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[VHFcontesting] Listening for 50 MHz band openings while roving ?

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Subject: [VHFcontesting] Listening for 50 MHz band openings while roving ?
From: Mark Spencer <mark@alignedsolutions.com>
Date: Fri, 18 May 2018 10:55:09 -0700
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Hi:

I'd be curious in hearing from other rovers about your plans for listening for 
band openings during contests on 50 MHz going forwards.   My prior approach was 
to listen to 50.125 on a whip antenna while moving from site to site (in prior 
years while driving although I now have a short whip for my back pack setup as 
well.)

Anyways I haven't heard much on 50.125 these days but am hearing audio on 
50.313 via a three foot whip on my back pack setup so I suspect there is some 
form of a band opening (or there are a lot of stations within ground wave range 
of a three foot whip which I suspect is unlikely.)

At this point I'm leaning towards simply listening for audio on 50.313 while 
moving then stopping and setting up the computer and hopefully getting a few 
more multipliers during band openings during the next contest.

I suppose a radio with "dual watch" (i.e. listen to 50.125 and 50.313 at the 
same time) would also help.  

It be curious in hearing from other rovers (or anyone else) about this topic.   
I don't see my self making "in motion" on FT8 but if some one has ideas about 
that topic I'd be interested in hearing them as well.

73 and hope to work many of you during the June contest.


Mark S
VE7AFZ


mark@alignedsolutions.com
604 762 4099
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