Once again we'll be just outside of Ann Arbor in our trailer, and will make the attempt to talk amid the rain. The forcast for our area is AWFUL. It will be interesting to see how many show up for th
Before we go off and demand things from the ARRL, I think it would be best to ask why they haven't done so in the past, and ask what needs to be done to change this. make all sorts of things possible
I'm not a rover either, but I don't see the harm in it, and I can liberally use the D key if I need to, so I don't have to see such if I've lost interest. Does your mail program use threads? If not,
I still consider myself a relative novice at VHF contesting. Some of the conversations here make my head spin a bit, because I don't see (or don't understand) some of the things being talked of here,
Hey Jerry, The call ve6jee/r kind of sounds like "veeger". Remember the first Star Trek movie, and Voyager? ;-) --STeve Andre' wb8wsf en82 _______________________________________________ VHFcontestin
And, although not many will have it, 1294.5 MHz. --STeve Andre' wb8wsf en82 _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com http://lists.contes
I think the vast majority of us do, regardless of where we are, etc. I've been reading these threads for a year+ now, and I'm not sure how to "fix" it. If there are rovers using HT's to make contacts
I'm still zonked from our portable operation at Signal Hill in EN82. It was a blast and we made 256 contacts (a great number for computer folk), and we succeeded in getting a few more of our club mem
Ever since I saw my first 'skyhook' truck I have been in lust. How much was the 95 foot unit? --STeve Andre' wb8wsf en82 _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHF
This is absoutely true. ONCE in my life have I called CQ on 1296 and gotten a reply--during an ARRL UHF contest a few years ago. More random contacts have occured on 222, but yeah, the pickings are s
I don't know what /P is--portable? Perhaps the robot doesn't understand that? I know it talks of the time but I wonder if it got confused. --STeve Andre' wb8wsf en82 _________________________________
I have been thinking of this all day, and I don't see how you can make a meaningful study of "good" places. There are many variables which will determine how well you do on a contest besides the phys
So to me, thats a reason. I know there are more. --STeve Andre' wb8wsf en82 _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com http://lists.contes
You'll make more contacts on 222, but have more fun when you get a weak signal on 1296. The club I belong to, the Arrow in Ann Arbor, has 6, 2, 222, 432 and 1296, and the 1296 stuff really thrilled f
Well, given the current political zeitgist in DC, that could happen. ;-) But more seriously, when I first learned the 6M band plan for real being on 6m ssb, it dawned on me that the DX window being r
We're on 50.130 and 144.205 and have made four contacts so far. I'm just not hearing much. The hepburn tropo maps are saying there should be great ducting to the west of us (EN82) but I'm disappointe
I think the next step is figuring out what you really need. I have about 100w on 6, 2, 222 && 432. A 10dB increase in that means expen$ive amps, and say 200w to 400w gets you something, but still cos
And will, once it stops raining. Then we can pop the trailer up and install stuff, and hopefully have fun. Looking at a soggy Signal Hill isn't much fun. Operating would be. Once on the air we'll be
You have made the VHF dinner one of the highlights of Dayton for me, and I suspect a lot of others. Being able to see folks I've only talked to on the radio is great, as well as the speakers, and of
Hi. Is anyone making lots of contacts for this contest? We here at Signal Hill in EN82dh would appreciate it if whom ever is bogarting all the contacts would stop that, and let us have a few. We are