[Fourlanders] CQ World Wide VHF Contest Next Weekend

[Bill Pence]

plus teh distance limits for clubs is larger:
Further, it looks like the distance is more lenient than ARRL and allows:
*USA Clubs:* Participation is limited to club members residing within a *250
mile radius* circle from the center of club area.


On Fri, Jul 17, 2020 at 1:46 PM Bill Pence <pence.bill at gmail.com> wrote:

> I just put up a short (30') tower with 6m yagi, 2m yagi and 432 yagi. the
> yagis are waay to close spaced, but
> you work with what you can... (KK4LUM was instrumental in this
> installation...)
>
>
> I found that the claim I had found that the russian coax relays work on
> 12v is fake news.
> ( I guess Thomas Jeferson was very wrong when he tweeted that everything
> on the WWW is verified true.)
>
> I do plan to drive up to the Athens, TN hamfest so I won't get started
> until Saturday evening.
> its a looong way for probably a really small gthering, but I am jonesing
> for a hamfest, and the dalton flea market
> is just too many days away...
>
>
> make sure to get the latest N1MM!
>
> 73
> KI4US
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 12, 2020 at 10:54 AM Jim Worsham <wa4kxy at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone. I just wanted to let you all know that next weekend is
>> the CQ World Wide VHF Contest. Starts Saturday the 18th at 2 PM and runs to
>> Sunday at 5 PM. This is my personal favorite contest because it is just 6
>> and 2 meters. Makes equipment setup and operating much easier. For the
>> details go to https://www.cqww-vhf.com/ In the past a smaller group of
>> W4NH operators, including myself, have participated in this contest and
>> done fairly well. The good news is they also have a club competition and it
>> isn’t necessary to submit the club name and operators prior to the test. It
>> is necessary that we be consistent in the club name we use when submitting
>> our logs. I suggest we use the Four Landers VHF/UHF Group name we all used
>> in June. The only downside is this contest is much stricter about using
>> assistance. I don’t believe that we will be able to use the chat on Slack
>> to coordinate like we did in June. Feel free to read the rules and provide
>> your thoughts on that. I plan to be on and hope to hear and work everyone.
>>
>> 73
>> Jim, W4KXY
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
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