Ellen, you forgot to mention the Green Bay factor into ur lack of stations.
I'm from Long Island NY (FN30) but have a son who lives in Madison, WI and
he tells me that when there's a Packers game everything out there stops
until the game is over.
Condx here seemed like the usual flat condx for January with two brief
openings on 6M to the SE from up here in the NE. Of course the bands went
dead up here in New England this afternoon when the Patriots were playing.
73 & gud dx next contest.
George - WA2VNV - FN30kv
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ellen Rugowski" <ellenjoanne2003@sbcglobal.net>
To: "Zack Widup" <w9sz@prairienet.org>
Cc: <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 1:26 PM
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] bands are dead !!!!
Yeah, it's been like that here,
Other than the K9NS superstation on 6 & 2m (I'm having issues with the 432
rig), just south of the WI/IL state line (I'm in the Milwaukee area) all
I've worked are a couple of locals. I'm not even hearing the usual suspects
in the neighboring grids (EN53, EN52, EN51,EN63, EN62, & EN61), much less
hearing Bob, K2DRH (in EN41), whom I always work. Like I said, I've
participated in subzero VHF SS before, but the condx. were never this bad.
It's as though, I'm using a 1/4 wave magmount fot an antenna, instead of my
log periodic.
73,
Ellen - AF9J
Grind EN52xx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Zack Widup" <w9sz@prairienet.org>
To: "Ellen Rugowski" <ellenjoanne2003@sbcglobal.net>
Cc: <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 11:50 AM
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] bands are dead !!!!
>
> I didn't get much operating time yesterday due to other things going on.
> The bands were pretty dead with only one station worked (on 144, 222 and
> 432). I just had to go out and see a couple bands play in local clubs last
> night and got home near midnight. The temperature was -1 F then so
> I imagine overnight it got a bit colder than that.
>
> Today I've heard a few stations but apparently most have had their beams
> pointed my way. Nowhere near what I usually hear in a VHF contest, though.
>
> Oh well ... I'm looking forward to the warmer weather contests.
>
> 73, Zack W9SZ
>
> On Sun, 20 Jan 2008, Ellen Rugowski wrote:
>
> > You have that right. These have to be some of the worst condx. I've ever
> > dealt with in the VHF SS (and that includes some where the temps were
below
> > zero, like they've been during this one).
> >
> > 73,
> > Ellen - AF9J
> > Grind EN52xx
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <WB4UNA@aol.com>
> > To: <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 8:45 AM
> > Subject: [VHFcontesting] bands are dead !!!!
> >
> >
> >> not much going on around here. bands are dead..made a few contacts and
> > that
> >> has been it...still looking ....
> >>
> >> Randy
> >>
> >> WB4UNA since 1970
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