[Fourlanders] Fwd: [VHFcontesting] Working K5QE in the Jan VHF contest...

[John Kludt]

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From: Marshall-K5QE <k5qe at k5qe.com>
Date: Jan 17, 2019 12:31 AM
Subject: [VHFcontesting] Working K5QE in the Jan VHF contest...
To: VHF Contesting <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
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> Hello to all our friends in the Meteor Scatter / WSJT world from the 
> K5QE contest team....K5QE will be operating in the ARRL January VHF 
> Contest and would really appreciate any contacts that we can make via 
> digital meteor scatter or EME for that "rare" grid.  The contest begins 
> 1900 UTC Saturday and ends 0400 UTC Monday (the weekend of Jan 19 and 
> 20).  For those of us still on local time, that is 1PM Central Time on 
> Saturday to 10PM CST Sunday night.
>
> For those stations that are outside our normal range, I invite you to 
> try to work us on 6M, 2M, or 222 using digital meteor scatter OR 2M, 
> 222, or 432 EME(When the moon is up). We will be operating EME on 
> 144.142MHz, 222.085MHz, and 432.080MHz Second Sequence.  For this 
> contest, the moon rises at 2230Z(4:30PM CST) on Sat and again about 
> 2330Z on Sunday(5:30PM).
>
> We will also be able to operate FT8 when conditions are good for that 
> mode.  Please remember that everyone MUST be using the new WSJT-X 
> v2.0.0.  That is the standard now and the earlier versions are NOT 
> compatible, so if you don't have it, download the new version and 
> install it before the contest.  We will use the NA Contest Mode for 
> meteors and FT8 on all bands.
>
> On 6M, we will be operating WSJT-X MSK144 digital meteor scatter on 
> 50.265MHz, grids, using the NA contest mode.  We will begin 6M meteor 
> scatter operations at 0100Z Sunday = 7:00PM CST Sat Night.  Our QRG for 
> 6M meteors is 50.265MHz, as usual.  We may call CQ K5QE 265 on 
> 50.260MHz, but we will RX on 50.265MHz and we will complete our contacts 
> there.  If we are calling CQ towards the NE, we will be on First 
> Sequence.  If we are calling towards the West or NW, we will be on 
> Second Sequence.
>
> 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 nil.  Please 
> give us a try on 6M meteor scatter.  We run 1KW output on 6M meteor 
> scatter with fairly large antennas.
>
> On 2M, we will be operating WSJT-X MSK144 digital meteor scatter on 
> 144.142MHz, grids, SH=ON using the NA contest mode. The moon rises at 
> 2230Z(=4:30PM on Sat),  and we will be on EME thereafter.   If there is 
> no activity on EME, we can switch to 2M meteors and operate 2M digital 
> meteor scatter.  On meteors, we will RX on 144.142MHz.  We may call CQ 
> K5QE 142 on 144.150MHz, but we will complete our contacts on 144.142MHz. 
> Please call us there.
>
> We will be on normal sequence(see above).  Again, remember that the 
> contest requires exchanging GRIDS.  We run a stacked pair of 17el M2's 
> at 160ft and 1KW output on 2M MSK.
>
> 222 meteor scatter contacts are harder than 6M or 2M, but they they are 
> much easier than most folks think, especially with MSK144.  If you have 
> a decent 222 antenna and some power, visit with us on PingJockey or call 
> us on the phone and we can set up a sched.  Even if we only make 5 
> contacts via MS on 222, that is 5 grids that we(and you) will not make 
> otherwise.  I have never tried FT8 on 222, but if we got just a little 
> bit of enhancement, it might work wonders.
>
> On 6M, 2M, and 222 we will cease digital operations at 7AM CST(=1300Z) 
> on Sunday morning and revert to normal tropo type operations.  We will 
> be watching the PingJockey reflector whenever we are doing digital 
> meteor scatter and the N0UK EME-1 reflector whenever the moon is up for 
> us.  The reflector is a wonderful resource, so feel free to use it 
> liberally.  The new ARRL rules allow us to make schedules on PingJockey 
> or the EME-1 page, so don't be shy about chatting with us there.  Using 
> the reflector, there is no reason for us to tie up 50.260MHz or 
> 144.150MHz, just tell us to look directly on 50.265 or 144.142. NOTE:  
> NO contact information can be exchanged on the reflector.
>
> For specific schedules, you can call the contest station at 
> 409-787-3831.  We can also run FT8 if conditions are favorable. Just 
> contact us on PingJockey or call us to set up a sched.
>
> Thank you in advance for spending some time to work us in the contest.
>
> 73 Marshall K5QE, EM31cj
> www.k5qe.com
> East Texas
> Phone at the contest shack is 409-787-3831
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