I will be making some noise this weekend, 144 and 222 only. High power and single long yagi up in the clear on each band. I'm sorry to say the 6m and 432 antennas are still laying on the shed roof. I
I would go with 144 and 432. 144 has always been the "meat and potatoes" band for me, with 432 a close second. I don't make too many random QSO's on 222 and in some contests 50 MHz is completely dead
Yeah, but when 6 is open you will be talking to yourself with just 2 and 432 since everyone will be on 6. I wouldn't even consider operating in a VHF contest without some 6 meter capability. I vote 6
During contest activity our club station works 250-350 q's and 80-90 grids and our 2m station works 220-330 q's and 60-70 grids, 432 120-180 q's and 40-60 grids. We rarely find 6m dead for a very lon
Jim, I have been VHF contesting for a little over a decade now with primary interest on 2m with a smidgen of 6m and 432. I know with my low power and lack of bands I have little hope of winning anyth
If your thing is being a single band station and 2 is your best band then I agree. His question was which TWO bands should he concentrate on. I stand by my response that 6 needs to be one of those ba
The thing is I don't care much about my score or number of Q's. I'm there to have fun, try to make some contacts that aren't possible every day (due to lack of activity) and most importantly hand out
Author: "Daniel F. Sullivan Jr." <n3opm@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 21:20:42 -0400
That's what I have in the mobile! 7 3, Dan N3OPM/R --Original Message-- From: vhfcontesting-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:vhfcontesting-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim Worsham Sent: Wednesd