Has the scoring formula been finalized? I made 14 QSO's and I calculated the distance between me and all grids with WinGrid after the contest. But they are all in miles. Now I don't know how to calcu
Hi Steve, Is the score you list based on the old method or the new distance-based scoring method which is to be used in this contest? You had to do better than an average of 10 km per QSO! 73, Zack W
They blew their amp and were running somewhere between 20 and 50 watts, from what I heard. I think they are trying to get a kW for tomorrow though. I have heard EME at others' stations but the only t
I thought it was on May 1 and 2, concurrent with MAD and the Microwave Sprint (on Saturday anyway). 73, zack W9SZ _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontest
Wow, cool. Thanks! I wonder where all these people in EN50 have been? I only recognized about a third of the calls listed in that grid. 73, Zack W9SZ _______________________________________________ V
I've seen this article referenced in innumerable groups (not just ham radio related). Thing is, so far this solar cycle has pretty much fizzled out. 73, Zack W9SZ ____________________________________
I don't know if that was worse than my 60 mph winds and torrential downpour or not. With the snow, I'm assuming the ground was frozen? The rain got into my equipment and the ground was a mudbath. Whe
Holy cow! What a setup! Wish I could've worked you but it just wasn't in the cards this time. Maybe September? 73, Zack W9SZ _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list
I was a Hilltopper so I only got 6 hours to operate and I chose the first 6 hours of the contest. Not much happening as far as openings here in Illinois until the last hour of my time; 6 meters start
Strange that no one has talked about it here. There has been a lot of discussion on other reflectors. I will be portable on a hill in EN50rl. All bands 222 thru 10368. I will have 100 watts on 432 bu
The Garmin Etrex for sure. I just got one a few months ago and it displays 6-character Maidenhead grids. Been using it quite a bit. 73, Zack W9SZ _______________________________________________ VHFco
Due to some other commitments I would've just had the last hour and a half in the Sprint. But I'm still wiped out from the 10 GHz contest. When I got done in Port Washington Wisconsin yesterday I was
He probably wasn't running 10 watts to a 4 element beam up 15 feet on a hilltop, either. 73, Zack W9SZ _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contest
Those are cool. But I'll bet they are not cheap! Perfect for the Rover and portable station. I wouldn't have to spend two hours in a blizzard/ice storm setting up and taking down antennas for the Jan
Right now I plan on operating Single-Op (QRP) Portable from my usual hill in EN50rl. I know I'm a glutton for punishment but I hope to make it thru at least Saturday and some of Sunday. I'll probably
Your scoring looks wrong, John. It looks like you scored based on the June and September contest rules. In the January contest, each 902 and 1296 QSO is worth 4 points and each 2.3G and above is wort
I'm going to make my own circuit boards for the Miniverter, mainly because the helical filters I got are a different size (much smaller) than the ones Paul used. Otherwise, I am going to use an exter