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ARRL June VHF Contest2020 Full ResultsThisyearyourBy Phil Koch, K3UA (k3ua1541@me.com)How were those Digital Modes?The FT8 mode provided an excellent means to work DXas well as single-hop and multiple-hop paths whileutilizing simple antennas and low power. But with thenew FT4 mode this year the digital rates increaseddramatically and lots of stations used the FT4 mode tofull advantage with activity primarily on 50.318. Eventhough the Big Gun antennas are much better, the LittlePistol folks were able to enjoy amazing success workingnew grids and new countries utilizing FT8 and FT4. Butalways remember that when the band is really open thenuse the SSB and CW modes for greater Q totals.Alaska and Hawaii were active with logs being submittedby AL7JK, KL1JP, KL2DN, KL2R, KL4E, KL5AF,KL7UW, KL7VHF/R, NL7B/R, WL7ZZ/R, KH6CJJ,KH6U, NH6Y.Mexico was very well represented with the followingcalls submitting logs:SOLP: XE2JS, XE2YWH, XE2NK, XE1HG, XE2N,XE2OK, XE1EE, XE1HSOHP: XE2X, XE2CQ, XE2NBWSO3B: XE2YWB, XE2SOZNotes on FT8 and FT4If you suddenly see your FT8 spectrum “light up” on 6meters in the June contest, it may be time to take a breakfrom FT8 and FT4 and go to SSB and CW to takeadvantage of the higher rates possible on those modes.Then return to the FT modes as SSB and CW rates startto fall.Notes on MSK144The MSK144 mode in WSJT-X allows meteor scattercontacts at distances similar to single-hop E-skip. If youhaven’t tried this mode, consider giving it a spin on 6meters in the next VHF contest. You can watch peoplesetting up MSK144 skeds on the PingJockey webpage(www.pingjockey.net/cgi-bin/pingtalk) and the best timeof day for meteor scatter is in the early morning.Also from North America we had three entries fromCuba – CM2RSV, CO2BK, and CO8ZZ – all threeSOLP. The remaining logs submitted from NorthAmerica are FG8OJ, HI8DL and J68HZ.South America was represented with two logs – PV8DXfrom Brazil and 9Y4D from Trinidad.JP1LRT was the only log submitted from Asia.Thanks to all for being active and submitting logs.Category AbbreviationsSingle-Op HP/LP – SOHP/SOLPSingle-Op Portable – SOPSingle-Op 3 Bands Only – SO3BSingle-Op FM Only – SOFMMultiop Limited/Unlimited – LM/UMRovers Classic/Limited/Unlimited – R/RL/RUIn summary, keep an eye on conditions and adjust youroperating accordingly. Take advantage of the ratesavailable on SSB and CW when the band is fully open.There was plenty of DX activity.Although the June VHF Contest activity is primarilyfrom US and Canada there were some faithful callsactive from the DX side. Several Mexico and Caribbeanstations were active to represent North and SouthAmerica. Europe calls were active according to logsreceived but no Europe stations submitted logs for the2020 event.2020 ARRL June VHF ContestSingle Operator Results – Low and HighPowerCongratulations to Mitch W1SJ for reaching the top spotin the SOLP category. AF1T moved up one positionplacing in the number 2 spot. Bob K2DRH is 3rd. Thesethree ops managed some movement in the top threepositions but their scores all very close. N0UR movedup from his number 6 spot in 2019 to end up 4th in 2020with N2WK landing in the number 5 spot. Rounding outthe Top Ten we have WA3NUF, WØZQ, W9GA, NØLLand KAØPQW. W9GA and NØLL repeated their TopTen finishes from 2019 with W9GA repeating hisnumber 8 position. Great job everyone!Full Results – Version 1.0Page 1 of 23

Single Operator, Low PowerWB1GQR (W1SJ, ingle Operator Portable 09,850107,262101,56882,908WA2TMC is the winner this year — up from 2nd place in2019. Great job Bruce! The number 2 position goes toTom W4RXR. Third place goes to NØJK. In the fourthslot we have KCØSKM. Rounding out the top five isK3HW. And finally, the remaining slots 6 through 10were achieved by WB2AMU, W7JET, WD5AGO,KD8RTT and K7JSG respectively. WB2AMU improvedhis number 10 showing in 2019 to 6th. Great job all.Single Operator, GOKD8RTTK7JSGNow for the SOHP results: Returning to the Top Ten in2020 are K1TEO, K1RZ, K9CT, N2YB and K1KG.Congrats once again to Jeff K1TEO for repeating as thetop score SOHP. K1RZ moves up from the number 9spot last year to secure the number 2 slot. But not farbehind is K1BX in the 3rd position. Craig K9CT lands in4th with George K5TR securing the number 5 gle Operator, High ,088165,438159,378154,088W5ZN captured the 6th position. N2YB repeats his 7thplace finish as he did in 2019. Rounding out theremaining Top Ten are KC4PK, K1KG and WA1T. Ahearty congratulations to 82,052Single Operator, 3 Band ResultsKO9A repeats as the winner of the SO3B category –increasing his score by nearly 50K over his 2019 score.Fantastic job Jim! N4OGW repeats as the 2nd placefinisher. Tor more than doubled his 2019 score. K2PSlands in 3rd place moving up from number 9 in 2019.NS4T is 3rd and AG4W rounds out the top five in 5thplace. Rounding out the top ten are NØHJZ, VE3KI,KK4MA, VE3SST and VA3ASE.Wonderful E3SSTVA3ASESingle Operator, 3 ,51347,81346,269Single Operator, FM Only ResultsThis year’s SOFM winner WG4I achieved an excellentshowing with 6,183 points - easily outdistancing the restof the Top Ten by a sizeable margin. The number 2 spotbelongs to KC6ZWT with 2,975 points. 3rd place goes toKG7AZY with 1,177 points. The bottom four scoresTop Ten are so close ranging from 264 to 294 points.KB5PRZ/KA5D/R, W5TN/R, K2EZ/R and KD5IKG/R pose with theirrover vehicles during one of several point and shoot spots. [KyleDeHaas, 5A5D, photo]2020 ARRL June VHF ContestFull Results – Version 1.0Page 2 of 23

6ESLSingle Operator, FM E1LIKD2LGXW9XAW4IYN3NGEKV1JN8GAAG4VUnlimited ,45061,75960,71159,44441,454Multiop Results – Limited and UnlimitedAnd there were Rovers.KG5CCI and crew hit the high notes this year and toppedthe LM category! The crew of Dave KG5CCI, WyattACØRA and Matt NJ4Y worked hard and it paid off.Congrats! The crew of N2NT, N2NC, and WW2Yworked their wonders once again to pilot the N2NTstation to their third consecutive 2nd place finish in LM.In the number 3 slot we have KZ9O. And repeating in4th place from last year is AA4ZZ. K5QE is number 5this year after winning in 2019. The remaining fivepositions for 2020 are N4SVC, N4WW, K3CT,WD9EXD and W1QK.K3CT was 9th last yearimproving to 8th in 2020. Fine job by all!Classic Rovers (R) can haul equipment for as manybands as the multi-ops to multiple locations. By doing sothey help fixed stations through the lean hours with newgrid multipliers from running the QKLimited 1,360151,048104,98882,59377,558For the Classic Rovers, Andrea K2EZ/R landed in thetop position – a very fine effort Andrea! Andrea hasmainly operated Limited Rover but made the change thisyear. Be sure to read Andrea’s summary elsewhere inthis article. Jarred, KF2MR/R landed in this year’snumber 2 position. And securing 3rd this year isKA2LIM/R. N7GP/R is 4th sliding from his 2nd placeshowing in 2019 but with an improved score. Number 5is Russ VE3OIL/R. Russ was tops in the Classic Rovercategory last year. Rounding out the Top Ten is K2QO/R(who was also 6th last year), VA3ELE/R, W3ICC/R,W4EO/R and W9FZ/R. Super efforts everyone!The new winner for UM is K8GP. K8GP and crew were3rd in 2019 as LM entry. Excellent job for sure! Holdingonto 2nd place is W2AAU followed by KE1LI landing inthe 3rd spot. KE1LI was 10th in 2019. Bettering their 9thplace showing in 2019 and landing in 4th is the group atKD2LGX. The ops at W9XA held onto number 5 just asthey did last year. And completing the Top Ten UM areW4IY, N3NGE, KV1J, N8GA and AG4V. N8GA was6th last year and again returning to the Top Ten andAG4V was 7th Classic Rover last year and decided ondoing UM this year. Congratulations for some very bigefforts!2020 ARRL June VHF ContestFull Results – Version RKEØMHJ/RNV4B/RN6GP/RN2DXT/RKI5FIQ/RClassic RoverLimited ,83630,80420,25619,11015,930Page 3 of 23

