 73,
Bob, K6PF

4 x M^2 2MXP20s (19dBd, x-pol)
FT-1000MP, LT-2S Xvtr
8877 HPA running 1.5 KW