Hi Folks, Been a while since I posted anything, so I am announcing the addition of a new band... 222MHz! About half way done building a 16ele K1FO yagi from scratch. Yesterday I Finished drilling the
Hi Folks, Did some minor adjustments to the 16ele 2M yagi before checking into the 2M BOZO Net last night, run by Mike - K6MYC in DM07. The antenna performed very well. I am looking forward to making
Hi Folks, Putting the final touches on the driven element of a brand new homebrew 16ele 4wl 222 MHz K1FO Yagi. Hope to be QRV for the 222MHz Spring Sprint Tmrw Evening using a brand new Ukrainian Xvt
Hi Folks, Well the new 222 Antenna checks out OK but the straps that go from the element to the T Match rods are not soldered yet so only 10W tonight during the Maiden Voyage of both the Ukrainian Xv
I managed to get the antenna finished to a point where it needed testing to confirm the cross straps on the folded dipole were in the right place before soldering them in place. So I installed the an
Good Morning Folks, I have lived in Northern Nevada since 1977 and current reside in Silver Springs, DM09jh. This morning was getting ready to resume tuning a new 20 ele 222 yagi I finished building
Good Morning Folks, I have lived in Northern Nevada since 1977 and current reside in Silver Springs, DM09jh. This morning was getting ready to resume tuning a new 20 ele 222 yagi I finished building
A 5 Band VUCC award sound interesting. Would it allow existing VUCC contacts already in LOTW to be used for credit or require all New & Separate ones? Currently the existing VUCC rules however state
Hi Les, Your assumptions about what its like to operate in the West hold no Water as well. The Entire West has an Active Weak Signal VHF population equal to that of FN31 alone. Yes Tall Mountains are
Adding Satellite QSOs to a Terrestrial Award is something I Can NOT Endorse. They are separate from Terrestrial VUCC awards for a reason. Create a 5B VUCC award by all means all the reasons stated, j
Hi Les, To give you an idea where my perspective come from.... I have been active on Weak Signal VHF since 1990, starting on 2M, branching out to 6M, then 432 and finally 222. For 20+ yrs I was a com
Hi Gabe, Please don't think I am am anti satellite, I was active for years on AO-10 and AO-13 and the Russian LEO birds of 2up and 10 down, etc. What I am Against is an Award that allows credits from
Hi Marshall and all. Pardon my rambling but here goes... Rates on 6M SSB from some of the rare NV grids that I have activated in the past, (W/ wide open conditions) have hit the 300 per hour level mo
WOW, Real Antennas and some power! Thats how you put on a GriDXpedition! I'll be looking for you James from Due South in DM09jh... 73s de Tim - K7XC - DM09jh... sk ___________________________________
Hi Folks, Time to play 'Whats Your Grid" !!! 11AM this coming Saturday Morning Thru 8pm Sunday Night. We will be QRV from home, Silver Springs Nevada, in DM09jh as Multi Op. I (Tim - K7XC) will man 6
Someone from the PNW posted 222.080 is used there for Digital QSOs. Makes Sense. CU all on 222.080 FT8 from DM09 73s de Tim - K7XC - DM09jh... sk Adapt, Overcome, Succeed! On Sat, Jun 8, 2019 at 4:39
Another Great Job Barry! All these grids on with large stations during good conditions is an amazing feat. I cant tell you how many time I drove to DN00 during a Es opening to only arrive to a dead b
Yes James did a great job. I didn't have the advantage of KW power when portable except for the June contest when Dave - W7KK (Then NR6E) would combine stations. Being atop a mountain above 8000ft in
When it comes to the January VHF contest... ANYTHING that brings in additional activity, ANY ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY, Is A Good Thing. This contest is as much fun as watching paint dry! Add to that they