Hi K3TUF, K1TEO, N8RA and WZ1V, Where do you guys find all those stations and grids? This sprint was a challenge from FN43 in Maine. First, there is still a lot of snow here in Maine. The road to the
There is still snow in the woods here, and I just managed to get the truck up the road for the first time this past weekend. I hauled some diesel fuel in anticipation of running in the 222 Sprint. (G
HI Phil, I was on at 7PM for the 432 Sprint, but had to QRT after one hour for some shut eye as I had to get up at 2 AM for an early flight to Florida and the Southeast VHF Conference. I am really le
Hello Les, I also use VQLOG by EA6VQ. It is the only way that I would even have a prayer of figuring out what I have worked in the past. I am sure there are other good programs, but this one works pr
Dust off your key and microwave set because the band is open! Inversions tend to setup on higher frequencies before lower frequencies oftentimes. Other times the microwaves are not propagated as far
Hi Sean, That quote rates right up there with the famous line.... "10 GHz is more fun than dating" Spoken like a true VHFer Dave K1WHS -- Original Message -- From: "Kutzko, Sean, KX9X" <kx9x@arrl.org
I read the chess article on the web. Gosh there is a real parallel there between the chess scenario, and the use of internet spotting etc for single ops. If you use the internet then you are being as
HI Steve, I some parts of the country, six meters is it. The higher bands including 144 are so sparsely populated that they pray to the propagation Gods and even provide offerings to the deities, so
Hello Sebastian, I made no contacts above 432 this time around in June, but usually can make 50-75 Qs on 1.2 CW and SSB from my location in SW Maine. The way we all do it is to work someone on either
Dave, please don't take this as an accusal, but isn't asking someone No I don't believe it is. Afterall, you as a single operator just worked the guy on a lower band, say two meters, and you are aski
Hi Ron, I am with you, but anytime the concept is brought up, the complaints start flying. The fact is that contest stations are built to accomodate the conditions in the geographical area of that st
The conditions were not as favorable in the northeast during the June contest. I do not monitor the band that seriously, and would rate the 2008 Es season as average, but I know I missed a few good o
Hello Joe, I noted the same problem in discussions with Fred, N1DPM about maximizing our contest scores. Fred was behind the NC1I MM in the 90s. They had great results from Western MA as a limited mu
Hello Tim, I had to repair my 432 MMT unit as the driver amp, a plastic transistor on the main board decided to go flakey on me. It was the last stage before the 432 energy goes into the PA die cast
Larry, I hope to be QRV this weekend on 222 thru 10 GHz from FN43MJ in SW Maine. I will keep an ear peeled for you. Aim North! I run 140 watts and 4 X 45 el at 130 ft. I will be operating alone in a
I had some time for the MAD and was QRV from 9 AM to about 10:30. Only heard AF1T and WA1T. It was pretty quiet on 144.260!! _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list
A little excitement for the 144 Sprint night. The band was pretty good out to the West. There was also some good VE2/VE3 activity. Sadly, nothing to the East or Northeast except for N4CW/1 in FN53. S
I thought the activity level was a bit low. There was no enhancement that I could see here in Maine. I ended up with 34 QSOs in 16 grids. I worked absolutely nothing to the northeast of me, and with
Hello Phil and the gang, The 432 Sprint was fun. I hardly noticed that things were not so good. Being in Northern New England I have gotten used to rotten conditions all while listening to the NYC ar
Hi Phil, My wife made plans for me for Saturday night. When I got home, it was 10:20PM and I had to drive up to the shack and hook up a radio to get 50 MHz back up and running after the Sept contest.