Saturday, 9 September 2023.
The 2023 ARRL VHF Contest began at 1:00 pm today. Harry WA0CNS, Herbert AF4JF and Ron KO0Z met at Winfield Lock and Dam #25 EM49pa to start the contest. From there we went to a nearby hill in EM49oa to work Marshall WD9EXD in EM57 on 1.2 GHz. Only Herbert was able to make a two-way contact with him.
Harry WA0CNS/R at EM49oa
Herbert AF4JF/R on location at EM49oa north of Winfield, MO
Looking southeast from EM49oa. Not too good for 10 GHz.
Railroad microwave tower at EM49oa.
From there we went back to Winfield Lock and Dam #25 on the Mississippi River where we worked each other on 144, 222, 432, 1.2 G, and 10 G. Harry and Herbert completed Qs on other bands such as 2.4, 3.4 etc. By this time it was getting late in the afternoon and we called it a day.
AF4JF/R and WA0CNS/R at Winfield's Lock and Dam #25 parking lot EM49pa.
Herbert AF4JF, Darcy, and Harry WA0CNS getting ready for 10 GHz in the contest.
KO0Z'S APRS location for the contest
Harry WA0CNS working the lower uW bands from EM49pa.
The Mississippi River from Lock and Dam #25.
While Ron KO0Z/R was waiting for AF4JF and WA0CNS to work each other on the other uW bands, he noticed that there was a nearby geocache located at the entrance to the Lock and Dam. On his way out, he stopped by the site and found the geocache! Herbert AF4JF had already found it on prior expeditions.
The geocache was easy to find near EM49pa.
While at EM49pa, Ron KO0Z/R tried to hear the WB9PNU beacon in St. Louis. No luck. Herbert AF4JF had tried with no success on prior trips. However, this time his Icom 705's panadapter saw the beacon's signal. He peaked up on it, adjusted his elevation and we could hear it. Ron did the same with his Yaesu FT 817 and could hear the beacon. Here is a little audio clip of the beacon along with horns from cars in the parking lot.
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