W5ZN VHF-UHF

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Joel & Granddaughter Emily

VHF/UHF

Microwave

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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

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