Well we were pretty much ready for the June VHF contest.

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We had a few equipment problems, as usual. Don't think there has ever been a year we didn't
have at least one equipment failure. This year it was our 6M rotor. It stopped working
early in the contest. Since we never got the tower up for the big 6M beam it was up on a fork lift.
So we turned both antennas with ropes. Worked well enough to work over 800 Qs and some 238 grids on 6M.
You can see our grid map and rates elsewhere on this web site.
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6 Meters: Icom IC-7700
Henry 2506 (1500W)
M2 6M9KHW 9 el Yagi @ 60'
Cushcraft 6176B 6 el Yagi @ 20'

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2 Meters: Icom IC-7800
DEMI 144-28-HP
Henry Amp 3002 (1500W)
M2 2M8WLHD 21 el Yagi @ 25'
4 stacked D&W Big Wheels (evidently no longer made?)
Kenwood TR-751A (FM)
Diamond X3200A @ 32'

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222 MHz: Icom IC-756 ProII
DEMI 222-28HP Xvtr
Henry Amp 2502-222 (1500W)
Stacked pair M2 220-7WL 23 el Yagis @ 35'
4 Stacked Olde Antenna Labs Big Wheels (w6oal@aol.com)
Icom IC-38A (FM)
Mirage/KLM C2522G 220W Amp
Diamond X3200A @ 32'

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432 MHz: Icom IC-756 ProIII
DEMI 432-28HP
Henry Amplifier 2004 (1100W)
Stacked pair of KLM 30-LBX Yagi @ 35'
Kenwood TM-D700 (FM)
Diamond X3200A @ 32'

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903 MHz: Icom IC-756 ProIII
SSB LT-2S MK II (IF xvtr)
SSB LT-33S Electronics Xvtr
DEMI 33160PA Amp (160W)
Stacked pair M2 17 el Yagi @ 30'

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1296 MHz: Icom IC-756 Pro
Down East 1296-28 Xvtr
DEMI 23120 (120W)
5.1' grid dish at 26'

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2304 MHz: Kenwood TS-700SP
DEMI 2304-144 Xvtr
DEMI 1315PA Amp (15W)
4.2' Dish @ 32'

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3456 MHz: Kenwood TS-700SP
SHF Systems 3456 Xvtr
'Brick' amp (5W)
32" Dish @ 31'

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5760 MHz: Icom IC-271A
SSB Kuhne Xvtr (1.2 watts)
I've ordered a DEMI xvtr to replace this but have no idea when it might be available.
24" Dish @ 28'

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10 GHz: ARR wideband FM (.1W)
17dB Horn @ 23'
Kenwood TS-700SP
DEMI 10368-144 (3W) Mast Mounted
22" Dish @ 29'

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24 GHz: ARR wideband FM (.2W)
17dB Horn @ 22'
FT-817ND
DB6NT MKU 24G (.2W)
Tripod mounted 1' dish

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47 GHz: FT-817ND
DB6NT MKU 47G (-7 dBm)

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