[bars] Notes from ARRL VHF contest

[Tim KC1RET]

My station is solidly in the 'little pistol' category. I have a 4el 6M + 
11el 2M + rotor mounted on top of a 10 foot pole mast on my deck. I 
manage about 100W on 6M and only 50 on 2. It was also my first attempt 
at SO2R and it was a bit bumpy. Idid find it valuable to monitor two 
bands at the same time, but my software setup (N1MM + JTAlert) isn't 
100% yet.
I was only able to operate on Sunday for about 12hrs so my score is 
quite modest. I heard very little in the way of SSB here - I only 
managed a handful of phone contacts. FT8 was the most productive for me, 
by far. I managed ~90 Qs in over 30 grids. My highlight QSO was W1FET/MM 
in FL66.
Lessons for next time:
- Sort out the software! I duped several stations because N1MM wasn't 
getting the call from WSJT-X. It did log it fine, just didn't populate 
the active call window and therefore didn't show dupes correctly.
- Remember to check the FM segments
- Pay more attention to the spots.
- Finish the build of 2 & 6M LNAs.
- Add 432 (222?) to the mix.
I did enjoy it very much -- I look forward to improving for September!
-- 

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