Howdy Folks, A few of us are planning to try June VHF as rovers. Never done VHF contesting before, and obviously not rover. But it sounds like fun so we're going to give it a go. Planning on 6m, 2m,
Thanks for all the replies, on list and off. It's all been very helpful. I think we'll go with a 11' 6" max height while mobile. It seems to be around the average height you all are running, and it's
We will try to make our inaugural rover run tonight as W4OWL. FM08, FM09 (for a hot second), FM19, FM18 for the 6M sprint. 10 watts (it's all we got) into 6M squalo while mobile, 4el yagi when stoppe
Also should have APRS running for location and freq updates. -detrick K4IZ _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com http://lists.contest
The wife (KG4IFR) and I (K4IZ) will be operating under W4OWL/R. This is our second ever VHF contest, the first being the 6m sprint a few weeks back. We'll probably do a lot wrong still, but learn a l
KG4IFR and I went out as a rover. Plan was to start on the edge of FM18, then hit FM17, FM08, FM07, back to FM08, FM09, FM19, then FM18 for home. Ended up skipping FM09 and FM19. Got to the starting
I've had this thing kicking around for years. Picked it up from a towing company, but never done anything with it. Make: R F Gain Model: RF 25100 U FCC ID: CQV8K4RF25100U originally designed for FM u
This amp got picked up today, and is going to a new home. Thanks! -detrick _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com http://lists.contest
Here are some thoughts from the new guy on getting others interested: the wife and I did our first rover outing for June VHF this year. We only halfway knew what to expect, and have a ton to learn. I
K4IZ/R will be making a second attempt at the June VHF contest. Should be running APRS, which will be more accurate than the schedule below. Details also posted to K1RZ / W3SZ Database. Saturday (UTC
This is an underrated tactic in VHF contesting. Roving is chaotic, so using APRS is a fantastic idea. With a bit of automation, your beacons can report not only your location, but current band/mode/e
"Now an enterprising club could take advantage of the current situation and use it as an opportunity..." Or any single op could do the same? Evolve or die, I think, just like it has always been. I be
Zack, I suspect most rovers are going to have so much power available that current consumption isn't a concern. At least not enough of a concern to drive using a Pi instead of a laptop. One of the ma
Hi folks, I keep thinking about adding 222 to my Rover Limited setup. The route I am planning would use a KX3 and transverter. I keep coming up short on an amplifier. Getting 1000+ watts seems relati
Wow, a lot more responses than I had ever hoped for! I expected I would just get an idea or three to research over the next few months, and instead got many many ideas and offers to wade through. And
In addition to the wealth of responses I received, a few folks were interested in hearing a summary of my findings. There were two very common themes that seemed to turn up: 1) Get an amp and/or xvtr
Thought this might be of interest. No affiliation, it just showed up in an alert I had set up. Seller says he has multiple available. https://www.ebay.com/itm/234579057421 73, -detrick K4IZ _________