[Fourlanders] FW: Working K5QE in the VHF Contest

[Jim Worsham]

FYI.  We should be able to work these guys on 6 and 2 WSJT no problem.
Lets' give it a try!

 

73

Jim, W4KXY

 

It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart
you are.  If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong.

Richard P. Feynman

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From: Marshall Williams [mailto:k5qe at sabinenet.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 10:12 PM
To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;
Subject: Working K5QE in the VHF Contest

 

Hello to all our friends in the VHF / WSJT world from the K5QE contest
team....

 

K5QE will be operating in the ARRL June VHF Contest and would really
appreciate any contacts that we can make via FSK441 or EME for that "rare"
grid.  The contest  begins 1800 UTC Saturday and ends 0300 UTC Monday (June
13 - 15, 2009).  For those of us still on local time, that is 1PM Central
Daylight on Saturday to 10PM CDST Sunday night.  

 

For those stations that are outside our normal range, I invite you to try to
work us on 6M and / or 2M using digital meteor scatter or 2M EME. We will be
operating FSK441 on 6M beginning at 0230Z Sunday  morning(=9:30PM Central
Saturday night) on a frequency of 50.268MHz and we will take First sequence.
Occasionally, we will call CQ on 50.260 UP8--but we intend to work on
50.268MHz First sequence.  If we happen to find a station calling CQ, we
will answer them on their given frequency, but most of the time we will be
on 50.268.  This is a good opportunity for smaller stations to get a DX
contact on 6M, because the chances of an Es opening late at night are not
very good(never mind last year!!).  Please give us a try on 6M meteor
scatter.  We run 1KW output on 6M meteor scatter with fairly large antennas.
Please remember that the contest requires the exchange of grids not 26 or
27.  

 

On 2M, we will start at 0230Z Sunday  morning(=9:30PM Central Saturday
night) with FSK441 meteor scatter on a frequency of 144.142MHz and we will
take First sequence.  Again, if we find someone calling CQ elsewhere, we
will work that station on their frequency.  We may call CQ UP2 on
144.140MHz, but we will be working stations on 144.142MHz if at all
possible.  Again, this is a good chance for smaller stations to get some
good 2M DX and a "rare" grid during the contest.  We get one too...a WIN-WIN
situation!!  We run a stacked pair of 17el M2's at 160ft and 1KW output on
2M FSK.

 

The moon rises here at 12:30AM Central on Sunday(=0530Z Sunday).  At that
time, we will start EME operations using JT65b on a frequency of 144.142MHz
and we will take SECOND sequence.  If we hear a CW caller, we will
immediately switch to CW.  If you are EME capable, please try to work us off
the moon.  Remember that stations with a single long yagi and QRO may be
able to work us on their rising moon. For stations way East of us, this may
not work as the moon may be too high before it rises here.  However, for
everyone else, there is a good chance that we can work.  Stations in the
Central US and out West get the increased gain from their rising moon, so
give us a try.  In Jan, we easily worked two stations in CN87 that just had
a single yagi pointed at the horizon, so it can be done.  We run 8 x 2M18XXX
with the custom EME elements and 1250W output(1500W output if it is a rare
one.....HI). Pictures of the EME antenna are on my web site.  It is a really
FB antenna and we would love to work you in the contest.......all new
multipliers gratefully apprecitated.

 

If / when we work all the EME stations that we can find, we will return to
2M FSK441 operation, probably about 4-5AM Central(=1000Z-1100Z) until 7AM
Central(1200Z). Those times should be good for meteor scatter as meteor
scatter is usually best in the early morning hours.

 

This year, we are going to try 432 EME at our moonrise(0530Z) using JT65b.
That means that for about 45min, we can work you off the moon.  We will be
using 432.042MHz Second Sequence.  If you have a 432 station, look for us
there.

 

We are also going to try 222 EME on our moonrise.  We will be on 222.042MHz
Second Sequence.  We do not have Elevation on 222 or 432, so after an hour
or so, we will cease this operation.  

 

We will cease digital operation at 7AM CDST(=1200Z) on Sunday morning and
revert to normal tropo type operations.  If things get REALLY slow on 2M, we
may do some more FSK441 digital meteor scatter Sunday afternoon from about
3PM to 6PM Central, but no promises right now.  If 6M is dead, we will fire
up on FSK441 in the afternoon.  

 

Due to the ARRL's rules, I cannot post to the prop loggers(DX World or
N0UK's EME logger) during the contest.  While we cannot post to the loggers,
we are a Multi-Multi station and therefore, we can LOOK at the loggers, even
if we cannot reply.  If you see us or work us, please spot us on the
appropriate loggers.  IF you are not entering the contest, you can post
freely to the loggers.  

 

Thank you in advance for spending some time to work us in the contest.  

 

73 Marshall K5QE, EM31cj
www.k5qe.com

 

East Texas