Hello all, I've been getting asked why I chose 1296.080 for my FT8 operations. I've _scoured_ the internet looking for a standard or convention for terrestrial digital and FT8.. I can't find much of
I'll admit, I'm a fan of paper. I like QSL cards and if I'm lucky enough to earn one, a contest award certificate. These changes are disheartening. I like the suggestion about adding a line in a Cabr
FWIW, In the PNW, 144.174 was chosen as the preferential and common convention frequency for FT8 at last years PNWVHFS Conference. That being said, We may not have the activity levels as seen in othe
FWIW, Here in the PNW at the last conference of the Pacific Northwest VHF society, 144.174 was adopted as the 144mhz FT8 calling frequency. .-James K7KQA DN06 ________________________________________
Howdy all, To echo Barry, These are the frequencies that get used in the PNW.. There are a number of stations that DO run WJST modes on 144mhz and above out here outside of contests. 144 & 222 get us
Henry Tempo 2006 6 Meter Amplifier Nice running, nice looking amplifier. No mods or re-working. Clean amp. Plays real nice with the digital modes, FT-8, MSK144, etc. Includes a nice, professionally p
Hello to all interested in FFMA and grids on 6, I announced a grid trip to DN03 last week. As is common in life, plans change. After a conversation with K5QE and a couple of other 'Grid Jedi's' I've
Thank you Tim,.. and Don for your very kind offer,. Tim, Well... I won't be taking the 'trailertenna 7el LFA' but this 5el seems to do ok and doesn't mind 800-kw input.. I've been using it from the s
Thanks for the information Jim, I run a Mix 43 on the DC side for 50mhz. Works great. Only reason I mentioned chokes was in regards to the 240v AC supply line. Mix 61 is good for AC and yes, they are
Whoops.. stand corrected. Mix 31. My bad. Just mis-typed. .-James _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/m
Thank you for the update Merle. I haven't talked to Hyristiyan in a while. I'm very glad to hear that they are still doing the 'KQA' 33cm model. We worked together for a long time to bring these to m
Here in the PNW, we use 222.080 for digi although not a ton of activity. 73 .-James K7KQA DN06 _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com
Hello to all interested in collecting grids on 6, Just on the heels of Wyatt and Dave's grid trip (W7D), I'll be heading to DN02-03-04 on the 14th, a little over a week away from today. The plan is t
FWIW, In the PNW 222.080 is used for digital. 73 .-James K7KQA _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mail
Howdy folks, A couple last minute items before I set off late tonight. 1) I will be operating from the DN02/03 grid line after all. I will be signing DN02 in WSJT but I will be uploading to LoTW with
Howdy folks, I'm home, well rested and unpacked. I had an absolute blast heading activating these grids. There will definitely be more activation's to come. I don't think I could have picked a better
Thank you for the kudos Barry, Yes, it is quite a desolate and remote area. The nearest towns were 65 miles South or 75 miles North from where I was at. I didn't end up bringing the trailer'd 7el LFA
Conversely, I haven't had this much fun contesting ever! (26 years in the hobby) The WSJT suite has made contesting a reality for me. (I live in an area where the closest active vhf+ op is 150miles a
Hello to all, I will be participating in the 144mhz Fall Sprint in the High Power category. I will be operating on 144.150 using MSK144, 15sec cycles, SH on, CM on. As per Sprint rule 7.0, no chat is
Hello to interested 6m grid collectors. I'm finalizing my Summer FFMA rove plans and have tentatively settled on the following. June 18-23 DN07/DN08 gridline CN98/DN08 gridline 3-4 weekends March-Jul