VE7AFZ/RK7ATN/RKD2KAG/RUnlimited 911466In-depth Stories and FeaturesBe sure to read the detailed discussions andblow-by-blow reports of the contest provided byseveral of the top stations; Single Op, Multiop,and Rovers. They give a detailed look at whatthe contest was like in their area and in theircategories.For the Limited Rover (RL) category none of the 2020Top Ten were in the Top Ten last year. K9PW/Routdistanced the competition and took the top positionthis year. Kyle KA5D/R is 2nd this year. W5TN/R,NU4E/R and K5ND/R landed in spots 3, 4 and 5respectively. And rounding out the Top Ten we haveKEØMHJ/R, NV4B/R, N6GP/R, N2DXT/R andKI5FIQ/R. Great job everyone!And finally, for those that rove- the Unlimited Rover(RU). Moving up from his 2nd place finish last year andcementing the number 1 spot this year is Russ, NØLD/R.With KBØYHT/R taking 2nd place. Postions 3, 4 and 5belong to KD5IKG/R, K6MI/R and K9JK/Rrespectively. And the bottom five of the Top Ten areKG6CIH/R, K3RW/R, VE7AFZ/R, K7ATN/R andKD2KAG/R. Congrats to all!Club Competition was fierce as usualThe Affiliated Club Competition for the 2020 June VHFContest has several position changes from ups and downsto repeat winners.Affiliated Club CompetitionClubUnlimitedMt Airy VHF Radio ClubSociety of Midwest ContestersPotomac Valley Radio ClubThe Ontario VHF 1,379,2185678101561,129,52946MediumYankee Clipper Contest Club2020 ARRL June VHF ContestNorth East Weak Signal GroupNorthern Lights Radio SocietyFrankford Radio ClubRoadrunners Microwave GroupFlorida Contest GroupFlorida Weak Signal SocietyBadger ContestersArizona VHF SocietyDFW Contest GroupCarolina DX AssociationArizona Outlaws Contest ClubMinnesota Wireless AssnAlabama Contest GroupGrand Mesa Contesters of ColoradoNew Mexico VHF SocietyPacific Northwest VHF SocietyNorth Texas Microwave SocietyMichigan VHF-UHF SocietyNorthern California Contest ClubTennessee Contest GroupSouthern California Contest ClubGreat Places Contest ClubNortheast Maryland Amateur RadioContest SocietyCentral Texas DX and Contest ClubSouth East Contest ClubTexas DX SocietyNorth Coast ContestersKentucky Contest GroupContest Club OntarioSouth Jersey Radio AssnMad River Radio ClubHudson Valley Contesters and 55,13039,0501078589686Orleans County Amateur Radio ClubEastern Connecticut ARACTRI Contest GroupChippewa Valley VHF ContestersThe Villages Amateur Radio ClubBristol (TN) ocalIn 2020 the Unlimited category has the Mt Airy VHFRadio Club barely edging out the Society of MidwestContesters by only about 200K. The Mt Airy VHFRadio Club had the top spot in the Medium category in2019 but 10 more entries allowed them to move toUnlimited. Congrats once again to both of these highlycompetitive contest clubs. The SMC and the Mt Airygroup totals are both up from 2019 taking advantage ofthe better conditions this year. Nice efforts to both clubs.The Medium Club category winner is the Yankee ClipperContest Club – moving up from the number 6 positionFull Results – Version 1.0Page 4 of 23

achieved in 2019. The club’s point total was up awhopping 5X over their last year’s totals. Congrats toyour members! Repeating as the 2nd place club is theNorth East Weak Signal Group. The Northern LightsRadio Society moved into the number 3 slot up fromtheir 4th place finish in 2019. The Frankford Radio Clublanded in 4th up from their 14th place finish last year.And rounding out the Top Five we have the RoadrunnersMicrowave improving from their 7th finish last year.The Local Club winner is the Orleans County AmateurRadio Club. The Eastern Connecticut ARA lands in thesecond place for 2020. The CTRI Contest Group is upfrom 4th in 2019 to 3rd this year. In 4th is the ChippewaValley VHF Contesters. And rounding out the LocalClub finals are The Villages Amateur Radio Club and theBristol (TN) ARC. A great job by all.Congratulations to all for excellent jobs in the variousclub categories. It’s always great to see clubs rallyingthe members to be active and make some QSOsregardless of which contest it is.The main goal is to have fun!Being competitive and winning and/or making the TopTen or Top Five is a great goal and aspiration but thetime on the air while actually operating is what it is allabout. When the contest finishes and you see how wellyou did, be sure to always reflect back to what it was likeduring the contest while operating. Too many times wefeel as though the contest effort may seem wasted if wedid not win or make whatever top spot goals we had.Let’s enjoy the moments of working that new