Hi Nick,
Make sure you advertise well. Not a whole lot of New England stations aim
their beams to the Northeast during the contests, so it'll be hard to grab
random contacts. Sunday is better for this as people hunt mults.
Sean WA1TE
On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 4:12 PM Nick Pick <nicolasgagnon@hotmail.fr> wrote:
> Paul, that is the plan, my intention is to activate FN56 during the 2018
> june VHF and it will be on sunday to give me more time on the air, like me,
> you can see the place on google street view in the tiny village of
> St-Adalbert (yes, the name sound bizzare even for us french speakers) in
> FN56bu. Plan to operate on the church parking, seem to have a nice take-off
> angle toward the US. Planning to go visiting the place once just to be
> sure, don't yet know if is this automn or spring AND ask permission to
> operate from the people church and/or the Mayor beforehand....
>
> Nicolas
> VE2NCG
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2017 16:46:37 +0000 (UTC)
> > From: Paul Kiesel <k7cw@yahoo.com>
> > To: "vhfcontesting@contesting.com" <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>,
> > Nick Pick <nicolasgagnon@hotmail.fr>
> > Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] September VHF contest
> > Message-ID: <529143888.506542.1505234797590@mail.yahoo.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
> >
> > Hey Nick,
> >
> > When you visit FN56 for us next E season, the weather will be nice! :-)
> >
> > 73,
> > Paul, K7CW
> > --------------------------------------------
> > On Tue, 9/12/17, Nick Pick <nicolasgagnon@hotmail.fr> wrote:
> >
> > Subject: [VHFcontesting] September VHF contest
> > To: "vhfcontesting@contesting.com" <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
> > Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2017, 5:34 AM
> >
> > ARRL 2017 Sept VHF
> >
> > Hello all!
> > Decided to operate portable this time
> > and we decided (Me and Eric VA2MO)
> > to operate on Mt-Radar at FN46ki, a 3
> > hours ride and it was supposed to be warm
> > and sunny.... not so much as you can
> > see in the album below:
> >
> > Album at: https://imgur.com/gallery/ZtFCQ
> >
> > Installation when without a fuss and
> > everyting was in order and Eric was doing
> > his SOTA activation and as I was
> > looking at the sky, I decided to unwrap the tarp
> > and install it just in case... of
> > course, 5 minutes before the contest,
> > Murphy's Law when into effect:
> >
> > https://youtu.be/qwy65XcnViU
> >
> > It's was wetter, colder and
> > inconfortable than when I was Rover in january...
> > after half an hour, decided to brig all
> > the equipment inside the truck and since
> > I decided this time to use 20' of mast
> > insted of 10, the coax for the 6m and the
> > ground plane for FM where too short...
> > anyway, still get the V/U horizontal and a
> > 6m vertical and decided to make somme
> > noise on the bands and was fun anyway,
> > portable will be my niche from now on.
> > Thanks to all that have worked me and special
> > thanks to everyone who have try! As a
> > rookie, I have learn that cw is very important
> > when the band are so-so, next "upgrade"
> > to my station would be to learn cw!
> >
> > Nick VE2NGC
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> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 3
> > Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2017 13:15:55 -0400
> > From: peter h <n6ze@aol.com>
> > To: PNWVHFS@googlegroups.com, vhfcontesting@contesting.com
> > Subject: [VHFcontesting] FW: FEMA Jobs Hurricane Harvey, Irma
> > Message-ID: <15e771716a9-c05-63498@webjas-vad119.srv.aolmail.net>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
> >
> >
> >
> > As received from my Ventura Co ACS/RACES/ARES Officer, Rob Hansen, W6RH
> >
> > bt73Pete Heins, N6ZE
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Robert H. w6rh@hotmail.com [VC_ACS] <
> VC_ACS-noreply@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Tue, Sep 12, 2017 4:05 pm
> > Subject: [VC ACS] FW: FEMA Jobs
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Passing this along FYI I have no additional information.
> >
> >
> >
> > As you are all very much aware, our Nation has sustained severe flooding
> and damage as a result of Hurricane Harvey, and we are anticipating major
> impacts from Hurricanes Irma and possibly Jose. This is the peak of the
> hurricane season and it is far from over; to this end we are reaching out
> to you to help in response and recovery efforts. FEMA is looking to
> recruit personnel, with an expected deployment of 30 days, in the following
> areas:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Program Area
> >
> > Skillset Required
> >
> >
> > Individual Assistance
> >
> > Survivor outreach and communication, case management
> >
> >
> > Logistics
> >
> > Load and unload trucks; coordinate and deliver resources; track inventory
> >
> >
> > IT
> >
> > Establish connectivity for facilities; install, track, and manage
> equipment; configure communications equipment
> >
> >
> > Disaster Survivor Assistance
> >
> > Engage directly with survivors; demonstrate understanding of available
> programs; case management
> >
> >
> > Hazard Mitigation
> >
> > Floodplain management, mitigation strategies for the built environment,
> flood insurance, FEMA?s grant programs and authorities
> >
> >
> > Disaster Emergency Communications
> >
> > Set up, operation, and shut down of communications vehicles;
> installation of voice and data cables; knowledge of radio protocols
> >
> >
> > External Affairs
> >
> > Communications, Congressional and intergovernmental affairs, media
> analysis, media relations, tribal affairs, private sector relations
> >
> >
> > Environmental and Historic Preservation
> >
> > Knowledge of environmental, historic, and floodplain management
> processes and regulations
> >
> >
> > Human Resources
> >
> > Human resources specialists and managers
> >
> >
> > Finance
> >
> > Travel arrangements and budget controls
> >
> >
> > Acquisitions
> >
> > Contracting officers, purchasing specialists, and procurement specialists
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > If you are available to serve in one or more of these areas, please send
> your r?sum? to: FEMA-CAREERS@fema.dhs.gov,
> >
> > Feel free to also share this request throughout your networks.
> >
> > This is a great opportunity to serve the Nation and support our
> survivors in this time of need.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> > Message: 4
> > Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2017 12:20:34 -0500
> > From: winger55552001 <winger55552001@yahoo.com>
> > To: Kenneth Silverman <kenny.k2kw@gmail.com>,
> > vhfcontesting@contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] The digital modes and the Sept contest
> > Message-ID: <o5nu70sxgbtqc3758nqpm10e.1505236834712@email.android.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
> >
> >
> >
> > I agree.
> > One thing to note... the IM-like nature of digital appeals to younger
> hams... it will be harder to get the introverts over to voice and cw as a
> few decades pass.
> > Randy, N0LD
> >
> >
> > Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
> >
> > -------- Original message --------
> > From: Kenneth Silverman <kenny.k2kw@gmail.com>
> > Date: 9/12/17 10:57 AM (GMT-06:00)
> > To: vhfcontesting@contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] The digital modes and the Sept contest
> >
> >> One can work QSOs much faster on SSB or CW and, from what I can see
> after
> >> using FT8 for several months during 6M E season, CW can also be copied
> by
> >> ear at lower signal levels then FT8 can reliably and repeatably decode.
> >
> > While I haven't used FT8 yet, the key takeaway is to operate CW/SSB when
> > the band (or your ears) will support it.? This past summer people were
> > staying on JT65 when that band was very open.
> >
> > Kenny K2KW
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