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September 2024 VHF Contest Underway

- by Nancy Austin

VHF Contest Underway on famous Chopmist Hill

Curious to learn more about a club operating up to 1.2GHz voice, digital and CW on the famous Chopmist Hill? Check out Fidelity Amateur Radio Club, operating as W1MB, until Sunday afternoon September 15, 2024 at 985 Chopmist Hill Rd, Scituate, RI 02857. Say hello to Jason, AA1VV; Nick, KC1DWH ; Mike, KC1UHZ; Bernie, WI1I; Ken, K1KT; Jeremy, K1JST; and more. https://contests.arrl.org/sepvhf/

Setting up earlier Saturday 14 September 2024
Site set-up team included Jason, AA1VV; Nick, KC1DWH ; Mike, KC1UHZ

Chopmist Hill Listening Post History

More on the history of Rhode Island’s Chopmist Hill as a famous listening post in WWII linked again here:

https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/chopmist-hill-rhode-islands-secret-listening-post-in-wwii/

https://youtu.be/JkTW–EFY8Y

June 2024 VHF Contest – Raw Scores posted

  • Fidelity Amateur Radio Club (W1MB) 
  • WB2VVV, John C. ‘Chris’ Fagas, Foster, RI 
  • Providence Radio Association (W1OP)
  • K1NPT, Mike Cullen, Newport, RI
  • WA1LAD for WA1USA

  • https://contests.arrl.org/rawscores.php
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Awards / Clubs / Contesting

RI top scores for International DX Contests posted

- by Nancy Austin

ARRL 2024 International DX Phone Contest

  1. W2DAN, Dave Neal, Tiverton | score 1,299,180 (ARRL RI Technical Coordinator)
  2. WA1BXY operating as NC1CC, Don Rosinha, Tiverton | score 1,232,313
  3. KS1J, Jim Bowman, Barrington | score 1,123,398

All 3 Contest Clubs active in Rhode Island participated (https://contests.arrl.org/viewlists.php)

  • Yankee Clipper Contest Club (YCCC) – top score operator –  W2DAN, DaveDan Neal
  • CTRI Contest Group – top score operator – W1XX, John Lindholm 
  • Providence Radio Assn – top score operator – K1DT, Dave Tessitore (club president)

ARRL 2024 International DX CW Contest

  1. KI1G, Malcolm Davenport, Wood River Junction | score 7,048,278
  2. K1TZQ , Howie Naugle, Portsmouth | score 2,751,030
  3. WA1BXY operating as NC1CC, Don Rosinha, Tiverton | score 2,740,890
  4. KS1J, Jim Bowman, Barrington | score 2,478,360

ARRL 2024 International DX Digital Contest

  1. NE1Y operating as W1OP, Providence Radio Assn | raw score 3,606

ARRL 2024 International DX EME Contests

  • standby

See more at: https://contests.arrl.org