grid, thatnew country, that new state or that new meteor scatterQSO, etc.Station Contest ReportsThese stations contributed stories, photos, graphics, andmemories of their contest experiences. We are glad tohave them — maybe we’ll see yours next year! – Ed.2020 ARRL June VHF ContestKL4E “Semi-Permanent” Antenna ArrayThese three photos show my "semi-permanent" antennaarray as mounted on my rooftop in Eagle River, Alaska. I usethe term "semi-permanent" because our home was severelydamaged in the November 7.1 earthquake and will have to betorn down in the near future. Therefore everything that yousee is easily removable in an afternoon and can be brokendown and transported to my new QTH hopefully withoutdamage. Since a rotor was not available, I used parachutecord pulling on a steering tiller to access the shack through ascrap plywood window replacement panel. The cord thenpasses immediately above the operating position to a bungeetensioned laundry pulley. Small color-coded zipties attachedto the parachute cord are used as directional indicators: blue(cold) for north, green for due west, and red (hot) for south.[Craig Bledsoe, KL4E, photos]Full Results – Version 1.0Page 5 of 23

In Their Own Words.K2EZ/R June 2020 Rove Report – Winner ofClassic RoverBy Andrea K2EZ (Reprinted with permission fromthe Pack Rats July 2020 issue of “Cheese Bits”)Here is how my rove went.I was running 8 bands like in January, but this time nosnow or ice. I only activated 15 grids this time. Due tosome delays, my potential end of contests destinationsbecame too iffy to reach. My rove started Southeast ofSan Antonio TX and finished just outside Tulsa OK.A surprising amount of this rove was only looselyplanned. I did plan to meet up with a few of the Texasrovers hence my starting location. And I planned to workmy way up to where the OK Rovers were active. Prettymuch nothing in between went anywhere close to how Ithought it might. And as mentioned before, I had to scrapmy final run chasing multipliers and fresh Qs which waseither going to be towards Memphis, TN or St. Louis,MO.Unlike other parts of the country, 6m seemed to be inertin the West Gulf region Saturday. The only stationsheard on 6m were ones that I, or someone else, QSYed tothe band. I heard some FT8, but I was unable to run thatat the time.Sunday, I heard some out of area 6m activity for a shortbit mid-day when I was in Oklahoma. I also heard theoccasional distant voice that faded in and out.Fortunately, for the last few hours of the contest, 6mopened very strongly and this allowed me to pile onmultipliers and extra Qs that made up somewhat forhaving to cancel the final run. More on that later.As for technical issues these were rather minor except forone incident that I was able to resolve. This occurredvery early in the contest. I was using my air conditioningsparingly due to some problems with the AC compressor.This was only a small discomfort for me, but I started torealize there was a problem when the tablet for mylogging system became sluggish and was running slow.A restart didn’t help. It was just occurring to me thatmaybe the temperature had something to do with theslow performance. At that point I remembered I had atemperature problem before with both the Flex Radio andthe tablet I use for its console. No sooner do I think this,the tablet for the Flex Radio console shuts off as if it readmy mind. I go looking in the back and the Flex Radiostarts to indicate over temperature shutdown as well. Thishad the effect of taking all four of my microwave bands2020 ARRL June VHF Contestoff the air. To get it all cooled down, I was forced to runthe AC continuously. My already unhappy compressorwas screaming like a jet engine. This is Texas and what Icould get away with up north with AC off, or runningintermittently, just wasn’t enough here. Despite all thenoise, the air conditioning did work. After about 20minutes, the tablet and Flex Radio cooled enough that Igot the micros back up. The sluggishness in my loggingsystem also went away with the cooler temps.The other technical issue was minor. For some reason mylittle USB