Thanks to Jon and George for their observations. Here's more: I agree that the activity on 6 meters has never been higher, at least in the June contest. Here are the highest all-time QSO totals (sinc
Reflectorites: I wholeheartedly agree with the statements below about QRP Portable (now "single operator portable"). With relatively little equipment, short feedlines, simple antennas, and a good loc
VHF Contesters: The updated (through 2005) ARRL June VHF Party section records are now posted on the ARRL Web site (linked to the main contest page). A total of 26 section records were broken (or new
Joining the chorus: I will be Single Op Portable (QRP) from EN62 in southwest Michigan for the June contest. If I get the site that I am hoping for I will have a pretty good shot over lake Michigan t
As many have already noted, on this reflector and elsewhere, Saturday was truly a big day for six meters in the June contest. To obtain a preliminary measure of how good six meters was I have compare
VHF Contesters: We were asking the same question after the June contest. In that one at least five stations entered the 1000 Club by working at least 1000 QSOs on 6 meters. The only (North American)
I will roving about this weekend on 222, 432 and 1296. My current plan is to activate EN40 at the beginning, then EM59 mid afternoon, then EM49 Saturday evening. Although it may end there, I may do E
Gentlemen: I agree with K0NR regarding the goals of running QRP. It can be fun, challenging, adventurous, economical, and a lot of other things. I would not support a QRP category for home stations i
Contesters: Just a reminder that the survey is not based on a random sample. The respondents were self-selected, not randomly selected. Therefore, one of the biases in this survey might be the result
VHF Contesters: The lists of section records for the June ARRL VHF QSO Party have been updated. They are available on the main contest page of the ARRL Web site. Thanks to Tom Hogardy, KC1J, for faci
VHFers: Below is a list of all the stations that have worked at least 100 grids in a June or September ARRL VHF QSO Party. Note: the June contest started using grids in1985 and the September contest
VHF Contesters: N8UM is correct, N4AR has the highest two meter grid total for a single op (in a Sept or June contest). Just to complete the story, below is the table showing the highest number of gr
I will be operating Saturday and probably part of Sunday from EM69 in Indiana for the contest. QRP, 6 and 2 meters only. I'll be weak but I'll be there! 73, Curt k9aks _______________________________
Good to hear from some folks who remember the Big One. In June 1987, I was with the N6CA group on Mount Pinos in Southern California. That year we got the biggest score ever attained from the West Co
Paul and others: In that 1979 September contest we (W9IP multiop) were on top of a 115 foot tower on the praries just west of Champaign-Urbana Illinois (now En50). At the last minute we somehow acqui
VHFers: The June VHF QSO Party section records have been updated to 2007, and a new set of tables showing the September VHF QSO Party section records has been added. You can view them at http://www.a
VHFers: Lists of high scores, by call area and continent, for the July CQ VHF Contest can be viewed at: http://home.woh.rr.com/wpx/Records.html If anyone finds errors, or has comments, please let me
Fellow VHF Contesters: We now have a table of all-time high scores by region for rovers in the CQ July contest. You can access it from this page: http://home.woh.rr.com/wpx/Records.html Up until rece
I will be in southeastern Nebraska, in EN20 for the June contest this weekend. It is not the rarest grid on the map, but it is fairly rare for the EN field. As usual, I will be operating Single Op Po
VHF Contesters: With everybody working DX on six meters these days, perhaps we forgot how good the band was during the June contest. Here is one measure: the number of stations working more that 1000