Special Event Station K9Y

K9Y

Special Event Station K9Y: Celebrating the return of the 2021 IL State Fair

Operating from home locations, K9Y was on the air throughout the run of the 2021 Illinois State Fair, August 12-22, 2021. All amateur radio operator were welcome to participate from their own ham shack using their own radios.  Three operators took part in the event; J. Mitch Hopper – K9ZXO, Chuck Hopper – K9PLX, and Roger Whitaker – K9LJB. 

K9Y closed at noon, August 22, 2021 and the final on-air results were quite acceptable. The following is a breakdown of station operations.  Included is a graphical map of all contacts.

Total Contacts: 296

Bands:
40      121
20      112
80      40
30      22
160     1

Modes:
CW      120
FT8     90
SSB     41
PSK31   26
SSTV    12
PSK125  5
RTTY    1
HELL    1
 
States Worked:    38
Countries Worked: 28
Austria
Belize
Brazil
Canada
Costa Rica
Cuba
Czech Rep
Dominican Rep
England
Germany
Fiji
France
Hungary
Italy
Japan
Lithuania
Mexico
New Zealand
N. Ireland
Poland
Slovak Rep
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Trinidad - Tobago
Ukraine
USA
Venezuela

K9Y Contacts

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