Hi Everybody, I just checked the K & A indices a few minutes ago. As of 0000z the K index is 5, and the A index is 29. This is right at the border for Au propogation. I checked 6m, and (just becuase
You're lucky, at least you made some QSOs. I got waylaid by a phone call from an out-of-state friend of mine. I've spent time calling CQ with CW. I've tuned the band numerous times. Nothing heard. 73
Author: Ellen Rugowski <ellenjoanne2003@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 11:17:21 -0700 (PDT)
Yes, I know that most of the action will be on 6m during the June VHF QSO Party, but I'd still like to get back the 432 capability I lost, when I had to sell gear last year to pay for car repairs. I
Hi Everybody, I have an ancient KLM Echo 70 I'm desparately trying to get going for this weekend's contest. It has output on transmit, but has no audio on receive. As you know, there is no service ma
Hi Everybody, I finally have a few seconds (after realizing that a stupid mistake I made an Wedneesday, may have permanenttly trashed the KLM Echo 70, I've been having problems with) to consider quic
Author: Ellen Rugowski <ellenjoanne2003@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:14:35 -0700 (PDT)
Yup, I've known that since I first got on that band in college, in the 80s. It used to amaze me how I'd run into people I knew from VHF/UHF. You can almost think of 160 at times, as a wintertime VHF/
It's easy enough to do. As a matter of fact, a contest like this already exists - the Stew Perry Topband Distance Challenge for 160m (which I've participated in). There is a power mulitplier, and the
6 is finally stabilizing a bit.. I just worked N2WB in EL99, on 50.097 CW. 73, Ellen - AF9J _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com htt
Cool! Thanks for the info. 73, Ellen - AF9J in _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/vhf
Hi Everybody, On Thursday, I will be geting a nice, big, fat profit sharing bonus at work. It'll be for several hundred dollars, and possibly as much as $1300. Soooo, I'm looking to enhance my 2m, an
Hi Mike, Yes, I'm intimately familiar with the FT-736R. I had one from 1995 till 1999 (when I had to sell it, in order to pay some bills, due to a stretch of hard financial times). Many times I ran m
Hi George, I've sort of considered the TS-2000 as a last resort. I already ahve 4 HF rigs, and I really don;t want another one (even if it has VHF & UHF capability). So, I'm thinking of it as a last
OK People, Please forgive me. In retrospect, I should have clarified what I'm cosidering, and asked for input from people as to which they think is best. Here goes: 1. Thanks for the HF/VHF/UHF all-i
Hi Everybody, Thanks for all of your input on VHF & UHF all mode rigs. :) 73, Ellen - AF9J Grid EN52xx _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contest
Well John, The top 3 are (in no particular order) the ICOM IC-910H, Kenwood TS-790, Yaesu FT-736R. Here is a listing of their good and bad points. ICOM IC910H Good points - current model, so no conce
Well, this years CQ WW VHF has come and gone. Condx. were mediocre the majority of the time for me. 6 was spotty at best for Es, giving us mini-openings at best. I was only able to work one station v
Author: Ellen Rugowski <ellenjoanne2003@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:47:30 -0700 (PDT)
Hi Joe, Sorry, but unlike the FT-736R, Yaesu did not make a 222 band module for the FT-726R. Basically the basic '726R came equipped for 2m. Via band modules bought from Yaesu, it could expanded to c
I will be on this weekend from EN52xx (albiet not full time, due to the fact that I have a prior committment to compete as a part of an SMC team in the NAQP CW) for the UHF contest on 432 & 1296. If
Yeah, it's been kind of painful hasn't it? 1296 is downright rough too. 73, Ellen - AF9J _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com http:/
So far, it's not much better here in Wisconsin, Dan. The great VHF/UHF propogation killers have arrived - cold and rain. I woke up this morning (after pulling the plug at 11:30 PM last night [I also