Hello all -- I've been trying to post here for over a month with no luck. I'll try this email account and see if the reflector is happy with it. == We've been building bigger and better antennas for
Hello again! I'm happy to report that by popular demand, W3BC will rove to EM99uu on Sunday. Here is the revised schedule (Eastern Time, approximate) Saturday 1400-1600+ FN11be (2375')# 1930-2300 FN0
Hi all -- I'd like to coin the term "GXpedition" or "Grid Expedition". As a Rover, I've made one or two of those... 73 de Joe, W3BC _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting maili
WARNING! LONG-WINDED RANTING FOLLOWS! WARNING! Rovers expend a lot of resources to put "relatively rare" grids on the air for everyone to enjoy. The enjoyment we get is to work as many stations as we
Thanks fellas for a couple of great ideas... Rover "window". Good thinking. That way, people in the know, know to tune there looking for weak rover signals when they've worked the rest of the band dr
I LIKE IT!!! Give that man 10 dB more enhancement! _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo
If I were to buy one, it must be able to display which Maidenhead Grid I am roving in! Most current GPS systems do that, but a few do not. For rovers, it would be a deal-breaker. 73 de Joe, W3BC --Or
Thank you one and all! Wow! Thanks so much for the helpful info, and supportive comments. You have encouraged me to continue! If I step back and look at my results, I guess that I'm actually doing be
Hi Les -- Here's a great page of information on that very subject. It turns out that you can place them closer than most people think. http://www.directivesystems.com/STACKING.htm I've stacked them r
In a word, gas. Look for us from FN01qf, 2400' atop Boone Mountain (582' HAAT) all day Saturday. We'll be chasing around 6 meters S&P a lot, but pretty much always listening on 144.180 as well. Same
As a relative newcomer, I've been just sitting back and reading this thread. It's time to voice my opinion, so here goes. * 1 hour from first QSO in a grid to the first QSO in the next grid. Yes. (Pr
OK, I'm probably crazy, but ... I'm planning on being set up and running from EM99wv at 7:00 p.m. I'll try to run on 432.118, and tune around 432.1 when things are slow. I'll be turning the beam and
Hi Ted - I am currently using the Icom 7000 which I specifically bought for roving and general mobile operation. The IF-DSP (in actuality a Software Defined Radio) provides the ability to pull out th
Steve - Yep. That's a common problem, and reflects the state of the electronic component industry today. As the late, great Don LaFontaine would intone, "In a world..." of throwaway consumer electron
I can't stay quiet any longer. I started roving a couple years ago because: 1. I spend my weekends at a QTH that is 300' below average terrain but in a "rare" grid 2. I have always liked hilltopping,
"I read your posting with intense interest...from the perspective of 'why do people participate in Amateur radio events'. Succinctly, it is for two reasons: (A) Because it's fun and (B) there is a re
"People who enter competitions must realize that they may not win. It is not up to the contest sponsor to make it so a person's esteem is satisfied." - K7CW Not my point at all. My point is more on t
"...the 'ground hog day' reporting in QST that glorifies the same ole boys every contest." - W7MY As I write this, I'm a mere 15 miles north of Punxsutawney, PA, home of the famous groundhog. So I be
My point, exactly! --Original Message-- From: Mike (KA5CVH) Urich [mailto:ka5cvh@gmail.com] Sent: Sun 2/15/2009 6:23 PM To: k7cw@yahoo.com Cc: vhfcontesting@contesting.com; Shupienis, Joseph Subject:
"All of us west of the Mississippi enter knowing we have very very little chance of winning. I certainly don't expect to have a chance of winning. I compete against my previous scores and others in m