I will be on for a bit at the start today, but then have to be away until Sunday. I should be going at it all day Sunday on 50, 144, 222, 432, 903 and 1296. I am really, really, really distraught abo
If there's a V/UHF contest and I'm around, I will be on. :) I will be looking in all directions on 6 and 144 with SSB. Good antennas and height here -- rigs in 100w range. If you want a specific sked
N9LR will be activating EN55/56 starting this Sat. morning thru next Sat. morning. He indicated to me that he would have 3 els on 6 and 10 els on 144, at approx. 35'. Bricks on both bands as well. Fi
Big contest here -- Wow! Still am buzzing from it. The short story with numbers is this: Claimed score: 176,790 6 meters : 600 Q's and 173 mults 2 meters: 115 Q's and 40 mults In 3 seasons of contest
Title pretty much says it all. Hope to work many stations in all directions. 73 and have fun, Todd KC9BQA EN63ao 50 thru 2304 _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing lis
This 432 sprint delivered a bit more than I expected. Weather in the Upper Midwest was cool, mostly clear and blustery. Figured conditions would be flat at best, but did manage to make Q's up to EN35
I have just been getting caught up on the past few weeks of posts here. I like K9KL's approach to handling the new folks. Nobody is born knowing the particular ins and outs of each band. A friendly c
Dave N8AG wrote, in part: "Why don't you guys just stop bashing rovers? They don't compete with fixed stations." I'm not sure who in this thread is bashing rovers. I sure won't. I hold rovers in the
In 4 days and 21 hours, the ARRL UHF contest kicks off. As most here know, it runs from 1800Z this Saturday until 1800Z Sunday. All bands from 222 and higher are in play. Here's a link to the rules:
The following link is a great read for rovers and fixed stations alike. There's plenty of education and inspiration within. Enjoy. http://www.nlrs.org/RoverMania/index.htm 73, Todd KC9BQA EN63ao 50 t
I think Frank K3UHF is asking some very good questions in his most recent post. If these questions could be answered, it would clear up a lot of speculation and perhaps get this list back on track. W
I am also in favor of making ARRL VHF/UHF contest logs public, and I have let my VUAC rep know. This is a great idea by the Grid Pirates and I will also submit what I can to their repository. As the
I enjoy my home station too much. Took months of research, scrounging, networking, bugging others to get things to where they are today. Took a ton of great help too, which I remain very grateful for
Lots going on around WI to share with the list. I'll try to do the highlights first. There should be a significant number of new guys trying out contesting in and around the Milwaukee and La Crosse a
KC9BQA here from EN63. I was emailing the other night with a ham that checked into one of my 2 meter nets. He came up with an idea I thought was just brilliant. Since I've only been on the air since
If someone's posted this info here, I've missed it. The 2009 Spring Sprints kick off on 2 meters next Monday night, April 6th, 7-11pm your local time. Here's the link to the rules. Make sure to scrol
I am all about VHF/UHF contests. Nothing like them. I consider them the radio equivalent of a big party that I don't want to miss. I also feel that VHF/UHF activity in general is always in need of ex
DX in this sprint will be limited because my 16 els over 16 els up 100' are stuck pointed WSW. Rotor's broken for 50, 222 and 432. I should do well into Madison, Dubuque and Des Moines. If any Omaha
While we're on 6 meters, here's a friendly reminder. Get on the air this Sat. evening, the 9th, and make some QSO's in the 6 meter Spring Sprint. It runs from 2300-0300Z. Here's the rules: http://www
Activity seemed good around WI/ILL. Since the band didn't open up, I consider 43 Q's to be real good for a sprint. I now have 7 els (M2 JHV) up 100'. Best DX was K0SIX in EN35, KA0PQW in EN33, K9AKS