Be wary of using the 746 with transverters as ALL power levels regardless of band are set by the front panel power pot. Easy to forget in the heat of the contest while rover. I was a very active an
Six Meters Propagation is NOT directly tied to sunspots except for long haul DX using F2... Often requiring the flux to reach 175/200 or better! Not a common occurrence. However... I have worked Most
As one who was a rover for over 30 years (often in the top 5 nationally) please let me offer some common sense.. (1) I cant think of any reason to carry a 50 ft pushup mast... A 20 footer would make
In my years as a VHFer I always had a great respect for Pat and his research. We exchanged emails a bit back when I wrote for "CQ VHF" in the late 90s and learned alot from his sharing . Its a sad da
Hello all! Dug out the 6ele 6M yagi and got it back in the air a few days ago. Plan to do the same thing with the 16ele 2M yagi this afternoon. Look for me grom DM09jh, Silver Springs Nevada tonight
Both posted links were dead. Tim Sent from my MetroPCS 4G LTE Android device-- Original message --From: Huff David J <HuffDavidJ@JohnDeere.com> Date: 4/25/2017 08:11 (GMT-08:00) To: vhfcontesting@con
The real question is why its not between the AFC / NFC championships and the Superbowl, like it used to be before the league added another week of football? Damn silly to not slide it a week to incr
For this years June Contest I will be QRV from home here in DM09jh, Silver Springs NV. Using 6ele at 30' and 100W on 6M & 11 ele at 25' and 100W on 2M. No 222 or 432 this time. Will be QRV on CW, SSB
Congrats on a great score! Looks like you were a busy boy! 73s and GL de Tim - K7XC - DM09jh... sk Adapt, Overcome, Succeed! _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list
Good Morning Everyone... I used FT8 the day it was released. Its was clearly not done and needing to evolve but that early version was very impressive! It has only got better since. The latest versio
It Makes NO SENSE AT ALL! FT8 or JT9E would be a much better way to go.... JT65 as a 6M terrestrial Mode is a waste of time compared to what can be done in the same time with a MODERN mode DESIGNED F
It has to be above 144.100 by law. Sent from my MetroPCS 4G LTE Android device-- Original message --From: Nick Pick <nicolasgagnon@hotmail.fr> Date: 7/12/2017 07:04 (GMT-08:00) To: vhfcontesting@cont
Take a moment to look at the IARU Region 2 band plan proposal at: https://wsjtx.net/home/proposed_band_plan.html He makes some valid points not to mention his website is a wonderful resource of VHF+
I would suggest we don't place a terrestrial Digital signal in the Middle of traditionally a CW EME passband. What about above .300 like around 144.313? Well below any FM activity on the band plan. 7
Hi Folks, I will QRV from home in Silver Springs NV - DM09jh Will be on 6 and 2 Meters CW SSB FM FT8 & MSK 100W and 6ele @ 28 ft for 6M 100W and 11ele @ 24 ft for 2M Watching the cali vhf/uhf page ht
Notice the man with the rant has the highest score because he did the work of juggling all those distractions and managed to operate well. Yes it sounds like a bitch but that's what separates the win
Pete, Why not use the ARRL Log Submission website that allows you to input only the data and it does the formatting etc for you. I dont remember the URL but a quick look at the rules would surely rev
The point folks that you all have missed is the new FT8 mode gives people with NO CW SKILLS the power of CW without having to learn it. It also automates most of the process making it easier to multi
For what its worth... I was a very competitive Single and Multi Op Mountaintop Portable in the June VHF contests for over 20 years. In that same time period during the Sept and January events I elect
Connect them in series with no load present. You never cross these terminals or allow them to reach ground. Very simple and safe. There should be no worries working with these batteries if you don't