Last week, everybody was complaining about lack of activity. This week I could understand what happened to everybody, during the UHF contest. Saturday, I got up in time to check into the West Central
It seems like somebody told me that the contest was on the 17th. I did not ascertain that the contest was on the 10th until August 4. Yes I agree that the word needs to be propagated better. I went t
I have wondered the same thing. Also, that survey was just for 6M. It would be interesting to see a map for 2M and some of the higher bands. I went to EL 79, during the June 2011 contest - which was
I remember reading the original article in QST. But, I don't remember the methodology that was used to derive the map. I am not really into databases. I will let somebody else come up with a way to a
I made no phone calls, sent or received no e mails and did not visit any chat rooms. But, I would be in favor of (almost) anything that would increase activity. Here in Florida there was little activ
That was the big problem. There are numerous good operators with good stations , within troposcatter range of me, that were not heard from. Gotta keep trying... all we need to do is have more peopl
Thanks for trying, Drew. I can't think of anything that would have made me any happier than to hear a ragchew, three grids away. I would have interrupted them and exchanged grids! My score may have
That is our problem. But, the question is how to promote the contest and to who? Buddy WB4OMG you have to promote the contest _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing lis
You have a very good perspective on weak signal work. I am conducting a weak signal forum at the Tampa Bay Hamfest, in December. I am going to push the January contest as an introduction to VHF and U
Six being dead (at least here in Florida) was a huge problem. Usually guys get operate, Saturday afternoon working E skip on 6 and hang around to make contacts on the higher bands, that evening. Budd
This is a response to several posts. First off Yagis. There are some newer people that seem to lean towards loops. I have tried to steer them toward yagis with limited success. It should become obvio
I have to tell everybody about my first 432 contact.This was in 1995. I had purchased a FT 736. I did not have a 432 antenna. I ordered a M2 yagi and was told that it would be a week or two before it
Some people are quite satisfied with minimal stations. The people on this list are not. The new people that express an interest in doing better or seem receptive to ideas, should be helped. The guy t
What effect did it have on me? I giggled. But, I can see where some people would have taken offense. - Buddy WB4OMG From: "John Geiger" <af5cc@fidmail.com> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Yagiphobia, Co
No, it did not affect any of my thinking. But, I had been licensed around 25 years, at that time and had been on 2M SSB,for several months. Last night I checked into the Brandon Amateur Radio Society
There are some newer Why? What is the attraction of a loop over a yagi? Simple common sense should tell one that a larger antenna will perform better. _______________________________________________
Here in Florida we have not seen a lot of growth on 6M. Most people seem to think the 6M button, on the radio doesn't really work. I wonder what is different in Texas? Buddy WB4OMG In a message dated
Loops: Some years ago I had a 6M loop, side mounted on my tower. Wasn't very high, maybe 20 feet. I lived on the coast, at that time. I could talk ~100 miles up and down the coast. Don't think I ever
When Six is open, you don't need much. But, the gain of a yagi will get you through a pile up. When I went from a three element yagi to a five element, I did better working into the Caribbean, Centr
If you do the arithmetic, that is about right. M2 claims 20.5 dbi for the 13WL. I will bet that the loop down around 1 dbi. The yagi is at 100 feet and the loop is at 75 feet. The loop is side mounte