My lovely XYL Abby presented me with a brand new FlexRadio 1500 as a Christmas present this year. Ive enjoyed playing with it over the past days, and have been amazed at what a difference it makes to
My second ever VHF SSB contact was with Jimmy Long, W4ZRZ during the January 2008 VHF Contest. Using a four element Yagi mounted in my attic, everyone but Jimmy was at or near the noise level. That y
Greg Jurrens, K5GJ/R came to aid of his fellow VHF Men this week by posting a great how to guide for using the FlexRadio 1500 as an IF rig. It got me up and running in record time, and many others to
Russ & The Group, The W1GHZ mini-transverter is impressive, and the price is certainly right too. But Id love to see assembled versions offered. If I had the time to build a kit, then I wouldnt need
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... Truth be told the conditions were poor to awful, but I was having a good time in last weekends ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes. Until disaster stru
My 3 year old Mirage C2512G amplifier has bit the dust. 20 watts of drive is producing no power output at all. In addition, there is no detectable difference in noise levels when the pre-amp is switc
After having a foot switch failure during the January VHF Contest, I went looking for something beyond the cheap, plastic foot switches commonly sold at ham radio stores for this application. A frien
John, Ive heard from some of the local contesters that Linemaster switches are often found in the shacks of some of the larger, and well equipped stations. But at the ebay price range, we can all aff
I personally will be scouring the pages of Ebay looking for these! What could be cooler than to equip your shack with the used tattoo switch of some guy named Dirt who owned a shop on the Sunset Stri
The February 2011 issue of CQ Magazine includes contest results for last year's "CQ WW VHF" contest, and an explanation of their decision to allow "passive assistance" starting with the 2011 event. C
I also share your concerns about moving out of the lower 4 categories. Right now, I have 902 and 1296 as well...but it's hard for me to justify spending the additional money to get into the Microwave
I just purchased a used TE Systems 210G amplifer that arrived in good condition. Unfortunately, it's missing the "DC" power connection at the rear. I'm not even sure what those plugs are called, exce
First of all, I apologize for my ignorance in calling a Jones plug "non-standard". I'm been enlightened that the plug is actually quite common on older equipment and was stocked on Radio Shack shelve
If you haven't already done so, please take a minute to write your Congressman to oppose H.R. 607, the Broadband for First Responder's Act. The ARRL makes it easy with a form-letter, and a lobbyist f
I couldn't agree more with Marshall, K5QE and want to applaud the new CQ VHF Rules as a step in the right direction. The notion that VHF Contesting is just the same as HF Contesting is the most illog
I applaud the work being done by the ARRL and the VUAC in this regard. Its clear that their intention is to increase participation in VHF Contesting, and we should all support that effort. As is ofte
I love the idea of 10 Meters being added to an ARRL VHF Contest. Ive always thought that 10 Meters behaved more like a VHF band, than an HF band (at least for eight of eleven years). Including 10 Met
I hope other VHF Men will join me in thanking Gene for his years of service to the high band community as editor of The World Above 50 MHz. Now that hes retired Im betting he posts some huge scores i
My lovely XYL got invited to go camping with her family over the next four days, and its an offer that she cant pass up. Her mother is getting up in years, and outings like this that were once common
Does anyone on the list(s) have current contact information for Austin Kyser, K0GEM? I've been trying to get in touch with him for weeks to arrange to swap some radios. We were supposed to make the e