UTARC 1999 Collegiate Championship

A detailed writeup for these contest efforts are available for CW and Phone. The Collegiate Championship was held as a separate competition from Sweepstakes this year. You can find out how the club did by checking out the Collegiate Championship home page.

Robert K5PI operating CW.
Derek Wills AA5BT works a station in the CW Collegiate Championship.
Robert K5PI (left) and Kevin KT5I (right) hunker down in front of the radio, trying to dig out one of those 1/2 watt, wet-noodle-in-the-attic stations. Johanna W5JLP (foreground) listens as well.
Kevin KT5I runs stations in the CW contest.
When the SB-220 developed problems on CW, Robert K5PI brought over his Yaesu FL-2100B amplifier to use in its place.
Robert K5PI operates CW while Derek AA5BT rides shotgun.
Kevin KT5I shows his stuff on the paddles.
Johanna W5JLP runs stations on CW while Robert K5PI listens.
Johanna W5JLP works another station on CW.
Louisa KB5LBN soaks up CW during the Collegiate Championship.
Johanna W5JLP runs stations on CW while Robert K5PI listens.
The AEA Isoloop, on a short tripod above the building roof. We used it with a second receiver to hunt for multipliers in the CW contest. It wasn't used for phone.
The roof of WRW, looking east. In this photo, you can see the 50 MHz vertical, the 144/440 MHz vertical, the 3.75 MHz wire dipole, the 7.15 MHz wire dipole, and the 10.1 MHz inverted V.
The club's venerable Heathkit SB-220, misbehaved on CW, but seemed to work well enough on phone.
The HF station at N5XU, just before the phone contest.
Kevin KT5I worked 117 stations in one hour during the phone contest.
Louisa KB5LBN looks for a new one in the phone contest.
Louisa KB5LBN works a station on phone, while Johanna W5JLP watches.

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Last updated: 17 October 2006