Finally, after 30+ years of being a ham, I get to dip my toe into the VHF contest beyond 6m. I have an old, and somewhat flaky, IC-275H coupled with a 14-element yagi to get on the contest this weeke
Jim: The 2m FT8 frequency is at 144.174. You may experience some QRM on 144.175 CW (depending on FT8 activity in your area). GL. 73 Ed K3DNE EM94 _______________________________________________ VHFco
Author: Buddy Morgan via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2024 14:36:57 +0000 (UTC)
I have never heard any CW on 144.175. It is awful close to the FT8 frequency of 144.174. This might not be a good choice. Buddy WB4OMG EL 98 I have an old, and somewhat flaky, IC-275H coupled with a
Author: Jonesy W3DHJ via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2024 07:48:06 -0700 (MST)
I would add 144.205 and .210 for the "UP FIVE" or "UP TEN" moments -- unless your +/- mic buttons already handle that easily. GL in the contest! Jonesy -- Marvin L Jones | W3DHJ | W3DHJ | https://W3D
Even in SoCal, 144.200 for both. And cross my fingers hoping there is enough traffic that I'd need to QSY. (If so, then I'd QSY up.) Now one of the old timers here tells me about the time there was d
Hi Jim, Unfortunately, SSB and CW are intermixed frequency wise these days. I'd say set your memories to 144.180 and every 5 or 10 kHz above that to around 144.230. (144.200 is the calling frequency.