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Joel & Granddaughter Emily
Station W5ZN
Copyright © 2008 - 2011 Joel Harrison, W5ZN
W5ZN

VHF/UHF
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W5ZN Contest Operation

2011 ARRL June VHF Contest
1426 QSO's 440 Mults = 699,600
Claimed Score

2010 North American
High Speed Meteor Scatter Contest
95 QSO Points, 12 Bonus Points, 63 Grids = 6741
First Place
High Power - Multiband

2010 ARRL June VHF Contest
1482 QSO's  388 Mults = 606,832
2nd Place - United States
Limited Multi-Op Category
New 6 Meter Grids Worked Record
(with NN1N, KX9X & W9WI)
Photos Here

2009 ARRL June VHF Contest
926 QSO's  277 Mults = 271,183
6th Place - United States
Limited Multi-Op Category
(with NN1N & KX9X)
Photos Here

2004 ARRL June VHF Contest
297 QSO's  203 Mults = 245,690
Single Operator-High Power
First June Competition Since 1998

2001 ARRL UHF Contest
166 QSO's  142 Mults = 160,602
First Place
Single Operator High Power
All Time Delta Division Record

2000 ARRL UHF Contest
178 QSO's  86 Mults = 113,004
2nd Place - United States
Rover Category

1999 ARRL UHF Contest
105 QSO's  24 Mults = 21,204
All Time Delta Division Record
Rover Category

1998 ARRL June VHF Contest
999 QSO's  420 Mults = 626,220
New All Time World Record
Single Operator-High Power

1997 ARRL June VHF Contest
627 QSL's  272 Mults = 288,320
3rd Place - United States
Single Operator-High Power

1996 ARRL June VHF Contest
999 QSO's  406 Mults = 563,528
All Time World Record
Single Operator-High Power

1995 ARRL June VHF Contest
637 QSO's  245 Mults = 240,835
2nd Place- United States
Single Operator-High Power

1994 ARRL June VHF Contest
448 QSO's  187 Mults = 116,875
6th Place - United States
Single Operator-High Power

1993 ARRL June VHF Contest
645 QSO's  311 Mults = 245,690
4th Place - United States
Single Operator-High Power
Kay N3KN and Joel W5ZN with the "Head Rat"
Mt. Airy VHF Radio Club-The Pack Rats
50th Anniversary Celebration
W5ZN Portable on Mt. Magazine, Arkansas EM35
Attempting 24 GHz distance record with W5LUA
W5ZN 5.7 GHz EME
The VHF/UHF Century Club Award


W5ZN Standings
MHz
Grids
States
Countries
50
670
50
88
144
400
50
44
222
88
26
2
432
153
36
15
902
46
16
1
1296
51
16
1
2304
33
12
1
3456
25
10
1
5760
30
10
3
10368
20
10
1
24192
5
1
1
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Collierville Millimeter Wave Society
Paul W4HHK, Dave N4MW, Tom WA8WZG, Al W5LUA, Joel W5ZN
Paul Wilson, W4HHK (SK)
First 2.3 GHz EME Contact
Paul W4HHK (SK) Operating in his Shack
Takes a lot of test equipment to maintain a
1st Class UHF/Microwave Station
The 50 MHz station is an Elecraft K3 & 8877 amplifier with four M2 6M7JHV 7 element antennas arranged in a 7x7x7x7 configuration at 27', 52', 77' and 102'. The lower three antennas are rotatable with ring rotors.

The 144 MHz station is an FT-920 with a DEMI xvtr and 8877 amplifier to a single M2 2M18xxx at 125'.

The 222 MHz station is a Yaesu FT-920 with a DEMI xvtr and 8877 amplifier to four Directive Systems FO-16 at 100'.

The 432 MHz station is a Yaesu FT-1000MkV with a DEMI xvtr and a Lunar Link 2x3CX800 amplifier to four FO-25 Antennas at 110'

Owner, Chief Engineer & Chief Operator
Joel W5ZN

Special Thanks to:

RF Consultant
Al, W5LUA

Tower Support
Roger, N5QS

Transverters & Equipment
Steve N2CEI & Sandra K4SME
Downeast Microwave

Antennas by Jacques
Dave "Jacques" Olean K1WHS
Directive Systems


K9HMB (K9NS SuperStation) and W5ZN discuss VHF contest strategy & competition, past, present & future, while K9KM looks on!
W5ZN/Rover
1999 ARRL UHF Contest
EM33 - I-30 Exit 7
Grid #5 for 24 GHz VUCC
EM46 Thanks to Al W5LUA

Antenna Pattern Measurements
Joel & Granddaughter Emily
W5ZN Super Rover!
W5ZN enjoys the "relaxed" operating style at K1WHS
Some of the K1WHS SuperStation Ops at Team Jacques 2010 September ARRL VHF Contest
From the back: N2CEI, K4SME, W5ZN, WA1T