he sun has set on my first foray into contesting. I started the contest handicapped besides the obvious lack of contest (and amateur radio) experience. The first handicap was becoming sick with flu l
Waiting to get on the make EN60vl active during the 6M strint. This will be my first time. Jim - K9GTJ Kokomo, Indiana _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFc
What a great contest for me! I am still a new to contesting and have no real set up but did have a great time and what I personally consider a great score all things considered. This was my third VH
I entered the month pretty excited about the CQ-VHF contest. I was able to erect a 6 meter and 2 meter beam on July 5th - http://www.ap1.net/VHF-BEAMS/ - and quickly made contacts on both 6 (Grand Ca
Any have a suggestion on a logging software for the sprints? Also, good luck tonight and I hope to work as many of you as possible. Jim K9GTJ _______________________________________________ VHFcontes
I have managed to get a 70cm all mode radio on eBay. (Icom IC-471A) It does just 25 watts. I don't have a lot of space for an antenna and no space for a stacked set. I was thinking of the Directive S
The Kokomo Amateur Radio Club will be on the air from EN60 with 6m, 2m, and 70cm. Antennas will be up around 50 feet. The club call sign of W9GO will be used. (My wife (KC9LIM) will be running the VH
The Kokomo Amateur Radio Club will be on the air from EN60 with 6m, 2m, and 70cm. Antennas will be up around 50 feet. The club call sign of W9GO will be used. (My wife (KC9LIM) will be running the VH
Terrible band conditions made for a long contest. We have strong storms, torrential rain, and even some cold air funnel clouds a few counties away. I made three phone contacts from my home QTH of EN6
It appears I need to travel on Saturday for the first portion of the contest but will be home on the Sunday during the second half of the contest. Can I operate as Rover and turn in a log and then o
Several years ago during a vacation, I participated in the Ocean State (RI) FM Simplex Contest which ran parallel to the July CQ-VHF contents. The intent was to get those with FM only equipment to pa
I will be on tonight from EN60 using an Icom 746PRO (100 watts) and 10 element Cushcraft up about 35 feet. 73's K9GTJ "Good Time Jim" _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mai
Thanks for the write up. I made three attempts including spending nearly 30 minutes at the end calling you but didn't catch me. I was pretty sure you had your beam no more than a couple of degrees of
I am going to participate in the 432 MHz sprints as a portable on Wednesday. My set up with be a modest 14'/22 element boom I received many years ago from the estate of a SK and my Icom 706MKII G.
I have added an RF Concepts 100 watt amp with preamp so I should have a much better signal. Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontestin