N8RA will be active in the January VHF SS on 6m, 2m, and 70 cm from NW Connecticut, FN31lu. The operating class will be limited multiop with KD1EU and I at the controls. At this time the station is n
Band QSOs Grd 50 135 19 144 191 26 420 13 7 Total 339 52 Score: 18,304 This was the first time entering as multiop in a VHF contest. Don, KD1EU and I teamed up for it. A week before the contest we in
Marshall and others, You will not overcome the East Coast advantage. Soon, all of our plans will come to fruition. Consider these facts: Under our direction, the FAA has now completed rerouting all a
In a comparison of ARRL and CQ Mag VHF contests, I enjoy them both. I find the CQ VHF contest fun, because I can just get on and make contacts- that's OK, but because of lack of much structure, I hav
Well put Paul. I didn't see a problem needing a solution. 73 all, Chet, N8RA Hi Marshall, I applaud you for your positive approaches to the betterment of VHF contesting and operating in general. I re
Ron, Thanks for the reply, but I am still struggling to see the problem. In my experience, different ops handle the contact different ways. Replies I get from a CQ might be my call once (or 3 times!
Hi James, Yes I think it does mean assistance to them, and I also understand your spirit of well-meaning too. If they are trying to operate unassisted, it makes a tough situation for them. One of my
Right now there is nothing against a single op looking at WWV reports, tropo maps or E's maps to determine if a band might he "open". What is not allowed for a single op (unassisted) is getting exter
Hi Jim, I use the N1MM logger set to ARRL June VHF. "7.2.1.2. Until logging programs with 'official' support for these events become more available, the closest format is probably for the June or Sep
This is usually a fun event, and it indeed was last night. Being focused on just one band it offers a good chance to test drive your station there. Rain and lightening moving through the area during
This was another fun event for those of us that like to listen to a lot of band hiss in between our CQ's. . Conditions seemed better at the 7 PM start then they did when I stopped at 10PM in fairly h
John, I don't think there is an easy answer to that. What I do is model each antenna in EZNEC and then compare an antenna's pattern by itself to various placements amongst the others. This is laborio
This was a direct answer to someone who asked for some details- forwarding it on to the group too. I have EZNEC models for: Cushcraft 6 el 70 cm HyGain 3 el 2M HyGain 5 el 2M Cushcraft 3 el 6M Homebr
Yes, I agree! I have two of these amplifiers in use here- solid and reliable units. The AC power connector needs a Hubbell HBL7484. There are many for sale on eBay in the "business and industrial" se
Try Googling on "vhf contesting". That will bring up some articles about it. 73 Chet, N8RA --Original Message-- From: vhfcontesting-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:vhfcontesting-bounces@contesting.com
99% of us do not deliberately do things that violate rules, ethics, etc. A lot of us will try hard to win (whatever "win" means in our own minds). But remember we can all do our part to keep the spor
Doin' what I can to get ready, but I have a busy schedule between now and contest time, so the list of what I won't get done is much longer than the "done" list so far. 1- Borrowed a TS-2000 to devot
speaking of bugs.. Was just out to the large aluminum junction box at the base of one tower to find it swarming with tiny black ants. Took my measurements, then left them some treats and put the cove
Call: N8RA Class: Single Op LP QTH: CT- FN31 Club: Yankee Clipper Contest Club Band QSOs Mults -- 6: 248 89 2: 126 26 432: 8 4 Total: 382 119 Total Score = 46,410 Wow! It was another fun contest week
In case I am not the last person on the planet to know about these techniques, let me describe a recent station improvement. My situation was the use of 75 ohm hardline with 50 ohm antennas. With a p