I have a similiar question, how about trees? The 55 element loop yagi at N9JF is at 57' but there are fence rows full of trees over 65' tall in a couple of directions. The trees are pretty dense foli
It states "...operating practices..." Danny NG9R Danny Pease dpease@adams.net ....................................................... Sent using Adams WebMail -- http://webmail.adams.net Adams NetWor
I can't say I expect anyone to operate beyond their limits of comfort for any contest, much less as a driver of a vehicle where there are multiple safety issues. That said, I am sure there are diehar
My limited experience here in the "Black Hole" (even worse in VHF test) with rovers is limited, but all I have heard on are not "captive" and many times provide the only contact in several grids on m
Please look for our multi-op effort this weekend from EM49. We hope to activate 6 through 432 and 1296. The call will be N9JF. Danny NG9R ....................................................... Sent
N9JF and myself will again to operate from Jim's station in EM49 this weekend, using my call, NG9R. We will be on most of the weekend on 6, 2, 220, 432 and 1296. We plan (hope) to have WSJT running (
Hence the Quagi design by N6NB years ago. K4VX had a killer multi-element triband quad years ago but gave it up for bigger yagis. One big advantage to the quad was much less rain static. It would be
The second layout would give you a slightly narrower, taller pattern than the first. I remember a local using 160 elements on 144 for his EME array. It covered a lot of real estate but worked very we
How about a just rolling everyone that uses more than 4 bands into one big class, regardless of power? That should even the field out quite a bit. NG9R Ev Tupis (W2EV) writes: In reply to W2EV, "Kenn
I am looking at a pickup to pull my race car trailer and after having the old Suburban for so many years, I cannot go back to the small confines of a standard truck cab. I also do several mobile oper
I agree with these statements and would like to see 222 used more casusaly, plus more activity in contests. Where I am, there is no activity outside of the few contests a operate a year. I would love
I wasn't able to justify new stuff to add bands above 432 so by using a little patience and keeping my ears open, I was able to add 1296 for about $500, including a new 55 element loop yagi, 1 5/8 fe
So, is the intent to restrict the VHF contests to VHF only and do away with the UHF contest? Let's see, BPL threatens to eat at HF bandwidth and the ARRL is open to suggestions to do away with the op
I see from the NEWSVHF reflector that the committee has submitted their report, does anyone know where to find a link to it on the web? Danny NG9R show again. are pages. subcommittee ________________
I wouldn't think of passing up a cross mode contact, QSO's are too hard to come by. I seem to catch several each contest, both while on SSB and CW. Sometimes I can't quite make out a call of a statio
One of my pet peeves about Icom radios is using the lower sideband in CW mode. I wish all the manufacture's would do cw just the same as SSB, above 10 MHz (including VHF+) use USB. My 706 is a real p
Personally, I see advantages to using 145 over 144 for the IF, especially at stations where there are more than one transverter using 2 meters for an IF. I would think you would want the option of us
How critical do you get when making phasing lines for stacking antennas? I am ready to put up a pair of 1296 loop yagis and am curious how accurate the phasing lines need to be (in degrees). Danny NG