Author: Jonesy W3DHJ via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 15:08:19 -0700 (MST)
Have you seen the exchange rate for the Ruble lately? HI!HI! 73 Jonesy W3DHJ -- Marvin L Jones | Marvin | W3DHJ | linux Pueblo, Colorado | @ | Jonesy | FreeBSD __ 38.238N 104.547W | jonz.net | DM78rf
Author: Pete K0BAK via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 07:47:25 -0800
To the rovers: I have a walk-up mast system (Penninger Radio) for my minivan rover beams that I previously had to construct on-site at each stop. I've been working toward getting a real ham rotor on
Author: jimk8mr--- via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 10:57:20 -0500
From my experience as an HF mobile contester, what keeps trees down (up) to a reasonable level is truck traffic. Where the semis roll, 12 feet would not be a problem. But where they don't routinely g
Author: Tim Marek via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 19:09:52 +0000 (UTC)
The Highway Patrol in several states have told me that 16 feet was the limit.... Personally, I never went past 14 feet high in all the years I was an active rover. Your Mileage May Vary 73s de Tim -
Author: Tim Marek via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 19:14:08 +0000 (UTC)
Please amend my previous email to say 14 and 12 feet respectively.... Thanks! 73s de Tim - K7XC - EM12ur... sk (Getting older isn't for the weak of heart) Everything should be made as simple as pos
Author: Mike Metroka via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 13:24:39 -0600
Hi Pete, I set my rover antenna mast height to 11.5 feet and it clears everything except for one viaduct that is only 10.5 feet. Other than the one viaduct, I have no issues however it still hits low
Author: Tim Marek via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 22:57:25 +0000 (UTC)
Something I learned while on the road in the outskirts of Los Angeles.... Rover Rule #7... "Not All Gas Stations Are Created Equal", especially the older ones from the 60s and 50s... Back in the mid
Author: Jonesy via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 16:59:46 -0700 (MST)
Around 1955-56, my dad (the first W3DHJ) had a big honkin' 75M whip mounted on the side rear panel of a Ford station wagon -- typical ant. installation of The Day. He drove into a gas station and pai
Author: beamar via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 09:58:30 -0500
I thought I sent this, yesterday. Never saw it post. Let's try again: I will be in FM 13au, Baldhead Island, NC, on New Year's Day. I can only take what will fit into a backpack: FT 817, a 6M dipole
Author: mike repinski via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 20:39:47 -0500
I recently finished a 222 mhz amplifier. I get 1500 watts input and 200 watts out. Not very efficient :( Could anyone shed some light? Not very complicated, not sure if I am missing something? Mike _
Author: mike repinski via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 23:16:29 -0500
One other observation. The controls do not seem to operate as sharp as my 2 meter amplifier does. Kind of sluggish. The loading does not seem to do much. Mike WB8PFZ _________________________________
Author: mike repinski via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2015 08:12:24 -0500
Happy New Year to all. I need some time to digest all the info I have obtained. It looks to me like the output will not resonate on 222. Not sure why but that is where I will be looking. Thanks to al
Author: mike repinski via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2015 19:06:01 -0500
Unbelievable. I just checked my 1000 watt slug. I checked on 2 meters compared with my Diawa. 50 watts on the Diawa, BARELY movement on the Bird. Holy _ _ it. This may have been a foolish waste of ti
Author: mike repinski via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2015 19:51:28 -0500
Some one suggested smacking it. It worked. 600 watts with 25 watts drive. Needs a little more work but headed in the right direction. Mike _______________________________________________ VHFcontestin
Author: peter h via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2015 14:49:58 -0500
I like the Bill Olson, K1DY/W3HQT, comments: Simplify & shorten the rules. My only modification would be to permit an entry as a Rover, even if only QSOs are made from one grid. Out here in the West,
Author: Herb Krumich via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2015 22:46:50 +0000 (UTC)
As far as I am concerned, VHF contesting went down hill when the ARRL caved and started having limited multi.Once that was done, small units of stations, started leaving their microwave equipment a
Author: Jonesy W3DHJ via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2015 19:41:30 -0700 (MST)
HAH! I do believe you are right, Bob. Jonesy W3DHJ/r ...looking ahead to see what the WX might be in S.E. Colorado Jan 24-25 -- Marvin L Jones | W3DHJ | W3DHJ | http://W3DHJ.net/ Pueblo, Colorado | @
Author: peter h via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2015 21:49:30 -0500
SEE MY COMMENTS BELOW de N6ZE: --Original Message-- From: James Duffey <jamesduffey@comcast.net> To: vhfcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com> Cc: James Duffey <jamesduffey@comcast.net> Sent: Sat,