144 MHz only: 27 QSOs, 17 grids. 1500W, 16 dBi at 110' CW/SSB only That's not bad considering I didn't make a full effort (taking advantage of good weather to work on outside stuff including antennas
Hi Paul, How far up/down the band (2 meters) do you tune and/or watch if using a band scope? I usually have the bands cope/panadapter cover from just below .140 to just above .300. This will allow me
Hi Paul, Here in CT where there is more local activity, the band is not over-crowded, there is always lots of clear space, and it is rare to find anyone below 170 or above 250 so I would not CQ there
Paul, I agree with you that I wish stations would wait a minute to listen to other callers before QSYing to work someone on another band. I heard a couple of such QSOs going on, called them but they
I feel your pain (and then some) neighbour. It saddens me to say that I've finally (after decades) given up on VHF contests, unless 6m is wide open. My patience finally wore out and many in the Marit
Well the dust has settled and I am busy building antennas for 222 and 432... The comments from VE9AA underscore the plight of those in grids that are off the beaten path. We want to work you. You wan
Paul, Paul, I do my contesting from or EM84 or EM85 and the situation you describe is very similar to ours. And I agree that somebody needs to do Search and Pounce. Think about it, if everyone was in
Author: Keith Morehouse <w9rm@calmesapartners.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 08:28:27 -0600
seconds at a time'. That's the job of the 'unenlightened' op's who stubbornly refuse to move OFF those modes when the band opens for sporadic E during the summer contests. The September and January
Author: Jonesy W3DHJ via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 09:41:59 -0600 (MDT)
Well, actually, it hurts more than just the digiter's score. Jonesy -- <pre> Marvin L Jones | W3DHJ | W3DHJ | https://W3DHJ.net/ Pueblo, Colorado | @ | Jonesy | __ linux FreeBSD 38.238N 104.547W | jo
I ran analog only in the September contest from my Rover / back pack portable station (although I only operated on Saturday.) I don't really have enough data to draw any conclusions about the impact
John, Re the 35WPM CW. At least on 2M and above, the contest CW that I've always heard (and worked) is more like 12-15 WPM and sometimes, slower. Me? If I heard a 35 WPM signal, instead of QRZ, you'd
John, I am not giving up! No way! In fact I am increasingly taking financial risks to add bands. I'm not yet crazy enough to push it this far if I had any thoughts of giving up. However, some have gi