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Eighteen Years of CQP from Imperial County

Eighteen Years of CQP from Imperial County. The general vicinity. A little closer. Desert View Tower 3000 feet. Elliot Mine 4010 feet. The Operators. Fred, K9VV (~5 years) Bud, N7CW (~18 years) Harv, K6QK (~13 years) Jim, K6ZH (~8 years) Kurt, K7NV (1 year) Rick, N6ND (1 year)

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Eighteen Years of CQP from Imperial County

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  1. Eighteen Years of CQP from Imperial County

  2. The general vicinity

  3. A little closer

  4. Desert View Tower 3000 feet Elliot Mine 4010 feet

  5. The Operators • Fred, K9VV (~5 years) • Bud, N7CW (~18 years) • Harv, K6QK (~13 years) • Jim, K6ZH (~8 years) • Kurt, K7NV (1 year) • Rick, N6ND (1 year) • Bruce, N7TY (3 years) • Paul, NN6X (3 years) • Terry, N6CW (1 year, by callsign only)

  6. Elliot Mine is located about 5 crow-fly miles south of I-8, on a 4WD road.

  7. Before 4WD, we had to haul the equipment and 5 KW generator up the hill

  8. This is rugged country, 100 yards North of the Mexican border

  9. We thought we might work 2M into San Diego, but the antenna made a better tarp support than than radiator. The sunspots were up, so were brought a 10M monobander (in the background). This is K9VV operating true Field Day style with a KW. This was also before computer logging!

  10. More Fans Beer Rock on Fan CQP, 1988 - a young N7CW knows how to use that microphone!

  11. Nighttime operating, probably K9VV.

  12. The antennas and operating site.

  13. We borrowed a 4WD truck to avoid schlepping the equipment, the tarp’s a little more professional, but the yagi needs some work.

  14. Most years the wind blows >20 knots and keeping the antenna pointed and together is a full time chore.

  15. Getting the antenna up was cause for celebrations and pictures.

  16. We have advanced to computer logging (note the squint) and boom mikes.

  17. K6QK tries to read the computer screen.

  18. Beer With the wind blowing, some years it got cold.

  19. Beer We could work EU on 10M until 4 PM. It’s still pretty rugged operating.

  20. The CQP from Hell: We tried operating from the Salton Sea.

  21. We were located next to an inlet of the Salton Sea, at the south end, at Red Hill Marina. Immediately behind the tent was the largest pile of bird dung known to man. The wind direction was over the pile, into the tent….

  22. Beer Looking north, from the bird dung pile.

  23. The very top of the hill at Elliot Mine required serious 4WD.

  24. Every set up task was a challenge, due the constant wind.

  25. Even when it’s finally up, it needs to be guyed against the wind.

  26. Putting up the 80/40M vertical - the highest accessible point in Imperial Co.

  27. Look carefully, the Salton Sea bird dung pile is in the distance.

  28. The vertical broke in the wind, so we put up 80/40M dipoles.

  29. Beer The site from below.

  30. One year, everybody had a conflict – I put in about 4 hours from the truck.

  31. 2001 – Single op by N7CW

  32. I forgot boom pieces, so I rebuilt the yagi as 2 elements. Vertical in the background, with an American flag on top (3 weeks after Sept. 11, 2001).

  33. Beer My helpers were party animals, but whatever it takes to get antennas up in the air.

  34. We finally got smart – The view from the Desert View Tower.

  35. A big tent, toilets, 220V from the mains, toilets, the tower trailer, toilets – it was heaven.

  36. With Harv’s trailer, antenna erection is a piece of cake.

  37. In 2002, we used a 40M dipole, a 6M beam and tribander.

  38. Cranking it up.

  39. 2003 – tribander, 2 elements on 40, the 80M vertical and 6M beam.

  40. 2003 – with the Desert View Tower in the background. Can you see the tribander and the 40M yagi are pointing 180° from each other? We couldn’t either. It took 4 hours to figure it out – that cost us 400 QSOs and the category win.

  41. Not Beer N7CW coaching N7TY

  42. K6ZH

  43. N7CW and K6QK

  44. Ben owns the Desert View Tower. He’s a great guy, but he is nuts. With K6ZH.

  45. The Scores 1989 – N6CW (N7CW, K9VV) – 2390 QSOs + 58 mults 1990 – N7CW/6 (N7CW, NI6W, K9VV) - ? 1991 – KD6QK (N7CW, KD6QK) – 1334 QSOs + 56 mults 1992 – N7CW/6 (KD6QK) – 1974 QSOs + 58 mults 1993 – Can’t find the records 1994 – Can’t find the records 1995 – N7CW/6 (KD6QK) – 1175 QSOs + 58 mults 1996 – N6ND (N6ND, N7CW, KD6QK) – 1821 QSOs + 58 mults 1997 – N7CW/6 in San Diego county – 955 CW QSOs + 57 mults 1998 – N7CW/6 (KD6QK) – 647 QSOs + 56 mults 1999 – W6PT (N7CW, K6QK, K6ZH) – 1759 QSOs + 58 mults 2000 – W6PT (N7CW, K6QK) – 1118 QSOs + 56 mults 2001 – N7CW/6 (N7CW)– 2100 QSOs + 58 mults * 2002 – W6PT (N7CW, K6QK, K6ZH) – 2249 QSOs + 58 mults 2003 – W6PT (N7CW, K6QK, K6ZH, N7TY) – 1866 QSOs + 57 mults 2004 – W6PT (N7CW, K6QK, K6ZH, NN6X) – 2064 QSOs +58 mults** 2005 – W6PT (N7CW, K6QK, K6ZH, NN6X, N7TY) – 1979 QSOs + 58 mults 2005 – W6PT (N7CW, K6QK, K6ZH, NN6X, N7TY, N6EEG) – 2043 QSOs + 58 mults Red & Green – We won our category. Green – Record set and still stands * - Imperial County and California Single Op County Expedition * * - California Multi Op County Expedition

  46. Other Data The K6NA station with N6TR as the operator holds the San Diego County single op record, from 1989, with 2928 QSOs and 58 mults. K6AM holds the California Low Power single op record, from 2002, with 1805 QSOs and 58 mults.

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