Hi Jim, Welcome to 6m and the world of VHF contesting. Don't feel bad, you weren't the only one with the flu. I operated when I didn't feel like I was dying instead. Haven't had that many hot baths i
condx. rest Any 6m Es would have been better than the June contest. And we must have had a little bit of tropo last night as WD5K in EM12 was S6 on 6m, at around 180 miles away. Good enough signals t
And I was surprised to work/hear 2 ME stations (K1WHS and K1TOL) around 11:30pm local. Really late to be working 1 land from here (which is rare anyways). The best 6m times did seem to be around 7-9p
And it is funny how condx can vary within a region. We had very good Es conditions saturday night, just a few grid squares south of you. Looking forward to seeing CSVHF conference in Wichita next yea
I have for sale a Cushcraft A148-10S 10 element yagi for 2m. It is used, but in good shape and works fine. I am asking $60 plus shipping for it. Goes new for $106. 73s John AA5JG (ex: W5TD, NE0P, N0E
Other than the fact that the ARRL rover rules should go back to the previous way of counting mults for rovers, the rules seem to be working pretty well. What is wrong with them? 73s John AA5JG Occass
Also,eliminate the requirement that a rover can have only 1 or 2 operators (which includes the driver). Can't see the logic in that one either. 73s John AA5JG of small isolated rover plug into territ
One think that I have been thinking of recently is that we need a mobile category for the VHF contests-for people who go mobile but who don't meet the rover requirements. With the proliferation of HF
fixed single ops. A single op rover is at a real disadvantage over a two man team. We don't really need the high/low power thing for rovers. Not a bad idea. Having to drive and operate (which is what
Anyone who is more interested in watching Oprah should be banned for life from contesting. 73s John AA5JG _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@cont
the DX Clusters looking for multipliers in HF contests.... Yes, but self spotting (which is what APRS would be) is illegal in most contests, even in the assisted category. 73s John AA5JG ____________
Putting out a call by using an entirely RF path is not self spotting. Putting out an APRS signal into the computer software, with the intent of doing so, is self spotting, because you are making sure
Don't ask me, I didn't make the rules prohibiting self spotting. 73s John AA5JG _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com http://lists.co
Yes, you can do quite a bit on FM. Back in 1999 when I was NE0P in EN41, during a nice tropo opening I worked KA0PQW in EN33 on 2m, and needing his grid on 222, suggested that we try that band. He on
Here is a great way to add 1.2ghz to your contesting setup. I have for sale 2 Icom T81A quadband HTs. They are both in good condition and come with the antenna, wall charger, and a battery, although
Since they aren't contests, but sweepstakes or QSO parties, does that mean that QST will run the line scores for them? 73s John AA5JG Well Frank,it is what you make of it. I guess it comes down to dr
-- Original Message -- > I agree, starting with printing the line scores in QST as they do for field day. 73s John AA5JG _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHF
Hi Steve, That is what happens with Es. The main Es season is from May to July, with a secondard season from mid December to mid January, although we can get openings anytime, just fewer and less pre
I have for sale a Cushcraft A270-10S dualband (2m/70cm) yagi. This is the model with 5 elements on each band. It has only been up a month so it is still in very good shape. Hate to sell it but my HF/
Or you have a PROIII/FT450/TS2000 with the built in voice keyer (hoping to get one of these myself) Or you live on the coast, or in SW Oklahoma where there is little to your west. Or you stayed on th