Hi all, K8GP will be operating from FM19bb again this contest. Due to my work constraints, I can't take the week off to set up three school buses. Our location in FM19 is pretty good, over 1800' with
Hi all, K8GP will be operating from FM19bb again this contest. Due to my work constraints, I can't take the week off to set up three school buses. Our location in FM19 is pretty good, over 1800' with
Anyone on the reflector from K9NS?? The crew at K8GP would like to congradulate them on a job WELL DONE !!!!!!! 73, Terry _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VH
Hi all, I will be operating the superstation of W3ZZ during the upcoming CQ VHF contest this weekend from the very rare grid of FM19. I'm looking for hearty soles to work on WSJT on both 6m and 2m. P
Hi all, I'll be out for the September VHF contest through 10 GHz with a fairly well equiped station. Below are my time estimates and locations. I should be able to always keep an ear on 2m since I ha
Hi all, I have a couple of goodies I would like to see someone get that is going to use them. I have a factory built DEM 144-28 25w transverter. Separate IF input, combined 2m output. Unit is rated a
Yea, us poor folks in the RF hole heard you guys working Florida!!! Despite lsing 20 minutes at the start due to a transverter issue, I managed 160 Q's and 42 grids. See you all next week on 222. 73,
DirectTV dishes make pretty good 10 GHz dishes, check W1GHZ's website. RG6 will handle several hundred watts at 2m, more at 6, less at 70cm. If you are using it to feed a single frequency antenna, yo
Hi Kevin and the working group. I applaud your group and wish you the very best luck. This is a step in the right direction to equalize the scoring and help put an end to some of the pack roving that
Hi all, Please don't forget about the 222 MHz sprint tomorrow night 7:00 PM until 11:00 PM local time. I will be on from FM19BB on 222.110 +/- QRM :-) 73, Terry ______________________________________
I echo Ron's comments, activity was very sparse after 9ish. Managed W4FVQ in EM79 and of course K8TQK in EM89, and QYK in EM86 was actually quite loud plus the usual suspects, K1WHS was his normal ea
Mike and all, Yes, an FT847/FT817 will be helped immensely by better filtering for in band crud. One other thing to bear in mind, all these multimode/multiband rigs are designed to cover a wide frequ
Hands down, 222. Better coverage, more activity, better propagation, less expensive, easier to install and maintain. If you had a BIG 1296 station, it's possible to score higher on 1296 because the A
Folks, This has been a favorite subject of mine for about 30 years. Most HF rigs have room and accessibility to low level drive that can be brought out to the back panel with SMA's and for HF operati
Hummmmm, I don't think West Virginia is considered the east coast is it?? Should this say "Veteran VHF contester and QST's The World Above 50 MHz column editor Gene Zimmerman W3ZZ shares the secrets
Before they go to Dayton, anyone interested in a 25W DEM transverter? I have two for sale, one "factory" built the other I built. Both will easily do 25W, actually 35W with little effort (and 10 dbm
Hi all, Too many committments for the other Grid Pirate operators so I'm operating single op from FM19bb. Big antennas and power on all bands through 10GHz plus 2m eme. I'm going to hang around 144.1
Hello everyone, I've decided to sell my Lunar Link LA-12 amp. This is a newer unit with the built in power meter, both peak and avg, reflected power also. Uses a pair of 3CX800A7's (included). If you
I am selling my LA72 amp w/tubes. Pair of 3CX800A7's, 1500w output for about 50w of drive. If you have ever seen a Lunar Link, you know they are a work of art!! Amp is one of the later ones (2006/200
It appears Andy's server went down, there was a BIG storm last night around here and there were reports of wind gusts to 80 MPH and over 1/2 million folks are without electric in the greater D.C. are