GPS module wouldn’t sync again so I couldn’tget time lock for digital modes. I could do a reasonablemanual setting if my iPhone clock would show secondsbut waiting for it to change to the next minute tomanually sync is sloppy. I’ve done it but it takes multipletries and it is never right on. That has been one irritationabout this iPhone. I suppose I could get a third-party appto resolve it. Anyway, digital modes would have beennice to run on the otherwise dead 6m Saturday, especiallywhile moving, but it was what it was. I was more focusedon the micros.For the start of the contest I met up with some of the TXrovers KA5D/R, KD5IKG/R and W5TN/R. Thesegentlemen were invaluable helping me with the localinformation about that part of Texas.Tim KD5IKG had some new hardware for themicrowave bands giving us both eight bands.Unfortunately, he had some teething pains, and this gaveus some headaches early in the contest when trying towork each other. There seemed to be an intermittent inthe switching. So, we ended up working thru thoseheadaches which likely cost us opportunities to catchsome other stations.One of my favorite times during the contest was whenthere were four of us rovers headed towards a hilltop spotcalled the “Devil’s Backbone” southwest of Austin. Wewere going to meet up there for dinner as well as someoperating. We were proceeding at different times andsome had different routes. I was very much the late oneand somewhat lost. During this period, we ended up insome different grids in a piecemeal fashion so hadopportunities to work each other as well as work anumber of the fixed stations that were following us. Itwas a very active time for all of us.Thanks to the rovers, I discovered that Texas (and laterOklahoma) does have some big hills.Much of my time on that hilltop was socializing with theother rovers and some curiosity seekers. It was a bit hardfor more than one of us to operate anyway and I wasFull Results – Version 1.0Page 6 of 23

ready for a break. I was the late one still up on the hillafter 9pm while the other rovers were headed home forthe overnight. Once they left the hilltop, I started myoperation there seriously. It was close to 10 PM when Idecided to roll off the hill. My idea that I might continueup the gridline on the west side of the DFW metroplexwent out the window as I had a morning appointment inOklahoma too far to the east. So, after rolling off the hill,I needed a more direct route. That appeared to be a runup I-35 thru Austin, then Waco, before branching on I35E towards the Dallas side of the metroplex. This didn’tlet me optimize the number of grids I activated, but mygoal for the night was already a solid 5 hours away. Itwasn’t looking like I would get too much sleep.I worked a number of fixed stations during the first houror so of that travel, but fixed stations were calling it anight. That included Ron K5LLL which would have beeneasy to get 7 or 8 bands for the next couple grids.K5TR however was working late into the night andseemed to be tracking me on APRS. Not long after Iwould cross a grid, I could pretty much count on hearingCQ from K5TR on SSB in what otherwise was dead timefor all but the diehard ops mostly running meteor scatter.The only other station I heard really late was K5QE.These two stations insured I was able to activate the gridsI was passing through during those nighttime hours.When I got into my desired overnight area, I discoveredthat some event had caused all the lodging to be booked.After killing a half hour with no luck and seeing myavailable sleep time dwindle to less than 3 hours, it justbecame impractical to get a room. Even if I found aplace, by the time I checked in, got my stuff in a room,got to bed, and then the time I needed in the morning, mysleep time would be too little to make it worthwhile. Atthis point I decided it was best to go back to the ole sleepin the car routine. That would give me more sleep even ifnot as comfortable. I found a distant corner of a Buc-ee’sparking lot where the lighting wasn’t so bright.The bad part of this plan was that it was hot. Yes hot, thisis Texas. Outside