Jay - Thanks for the heads up. The draft contest proposal is here: < est%20-%20General/UHF_and_Above_Contest_Proposed_Version_4_4b.pdf > which has the details that are only hinted at in the ARRL Lett
John - Scuttlebutt has it that the committee received some comments that it was too hot to rove in August. Having roved in the heat of the AZ and NM deserts, and in the heat and humidity of Minnesota
John - You asked: -Mike-WA6ZTY The proposal says that the distance between two stations in the same 6 grid will be 1 mile. - Duffey KK6MC -- KK6MC James Duffey Cedar Crest NM ________________________
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Alan - You asked three questions: I hope that someone from the committee answers your questions, but until they do, here are my comments. First of all, I would assume that all of the logs will be sco
Some have asked how the distance between the two grid squares are calculated. Here is one way that the distance between the six grid squares is calculated: The calculation starts by converting the 6
Don - On Apr 15, 2016, at 9:15 AM, you commented: The new rules dont preclude run-n-gun operations, you just have to change the grid exchange when you enter a new 6 grid. You dont need to stay within
Seven years ago, a number of VHF/UHF contesters got together to form a Distance Scoring Working group. The purpose was to study various ways of implementing distance scoring in a VHF/UHF contest. The
Well, the stated purpose of the committee is to increase VHF/UHF activity in general and VHF/UHF contest activity in particular. So, I guess that would correspond to making the contest pie bigger. Ov
I want to thank the Pack Rats for honoring me with the 2016 W3IY Rover Recognition award. W7QQ returned from the Super Conference and presented the plaque recently to me at lunch. I am sorry that I c
Just a reminder, although there is time left to make comments on the proposed UHF rules if you havent made comments you should do so. Now is probably better than later. It is all well and good to mak
N5SJ and I will be roving in the June contest under my call. Here is my schedule. Please print it out and keep it next to your rig. We should be posted by APRS through RoverStatus, I am still figurin
N5SJ and I will be roving in the June VHF contest. Here is my temporary itinerary: Time Grid time leave Saturday June 11 1800Z DM55om 1830Z in motion to 1915Z DM56PB 2015Z in motion to 2120Z DM57OA C
Living in New Mexico, I dont pretend to know much about roving in New England. But I do know about roving in general and what is required for success. As a rover, you need a lot of stations to work a
Sean - The IC-746 is a good rig for roving. You will do well with it. You may want to try it out in the CQ WW VHF contest, which only has only 6M and 2M. For the ARRL contests with more bands, you wi
Bart - This is great news! I think club participation should pick up without the conflict with the CQ WW 160 contest and the chances for late season Es is a lot better. Still not good for Es, but a l
Mike - I know you asked if someone were to start from scratch what kind of contest station one would build up, but you have the makings of a quite serviceable VHF contest station with what you have.
In preparation for the January ARRL VHF contest, W7QQ had two of the Transverters Stores 222MHz transverters in his shack. These are the inexpensive, $125 fully assembled and packaged, less as boards
Tor - Glad you enjoyed the post and thanks for the comments. As a bare board, these are even better values. 1. Yes, both of our units were 13kHz off. Those little can oscillators seem to be consisten
Zack - Well at the price they are selling for, they are probably worth getting to just to play with and satisfy your curiosity. The bare board is only $52 including shipping. Even if you dont purchas