The rules for the June 2008 VHF contest allow the Rover APRS locations that appear on the internet to be used by all contestants, not just the assisted categories: 3.3.7. Rovers are permitted to use
Again Sean, the rules for a specific contest take precedence over the general rules do they not? From the general rules: 1.Precedence of Rules 1.1.Rules for individual contests or events, including F
I haven't seen it mentioned, but there is still time before the contest to get the XV222 from Elecraft and get it assembled and operating. At 25 Watts, it will be lots better than the borrowed 5 Watt
I will be on Saturday May 10th for the 2008 6M spring Sprint, 2300Z, to 0300 Z. Look for me. Virginia is out of town with the normal rover vehicle, so I will have to outfit the old 4Runner for this e
Conditions were flat. OK, they were lousy: Grid QSOS Grids DM74AX 6 2 DM75BA 6 2 DM65TC 4 2 Except for only working 2 grids, this is not a bad score, and hence not a bad contest, for this part of the
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The KK6MC/r is slowly taking shape. Here is my planned itinerary: Saturday DM 84 1800Z DM 85 2030Z If there is enough activity, I may stay longer, if there isn't much I will leave early. From there I
If you want a simple antenna for 6M, a dipole will work fine. You can make a 2 element wire Yagi without too much more work. Or a wire Moxon. Google for dimensions. If you have time for a trip to Hom
In many ways, 160M ops and VHF ops are sisters under the skin. I think that most people that are proposing a distance based scoring system would base it on The Stew Perry Challenge: < http://jzap.com
Ev you wrote: So...would you like to have a "summer sprint" with software that already does all of the calculations for you and presents the results on a realtime Internet scoreboard? I would love th
I think that at least one contest, perhaps the September one, should be constructed this way. - Duffey -- KK6MC James Duffey Cedar Crest NM _______________________________________________ VHFcontesti
I thought that I might post what I do for power in my rover. I use the family automobile for roving, so installations need to be temporary rather than permanent. I use a separate 75 AH deep cycle bat
Walter - I thought of this technique, using the lighter socket. The old automotive battery chargers used to limit current using this technique. High amperage 12 V incandescent bulbs are not common fa
Steve - I have no experience with the HexBeam. I guess I would say try it and see. But I know that these will work: A Moxon rectangle as a simple to build with proven performance 6M beam. It can be b
Les - You can generate a map that has ham population by grid at this site: < http://www.wm7d.net/azproj.shtml > along with lots of other interesting maps.I also think that there is the capability to
A stack of Big Wheels would do well. Two will be a great improvement over a single eggbeater, and four will be even better. Stack them at 0.75 spacing. You probably want to space them a wavelength or
Joe - You wrote, in part: - Oh wait -- I think I'm starting to get it now... Nobody told them I'm there or that they might have to listen carefully to dig out my piddly, weak, little signal... Allowi
Alex - Well this still appears to be a better deal than rovers get in the UHF contest: from < http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2008/uhf.html > 7. Awards: Certificates will be awarded in the followi
2. I should have done a LOT of calling on 6 meters this June. I did a lot of S&P and caught a lot of grids, but for some reason, I didn't select a frequency and just call for any length of time. Look
Marshall - Good summary of rover techniques for he underpopulated. It gets done pretty much the same way here. I operate in the stop and shoot mode, but am getting ready to run and gun. One thing tha