The May 2009 UHF/SHF contest

We were at IO92XA with the callsign G3SVJ/P and QRV on:

70cm, running 400W into 4 x 19 element Tonna antennas. We made 100 contacts with the best DX being DK4LI at JO44WQ, 761km.

23cm, running 100W into 4 x 36 element Tonna antennas. We made 31 contacts with the best DX being GM4CXM at IO74TW, 520km.

13cm, running 10W into a 63 element quad loop yagi. We made 7 contacts with the best DX being GD0EMG at IO74QD, 387km.

9cm, running 14W into a DD7MH dual band ring feed mounted on a 1.25m prime focus mesh dish. The transverter failed just so we were not on this band

6cm, running 1W into a DD7MH dual band ring feed mounted on a 1.25m prime focus mesh dish. We made 5 contacts with the best DX being G4RFR/P at IO80uV, 200km.

3cm, running 10W into a 50cm dish. We made 13 contacts with the best DX being GD0EMG at IO74QD, 387km.

24GHz, running 1W into a 38cm dish. We made 3 contacts with the best DX being G4EAT at JO01HR, 57km.

Ian and Terry operating the 70cm Station

The 13cm and 6cm station on the left and 23cm on the right

Don operating the 3cm station

The 24GHz station

The 24GHz antenna