Author: Keith Morehouse <w9rm@calmesapartners.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 21:21:38 +0000
W9RM will be on both 6 & 2 for CQWW-VHF from DM58. I will be taking advantage of the rule that allows limited spotting when running meteor scatter and posting my calling frequency and sequence, both
Author: Keith Morehouse <w9rm@calmesapartners.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 23:32:54 +0000
Nelson, you can operate as a single op or multi-op from anywhere you want. No limitations. How did a comment about self-spotting turn into the annual old lady pissing contest ? If you don't like the
Author: Keith Morehouse <w9rm@calmesapartners.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 02:18:04 +0000
There was absolutely no sporadic E in western CO until exactly 1600z on Sunday, then it was bedlam until the end. Multiple paths, multiple reflection points, skew, backscatter, side scatter, single h
Author: Keith Morehouse <w9rm@calmesapartners.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 18:02:33 +0000
I had one big gun in 7 land call me on CW when I was running a SSB pileup. I told him that he was probably just checking my CW skill. I got a HI out of him after that :) Jay W9RM ____________________
Author: Keith Morehouse <w9rm@calmesapartners.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 12:41:09 +0000
If you can only do one band in that contest, 432 is certainly the place to be ! Jay W9RM DM58 _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com h
Author: Keith Morehouse <w9rm@calmesapartners.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 12:49:37 +0000
Someone just asked almost that very question on the N1MM email reflector today. N1MM evidently handles rover station grid changes quite well. The rest of the program is certainly excellent and the de
Author: Keith Morehouse <w9rm@calmesapartners.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2014 02:46:05 +0000
The true worth of this project will be reflected in the filtering. Any rumors on pricing ? Jay W9RM _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting
Author: Keith Morehouse <w9rm@calmesapartners.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2014 19:07:18 +0000
Commercial omni antennas are specified with "down-tilt" all the time, usually to enhance close-in performance in a mobile environment. It's done by altering the phasing between the stacked vertical e
Author: Keith Morehouse <w9rm@calmesapartners.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2014 00:12:56 +0000
If you don't live on the east coast and want to top 10 in a VHF contest someday, I would urge you to think long and hard about adopting this rule... Jay W9RM _________________________________________
Author: Keith Morehouse <w9rm@calmesapartners.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2015 00:33:09 +0000
not make a station SO vs SOU for the *current* VHF+ contests, including Jan 2015. The SOU category is now able to make use of spotting information just as it is for HF contests. Nothing in the curren
Author: Keith Morehouse <w9rm@calmesapartners.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2015 19:41:46 +0000
No, I don't agree with you Ward. Many people requested a change in the spotting rules, specifically to mirror the CQVHF rules. Using packetcluster, or whatever you want to call the current spotting n
Author: Keith Morehouse <w9rm@calmesapartners.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2015 16:22:38 +0000
Distance scoring has been tried in various VHF Springs. It shows....a benefit to the normal high-population areas of the US (surprise !), except maybe on 6... Jay W9RM _______________________________
Author: Keith Morehouse <w9rm@calmesapartners.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 22:41:29 +0000
You east coast guys better prepare for wall to wall CQ'ers now that everyone can act like a multi-op. If you're NOT east of the Mississippi, prepare to get run over by an even larger score percentage
Author: Keith Morehouse <w9rm@calmesapartners.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 03:07:20 +0000
I think its because it specifically states "multi-op". Under the new assistance rules, ALL stations can access APRS info. I still think the "everybody act like a multi-op" rule is a mistake and will
Author: Keith Morehouse <w9rm@calmesapartners.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 10:58:17 -0700
Dave, just download one of the numerous grid square apps for cellphones. If you need the mapping provided by a standalone GPS, run them both. I had to buy an older handheld GPS years ago to get reado
Author: Keith Morehouse <w9rm@calmesapartners.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 11:21:01 -0700
Dave, WHS, I share a lot of your feelings about 'smartphones', but consider this... There is a HUGE 2nd hand market for these devices, both from individuals and from consumer points of sale (as old s
Author: Keith Morehouse <w9rm@calmesapartners.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2015 18:57:57 -0700
If anybody cares about my opinion, I think they should stop increasing point/Q above 900 or 1296...maybe even lower. Jay W9RM DM58 Keith J Morehouse Managing Partner Calmesa Partners G.P. Olathe, CO
Author: Keith Morehouse <w9rm@calmesapartners.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2015 07:47:56 -0700
East coast-centric view ? It's anything but. High points for QSO's above 222 is one of the east coasts big advantages. They are the guys with the population to make that work for them. Frankly, I'm s
Author: Keith Morehouse <w9rm@calmesapartners.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2015 08:41:30 -0700
Well, I certainly consider MYSELF to be in serious competition with the east coast (in June and July) ! I can't speak for others not located east of the Mississippi River or within reach of the grid-