temps had dropped down to mid-70swhich was better than normal, but the vehicle was justhot from running all day. Even though the AC had beenon, as soon as I turned the engine off, the interior tempclimbed. I didn’t want to sit parked with car running tokeep the AC running. Keeping windows closed and doorslocked for security quickly became a non-option if Iwanted sleep.I tried opening the windows and inch or two get some airflow while making it very difficult, if not impossible toreach in. This got a slight cross breeze, but it was still too2020 ARRL June VHF Contesthot. I opened the windows some more, but it was stillwas too hot. At this point I was still trying to justify thatwhile the widows were open more, it still offered somedegree of security. Yes, someone could reach in andunlock the door, but it would take some time and if theywere just trying to grab something it would be a hardreach. Eventually fatigue and the heat took its toll. Idecided that the risk of getting murdered or having stuffstolen while I slept was worth it if I could get just somesleep. I rolled the windows all the way down. Thisimproved the cross breeze significantly and I finally gotthe temp down to a tolerable level. With one arm hanghanging out a window for extra cooling I finally fellasleep. I woke after dawn, about 6am not having beenmurdered. As far as I could tell, nothing was taken either.There was already a good amount of activity on 2m. Iwent into Buc- ee’s where I quickly washed up as well asI could. I also changed into some fresh clothes andbrushed my teeth. Then I was off again continuing north.As is typical, the early morning time was fairly busy withlots of fresh stations to work. Even though I was on thenorth side of Dallas now, I still heard K5TR calling CQregularly and we were able to work on a few bands. Icaught up with two of the OK rovers, NØLD/R andKBØYHT/R, about 10:30am. I ended up sticking withthem thru lunch and up to the grid corner in the Tulsaarea. They showed me a couple of their hilltop locationswhere we were able to work a number of the fixedstations. Time just seemed to vanish, and it wasn’t longbefore it was clear that I couldn’t make my MO or TNtargets without too much risk of falling short.My last stop with them was a huge hilltop overlookingTulsa. There was a bit less than 3 hours left in thecontest. 6m had opened wide at this point. I never heard6m open like this before. With so many stations comingin from so many areas, it actually made operation moredifficult on SSB than less strong conditions. The PacificNorthwest, Midwest, and East coast were all coming instrong. The crowding was so bad I had very limited luckon SSB so I went to CW which was better. I appreciatedRandy NØLD giving digital modes a break to let mework some multipliers. The constant carrier wascompletely blanking out 6m when they transmitted. Ieventually moved off the hilltop to a spot about a halfmile down the road to avoid the mutual interference.With about 90 minutes left in the contest, and the bandstill hot, I interrupted operation for some photos as theOK rovers were starting their run back towards home.This ended up being about 40 minutes of chatting ascurious public came up to ask questions. Public relationsis something most every rover has to deal with at oneFull Results – Version 1.0Page 7 of 23

time or another. Be it answering the curiosity seeker’squestions or trying to calm the nerves of the suspicious.When I finally got back to operating the band had cooled.The southeast was now coming in a little, but much ofthe northeast was no longer being heard. The upside tothis is that SSB became more productive and I alternatedbetween SSB and CW for the last 45 minutes workingstations as I found them.Final score as a Classic Rover: 215,908. If I wanted toput myself in the Limited Rover Category my scorewould be just under 87K. Not going to do that, it is just areference point to compare with my prior limited roveswhere my best score was 70K. Unfortunately, since I wasoutside of the Packrat’s territory, none of my score willcount towards the club score. One of