When I'm roving, I beacon my position to everyone via APRS.
I announce it in advance so then they can track me at http://aprs.fi/k7bwh
to know where to point.
I'm certain it provides a few more contacts and simplifies my driving
duties. I can work people over and over, each time I move into a new grid
square.
VHF contests are great!
Barry K7BWH
Seattle, WA CN87us
-----Original Message-----
From: VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting-bounces@contesting.com> On Behalf Of Mark
Spencer
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2019 5:33 PM
To: Drew Arnett <kb9fko@gmail.com>
Cc: vhfcontesting@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] VHFcontesting Digest, Vol 204, Issue 14
When roving I try to keep a radio listening to 50 MHz at all times (even if
I can only use a whip antenna.)
Mark S
VE7AFZ
mark@alignedsolutions.com
604 762 4099
> On Dec 16, 2019, at 5:17 PM, Drew Arnett <kb9fko@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> If 6 is open, 6 is busy. :-) Have had some sporadic E either June or
> January show up late say 9 or 10p local.
>
> Overnight seems to be empty for normal contacts. That's why I added
> learning WSJTX to do meteor scatter during the early morning hours. I
> haven't played seriously in the VHF since getting up to speed on that,
> but I figured it would be a great way to add multipliers and to fill
> some of that dead time.
>
> But for regular phone VHF+ QSOs, it's the sorts of time folks can jump
> on the radio. Usually pick up different folks on different days (as
> some can't play both days) and pick up some in the evening when they
> get a chance to play for a bit. So figure stuff like that. Any game
> of interest will impact participation as well.
>
> I love the VHF contests. Have fun!
>
> Drew
> n7da
>
>> Message: 4
>> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 15:03:39 +0000 (UTC)
>> From: Buddy Morgan <beamar@aol.com>
>> To: VHFcontesting@contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Busy times during VHF contests
>> Message-ID: <511910270.9195431.1576508619696@mail.yahoo.com>
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>>
>> In a contest results article, in QST, some years ago, it said that more
contacts were made in the first hour of the contest, than any other time.
That only thing I can add: I have never made a QSO between 2300 and 0600,
local time.
>>
>> Buddy WB4OMG
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