Hi guys, At the last minute Jim and I decided to put on that rare grid .... CM97 ;-) on the air this weekeend. We will be on a mountain in the S.F south bay area. We will have 6 thru 1296, 10Ghz, and
Very poor coverage indeed. No regional boxes. Total top 10 boxes are near meaningless for VHF contests. I think the ARRL should get out the contest arena and let organizations that care about contest
The prose is fine. I am not complaining about what is there. I am complaining about what is missing. And yes I know the author has little control over this, which is why I aimed my complaints at the
Wow, I agree. The web write-up is excellent. Tim - NU6S _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!
I took my IC756pro to the top of the hill in June and was very impressed with its ability to handle close loud signals. I imagine the 746pro would probably be about the same. Tim - NU6S -- On Sat 09/
Thinking about getting a pwr inverter for turning a small rotor and running the laptop for portable VHF contests. Wondering if any one has input on if they can cause a lot of RF noise. Better brands?
Just got a certificate in the mail for the June 2002 VHF contest. It's been a few years since I have received one. Unlike the others I have framed on my wall, this one is suitable for filing, not fra
Thanks, by the way I see on the K1EA site that there is a new version of CT with bug fixes for the VHF and Field Day contests. I am going to download and test it tonight. Thanks to all. Tim - NU6S Yo
I saw almost zero FM activity (except on 223.5) this year in CM87. It gets less each year. In the 80's and early 90's I could easily make 200 FM contacts from home (300 to 400 from a hill top) on 2 m
Hi guys, sorry no comments about rule changes... I am hoping to add another band for the next contest. Looks like for the same money I can either buy a DEM 1296-144 transverter or a FM 1.2GHz FM Mobi
Hi all, Just wondering if anyone here has used this ICOM 2/432/(optional 1296) radio? Wondering how the receiver compares with ICOM 251 or 271/471 type. I have heard it is not suited for east coast m
I used 9.81 last year , it worked fine but is not Cabrillo compliant for the VHF tests. Just downloaded 9.89 and it will not change freq/modes properly for me. Anybody know what (or if) there is a ve
Here's another score from SCV:Call: NU6S Category: Single Operator Power: Low Power Band: All Band Mode: Mixed Mode State: CA BAND QSO QSO PTS GRIDS 50 144 144 47 144 109 109 15 222 19 38 7 432 75 15
ARRL Jan 2006 VHF Contest Worked about 5 hrs on Saturday and 3 hrs on Sunday. Low Power SCV CM87 (Home QTH in Cupertino flat lands) Band QSOs Grd 50 44 10 IC-756PRO 144 55 12 IC-251/HK 75W amp (tks N
Actually once the contest started , six meters was pretty spotty at best on Saturday from CM87 and rather disappointing compared with the morning opening and other years. Tim - NU6S As many have alre
There might be a problem with 50.125... but the one that bugs me is the problem where people are glued to 144.200 during the contest. Here in the SF bay area you can call CQ for 1/2 hour on 144.190 o