these days I will beback in the northeast for a contest.most difficult QSO was with N7DA in DM12. Weworked at it until we received some airplane 240TotalMode h151Pts Grd 2.03272.01243.0181501.2N6MI – Operation from Grid Square DM15aaBy N6MIFor the June VHF contest (June 13-14, 2020), I drove theN6MI ham van to DM15aa. I camped in the open desert.For a few photos, visit n6mi.com. It was nice weather.Not too hot during the day and not too cold at night. OnFriday, the wind peaked at about 50 miles per hour.However, the wind was usually 20 miles per hour or less.No, I don't use outriggers on the ham van. The Will-Burtpneumatic mast just sways a little. On 6 meters, Ioperated the Yaesu FTdx101D and ACOM A600Samplifier (about 500 watts on USB and CW). I used afive element yagi at 60 feet. The FTdx101D is a finecontest radio.I used an ICOM-9700 for 2 (100 watts), 432 (75 watts),and 1.2 (10 watts). I attached an external Leo BodnerPrecision GPS Reference Clock; I don't have any driftproblems with this setup. On 2 meters, I used a 12element yagi, mounted about four feet above the sixmeter yagi. On 432, I used a mid-sized yagi, about 15feet high, mounted on a push up mast from Will-Burt.On 1.2, I used a small Comet yagi, about 20 feet high,mounted on the top of the Will-Burt mast. This mastrequired an "arm strong" rotator. On 223.5 FM (only), Iran 5 watts to a whip on the van roof.Several hams said, "I have never heard or worked a hamin DM15 on this band." Super! That is why I try to travelto amusing spots for the June VHF contest. This was myfirst contest with FT8. I like the FT8 activity, but I stillprefer voice and CW modes on VHF. On Saturdaymorning, I received a surprise visit from K6VCR. Tomtracked my location on APRS. We shared (sociallydistant) cups of coffee and caught up on old times. My2020 ARRL June VHF ContestN6MI and K6VCR in Grid DM15aa during the June 2020 VHF Contest[Scott Bovitz, N5MI, photo]KO9A June 2020 VHF – 3 BandCategory Top ScoreBy Jim, KO9A.and I thought last year was pretty good! Many thanksto K1JT, K9AN, G4WJS, and the entire WSJT devteam.this score just doesn't happen without their toolsuite and innovation.Mode breakdown (includes dupes):SSB: 336FT8: 257FT4: 95CW: 20MSK144: 8FM: 4W9 was blessed again this year with good conditionsboth days. Lots of interesting openings and stationsavailable to work. FT4 was great fun the final 6 hoursof the contest. FT4 rates were as good or better than whatFull Results – Version 1.0Page 8 of 23

I can typically generate off of CW. SSB is still rate king,but FT4/FT8 dominate when conditions are iffy.Hopefully more stations try and stay on FT4 in CQ VHF.north and I was running them though the bands as theygot to new grids. It was great to have them on as I wasnot working much on 6 meters during this time.For typical single hop sporadic E FT4 seemed farsuperior than FT8 to me. Had what I am calling an FT8only opening to W3 Sunday afternoon where all signalswere -10, many -20. Great fun to work those stationswhere no other modes would make it. By the end of theweekend I think all of FN20 was worked, even down tothe guys using paperclips for antennas!By 04Z the rovers that live in Austin had stopped at theirhomes for a good night’s rest and I was left with K2EZ/Rwho was headed north. I started working some stationson 2m MS while keeping tabs on K2EZ's location. MSKon 2m and 6m was giving me some distant grids andcontacts. I was on the radio until about 08Z. K2EZ/R wasabout an hour from the next grid and the MS contacts hadslowed and I was tired. My last contact was a quick onewith K9CT on 2m MS for a new grid at 0744z. I went tosleep for a few hours as was back up a little after 11Z andmade my first contacts on 6m MSK at 11:23z.Moving to SSB at the first sign of 10 digital signalspaid off aga

ARRL June VHF Contest 2020 Full Results. By Phil Koch, K3UA (k3ua1541@me.com) 2020 ARRL June VHF Contest Full Results – Version 1.0 Page 2 of 23 . Single Operator, Low Power . WB1GQR (W1SJ, opr) 213,060 AF1T 210,532 K2DRH 191,673 NØUR 150,017 N2WK 136,040 W

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