[CQ-Contest] VP2VMM Pictures

[JIM STAHL]

Salt water rocks. Not exactly a beach, but from a parking area next to salt water in Sarasota I did a 500K CQWW CW effort in 22 hours QRP with HamSticks. 


73  -  Jim  K8MR 


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> On Dec 23, 2023, at 11:41 AM, Mike Smith VE9AA <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
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> Great pix and short video Kenny! Very nice well thought out operation.
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> I too am a big believer of VOTB (Verticals on the beach) type of antennas.
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> I've done a number of HF & 6m contests from my Mini right on the waters'
> edge but I think my first experience at
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> a real station that solidified that belief was last years' CQWW SSB from
> owner ZF5T(K5GO) QTH, as ZF2AA.  The 40m vertical there is right on the
> waters' edge much like your 10m setup and I swear it felt like I was running
> 3el's at 140'.  
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> Stan is an expert antenna builder and contester.
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> I would've never guessed you guys were LP on 10m, ever.  Wow !
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> 73 de Mike VE9Antenna Antenna <(mostly vertical arrays here @ home as
> well..but nowhere near salt water :-(
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> A group of us activated VP2VMM during the ARRL 10m contest, and I have
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> posted some pictures and commentary on the VP2VMM QRZ
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> <https://www.qrz.com/db/VP2VMM>web page.  I hope you enjoy it.
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> 73, and thanks for the QSOs!  Kenny K2KW with AG9A, W9RE and KD4D
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