I think I'd add 1296. 222 is a lot of fun but I think there are less people active on 222 and 1296 is more of a challenge. In that case I'd probably add all the bands I didn't have from 222 through 3
I guess it does depend on where you are and how far you are from other active stations on any given band. As I added bands I was on 1296 before I was on 222, but I finally built a transverter and bea
I don't know of any reason why you can't use a square boom. The only thing is that the lengths of the elements may need to be adjusted somewhat, as more boom metal is closer to the element where it a
Hi Bill, Nice to see you're still around! How have you been? It seems the contesting community in general doesn't put much attention on VHF contesting. I haven't seen summaries of posted results for
GET MORE PEOPLE ACTIVE! I don't know that a change in the rules is going to give me or anyone in this area of the country a better chance if there's very few stations to work anyway. My QRP portable
There are some aspects of VHF contests I take seriously and some I don't take seriously. What I do take seriously is constantly improving my equipment and having fun. What I don't take seriously is w
I'm one of those guys. Sort of. My favorite operating class in VHF contests is Single-Op Portable (QRP-portable). Almost all of my VHF+ contesting has been this way. My setup has grown over the years
Once my "measly score" as a QRP-portable entry once won Illinois in one of the VHF QSO parties because I was the only QRP-portable entry from Illinois who sent in a log. Strange but true. 73, Zack W
Field Day has always been great for that. In this area, we often treat it as a contest, even though "it's not a contest." The result is that we've acquired several new contesters, some of which have
The loop antenna is not truly omnidirectional - it is omnidirectinal in the horizontal plane but not in the vertical plane. It radiates power at angles above and below horizontal in certain patterns.
It may be a valid "contact" but it doesn't count for some awards. For DXCC, VUCC, etc. the QSO has to be directly by RADIO entirely - antenna to antenna by RF propagation. No computers in the middle.
I'd be more than happy with 200 more people active in this area, whether or not they sent in their logs. They'd be in MY log and I would send it in. If I had 200 people to work on 2304 and up, I'd be
Until manufacturers start to incorporate 222 into their gear, building a transverter is a pretty viable alternative to get on this band. There are several good designs out there. I use the W1VT "no-t
I may have mentioned this here before, but the W1VT 220 MHz no-tune transverter is a great performer. It's just not very small, with the three boards with hairpin filters. I'm thinking of building th
That's very nicely done. I wish I could do that with a Toyota Corolla! I'm beginning to reach the limit of what I can stuff into a Corolla for QRP-portable VHF+ operation. Equipment for 10 bands plus
ARRL VHF QSO PARTY -- June 2003 Call: W9SZ Category: Single Operator Portable Power: QRP Band: All Band Mode: Mixed Mode State: IL Grid: EN50xf, on a hilltop BAND QSO QSO PTS GRIDS 144 10 10 6 222 6
Is anyone else having trouble submitting their logs or is it just me? I keep getting bounce messages. I'm sending the logs to JuneVHF@arrl.org. 73, Zack W9SZ
I got to use a TS-2000 for the first time this weekend on FD. It was being used for the AO-40 satellite station. It's an interesting radio but I just havebn't gotten used to menu-driven radios yet. I