[FLWSS] FW: [Sbms] Record Breaking 10GHz Weekend

[Hendrickson, Kenneth]

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From: Frank Kelly [mailto:fm.kelly at verizon.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 3:10 PM
To: sbms at ham-radio.com; microwave at lists.valinet.com
Subject: [Sbms] Record Breaking 10GHz Weekend


This weekend Miguel W6YLZ, Dan K6NKC, and Bernardo XE2HWB and I
participated in the ARRL 10GHz and Up Cumulative contest from Baja
California, Mexico, operating at two spots along the Baja Sur (south)
coast.  Miguel, Dan and Bernardo set-up on the Vizcaino Peninsula in
DL27, while I continued another 430km down the Baja coast to the small
town of Puerto San Carlos in DL34wt.

San Carlos sits at the tip of a western bulge in the Baja Peninsula and
has been visited by hams before, including Jack N6XQ and Chip N6CA who
reported the reception of both two meter amateur and commercial FM
stations during their visits there back in the mid 90s.   Jack later
returned with 10GHz gear and attempted to work an 800 mile path up the
coast to Chip N6CA, Dave K6OW and myself set-up near Santa Barbara.
10GHz signals were not heard that day, but Jack worked Santa Barbara on
2meters which sparked this ham's interest in the path.

Now, more than ten years later, I visited San Carlos during the August
microwave contest weekend hoping we could connect with one of the dozens
of stations out in the field.  It turned out to be a record breaking day
and a half on 10GHz.

I made 53 10GHz contacts from DL34wt this weekend.  The longest contacts
were with Gary AD6FP at 1460km, then with N6CA and KH6WZ who were just a
little closer in at 1448km.  In fact, the NA 10GHz DX record was broken
five times during the weekend, first by W6QIW at 1315km; then by N6CA
and KH6WZ at 1320km, 1426km and again at 1448km; and finally on
8/19/2007 at 0845 with Gary AD6FP operating at CM96wa at 1460km (907mi)
which should be the new NA 10GHz record.  The AVERAGE contact distance
for all 53 contacts was 1178km and the accumulated score on just two log
pages is over 65k points!

I want to thank everyone who supported this effort, including the San
Bernardino Microwave Society members who went out to the coast and into
the hills, the fellows from the 50MHz and Up group in Northern
California who came down and added to the success, to the hams who
checked in with Miguel and myself on the hour on 40meters during the
long trip down and back, and to our Mexican compadres Bernardo, Antonio
and Dr. Levy of the FMRE.  This was a group effort with shared rewards.
My greatest pleasure comes from the participation and support we
received from so many. Thank you all.

I encourage those who participated in this fun weekend to share here on
the reflectors their recollections of these long contacts we made and
see that your longer contacts get into the record book with sufficient
details.

See you on the air,
Frank WB6CWN / 4C2WH

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