VE3DC Contest Group

Our “big guns”! I’ve included some new pictures of the towers and antennas in use at VE3DC. Yes, we use amps, but our towers and antennas are much the same as those on any city lot. We just happen to have a bigger lot! The pictures should give a better idea of what’s behind VE3DC!

The photo to the left features just some of the line-up for RAC Canada Day 2001.

New pics below!!!!!

Recent pictures from the CQWW SSB contest 2002. David VE3STT (left) working the “night shift” and Ted VE3SS (right) running during the day on the 10m/20m/80m station in our new venture into “M/2-land!” The station consisted of an Icom IC-765 linked to a Kenwood TL-922 running roughly 1000w to either a 3el 10m beam, CL-36 tribander for 20m or horizontal loop at about 40’ on 80m!

A couple more from CQWW SSB 2002 with Rick VE3BK (left) and Dan VA3DJ (right) handling the other M/2 operating position, used on 15m/40m/160m. This station consisted of an Icom 751 tied into an Alpha 76a also putting out roughly 1000w to either a 3el tribander on 15m, 40m vertical or top-loaded 75ft vertical on 160m all of which played very well in the new CQWW category! By the way, we were utilizing a revamped CT network via Ethernet (thanks to Mike VE3DXF).

Don VE3VZ (left) at the controls of the 15/40/160m position in our M/2. Mary VE3YOC (right) takes time out of a hot 10m run to pose for the camera!

Doug VE3NBL (above), a new recruit to the team, provided some much needed relief on the bands during CQWW SSB 2002.

As dawn breaks, the 40m tower (above left) looks beautiful! Not much activity outside on a chilly morning (above right) which is good because that means all the activity is inside next to the radio!

It’s the Ontario QSO Party fashion show! Actually it’s just Rick VE3BK (left) and Steve VE3OZO (right) modelling the spoils after another successful Multi-Op during OQP weekend 2001!

This was the entire station for the CQWW 160m Contest 2002. We constantly manned the station (above left), including an Icom 735 and Ameritron AL-572 amp. That in turn travelled several hundred feet of CATV to reach our 160m Inv-L (above right). You can also see one corner of our horizontal loop, which sometimes hears just a little better locally.

What it’s all about on 160m!!!