Hi Paul, For a good part of Sunday we basically made no 2m Q's because of the 6m openings. We had all of the 6m contacts we could handle, and there wasn't anything to pass. After night fell 6m dried
I know a rover or two. No one wants to talk to them anyway, and they also kind of smell bad. 73, Sean Waite, K1SIG/R _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcont
We at least had showers, but the roadside BBQ (with baked beans), taco bell, and other fast food probably weren't helping the situation. We're looking at FT8 for the rover. When 6 was open, we had al
I think probably the clearest way to get an answer on the legality of this is to just ask. Bart, any thoughts? Can a single op run SO2R, or beacon on microwaves while working 2 or 6? 73, Sean WA1TE _
We have to consider the casual contester. The op at home, with a loop 15 feet off the ground, and poor terrain. There are a lot of people with this type of station out there. They don't care that the
WSPR is the WSJT propagation mode. There are a number of monitoring stations out there collecting the beacons. 73 Sean WA1TE _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list
I read that as you can work a rover again as they change 4 digit grid (Rover stations may be worked from each four-character grid square in which they operate). If you contact them more than once in
Woo! K1SIG with another Division Record. 2 records this year. Looking forward to seeing the full scores. Main take away for me: Andrea and Ria scored 40k more than us as the limited K2EZ rover than w
I've been working on it. I almost had another rover for part of our trip in June but he ended up with the W2SZ crowd instead. We're currently working on another friend to see if we can get him involv
We first decided to go roving about a month before the September 2016 contest. Neither of our QTHs are great for contests, with hills and local noise. K1SIG has now been out for 3 years, and I still
Since we mentioned Reddit, what the heck: https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/99o3xf/i_am_a_vhf_contest_rover_ama/ Come ask me questions there if you don't want to ask questions here! 73,
Comments in line! There is a big drop off after the beginning of the contest, and another bump usually right after dinner. Missing out on this time has cost us major points in the past. We've been wa
Here's another tip: There are a ton of "I used to rove" guys out there. Many of them are veterans of decades of rover activity. They know all of the ins and outs of the locations in their territories
Hi everyone, I'm planning out the next phase of our rover, and we're going to be mounting 6' (ish) uW beams and going to try and spend more time operating these bands. A lot of people suggest ON4KST
Hi Mark, At the moment I've got 2W and 25el on 1296, I'm hoping to eventually get some more power. Depending on setup we've either got a loop or a 7el yagi on 2m, with 100W. I was thinking of maybe a
Hi Rick, I think part of our problem is trying to get a feel for division of labor in the rover. In January and June we technically had 3 operators, though the third mostly just drove and did some lo
Right now I'm using an FT290rII and an FT790rII for IF radios. They aren't equipped with an internal keyer. Not a big deal, I have a few keyer kits around that I just didn't get a chance to build out
Don't forget the spare gas cans to fill the generator and the gatorade bottles to empty you Good luck! Unfortunately I don't think I'll be in range of you, may just be operating from home. Sean WA1TE
If nothing went wrong, would it be any fun? Dale was definitely out there - I worked him up to 2304. Sean WA1TE _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontestin