IT IS OFFICIAL!!!!!!! K8XXX MIQP MULTI MULTI WINNER!!!!!

K8XXX IS THE OFFICAL MULTI MULTI HIGH POWER MIQP WINNER!
What more can I say? It was a great time and I am sure if we all pull together again next year it could only get better! Thanks for a great experience!

900MHz Amateur Radio

I built an antenna for 900MHz out of an old hockey stick and some brazing wire. It is a 10 element Quagi. Of course the feed line is Andrews 1/2" 50Ohm hard line for sake of loss. Radio is a converted Motorola GTX mobile. The Motorola Maxtrac 800 on top is converted to 900MHz receive for a repeater that I am in the progress of building. The commercial antenna is also for 900MHz that will be going up soon. I am in the progress of reprograming another Motorola GTX mobile for the van and doing the conversion to an 900MHz Motorla Maxtrac 30watt radio for amateur use.

K8XXX Michigan QSO Party

On the previous post you will need to click on the photos to see the ones that are over lapped. Sorry.

2008 Michigan QSO Party K8XXX

Just participated in the K8XXX attempt at the 2008 Michigan QSO Party

VP6DX Did you work them?

I was fortunate enough to work VP6DX on 12,15,17,20, and 40 Meter Phone and 12 and 15 CW. Check them out at VP6DX.

02062008

I forgot to post this but I worked CO8LY on 40 meters that was way cool!

Ten Meters was open!

I worked Tim W2VVV on the KQ2H 10 meter repeater on 01-09-2008 somewhere around 4:30pm EST or 2130 UTC. That was quite a surprise for me. I had the scanner on and could hear the repeaters on 10 iding so I jumped right in there for at least one contact before picking up my youngest from daycare. Keep your hopes up the bands are coming back!