Very True George,
But the bands were even dead on Saturday night (which is typically when I
see the most activity in VHF contests).
73,
Ellen - AF9J
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Sintchak/WA2VNV" <wa2vnv@optonline.net>
To: "Ellen Rugowski" <ellenjoanne2003@sbcglobal.net>
Cc: <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 10:52 PM
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] bands are dead !!!!
> 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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