Can we make 1000 contacts? Our BIGGEST Minnesota QSO Party challenge! @KB9VBRAntennas
Can we make 1000 contacts? Our BIGGEST Minnesota QSO Party challenge!  @KB9VBRAntennas
Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Can we Kilo this park? The 2025 Minnesota QSO Party has us set up at POTA US-4236 on the banks of the Mississippi River for a multi transmitter Parks on the Air activation as we compete to bring in over 1000 contacts during the contest.

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ARRL™ QST 2024 Antenna Design Competition –
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PERformer 40M-6M Quarterwave Vertical –
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Challenger 20M-6M OCF Halfwave Vertical –
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Dominator 17M-10M EF Halfwave Vertical –
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Dominator 17M-10M EF Halfwave 2-Element Vertical Beam –
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