Steve, I realize how frustrating it is to try to compete with stations that use loopholes to win a competitive advantage. But, We all know what they are doing and how they are doing it. It is impress
The K3LFO / ROVER team (Jim K3LFO+Dave W3DIO) will be operational for an abbreviated rove during the June VHF contest weekend. The new rover is not fully operational so we only plan to hit 6 or 7 gri
It?s sure good to see all of the activity on this weekend. I just wish we had been able to participate as well! It?s a long and complicated story but we just couldn?t get the new version of the rover
W3AO/3 The Columbia ARA/PVRC Field Day effort will be on 50 SSB/CW, 144 SSB/CW, 222 SSB/CW, 432 SSB/CW, and 1296 SSB/CW from FM19mg. We will be operating on 144.220 SSB or near by. Find us there and
Hey fellow Rovers, Good power systems and power management are the key to successful roving. Unfortunately, I've been fighting the Inverter noise problem for a couple of years now. We've needed an In
Mike, Like I said I had to call them and order over the phone. It was no problem to ship me one. Shipping was quick and easy. K3LFO --Original Message-- From: vhfcontesting-bounces@contesting.com [ma
Mike, Like I said I had to call them and order over the phone. It was no problem to ship me just one. Shipping was quick and easy. K3LFO --Original Message-- From: vhfcontesting-bounces@contesting.co
The new K3LFO rover is finally ready to roll! Our plans are loose but basically the route is as follows: Saturday -- FN10db Broad Mountain, PA FN00xa Sideling Hill, PA FM19aw Mcconnellsburg, PA FM09u
Progress has been slow going but the new Rover platform is at least operational at this point. We are busy Re-installing the gear this weekend and expect to have 50 Mhz through 2304 operational by ne
The K3LFO/ Rover will be on the on this weekend for a rather casual effort. The rover isn't quite complete so we're just going out to have fun. We have abandoned 2304 for this outing due to installat
Thanks everyone for the terrific response. It was unanimous, Pyro-Joe and his 50w 3456 amp is exactly what I am looking for! Maybe we'll have it running in January. 73, Jim K3LFO/R Jim Erickson wrote
You may want to take a look at the rules. There are three sections ... General Rules, General Rules for VHF Contests, and Specific Rules for each contest. The following comes from the General Rules f
September VHF Contest W e are on schedule to take the rover out. Almost everything is ready. The 903 Amplifier however is not quite ready due to demands at work!. But, 2304 is up and running and shou
We sure didn't even come close to breaking any records but WOW! We started in FM27 at a fairly slow pace and felt conditions were flat. Not much heard from the NE and just the regular regional statio
I noticed the same thing. They listed the QSO points instead of the number of QSO's. Actually seeing the QSO points is more value to me than the number of QSO's. It kinda shows the value of the highe
With gas at $4.00 per gallon and a Rover that only gets 7 Miles per Gallon we will only be going to 7 grids this time. Please look for us especially on Saturday wile we're in FM27, FM28, and FM29. It
For Sale - 2m legal limit 8877 amplifier See link below for pictures and details. http://www.k3lfo.org/forsale/70cmamp.html -- *Jim Erickson K3LFO K3LFO@ARRL.NET * ___________________________________
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