[Fourlanders] CQ World Wide VHF Contest Next Weekend

[Bill Pence]

wow. I saw several 4 landers, and got most of them into my log!

even made several QSO on 2m.
(having a yagi at 25' is a big difference compared to 10'...)

If you need log submission info, let me know and I can help.
the link to submit your cabrillo is:
https://www.cqww-vhf.com/logcheck/


On Fri, Jul 17, 2020 at 1:52 PM Bill Pence <pence.bill at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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