[Fourlanders] June VHF Contest

[Ryan Kovacs]

I will be running vertical for 2m, 1.25cm, and 70cm. 6m will be horizontal
but all FM.

On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 11:16 AM Brian McCarthy <brian at rfacres.com> wrote:

> Just checking, horizontal or vertical?
>
> Brian
> NX9O
>
> On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 10:12 AM John Kludt <johnnykludt at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> All,
>>
>> The June VHF contest is almost here.  It runs from 1800 UTC Saturday June
>> 13. 2020 to 0259 UTC Monday , June 15, 2020.  Usually the Four Landers
>> VHF/UHF Group would be up in North Carolina at Mile High Campground for
>> this contest.  Thanks to COVID-19 that isn't going to happened this year.
>> Instead we will all be operating from home using our own calls and our own
>> stations.  We will be participating in the Club competition and so far 26
>> Fourlanders have signed up to contribute to the Club score.
>>
>> If you have a radio made after about 1990 it has 6 meters on it.  This
>> contest brings out a number of stations and this will be a great
>> opportunity to get on 6m.  And above.
>>
>> if all you have is FM we really need to get on and work this contest.
>> One of the participating station belongs to Ryan Kovacs , WG4I.  Ryan will
>> be operating from Rabun Bald, EM84ix FM only on four bands.  Ryan's goal is
>> to win the FM only category for the Southeast Region.  Please help Ryan
>> reach his goal.  Here is his message:
>>
>>
>> The June VHF contest (http://www.arrl.org/june-vhf) is just around the
>> corner (June 13th – 15th) and this year I will be camping out on Rabun
>> Bald in Rabun Co. (EM84ix) 8 miles North-East of Clayton, GA at an
>> elevation of 4700’. I will be operating in the Single Operator FM only
>> category on 6m, 2m, 1.25m, and 70cm with between 5watts and 50 watts and
>> directional antennas for all bands using a ft-8900 and an Alinco radio for
>> the 220 band. All radios will be powered from batteries. Contest starts at
>> 2pm Saturday and runs through 10:59pm Sunday. This is usually the biggest
>> VHF contest of the year and although most contesters are on SSB you will
>> find some activity on FM.
>>
>> Looking at the Hey whats that profile: *https://www.heywhatsthat.com/?view=QDXR8PB3
>> <https://www.heywhatsthat.com/?view=QDXR8PB3>* I will have some coverage
>> into NE Metro Atlanta area and along North I-85. I won’t be as close to
>> Atlanta as I have been in the past at Blood Mountain so you may have to
>> break out the beams to make contact with me or drive to a high spot. I will
>> be on the following frequencies (first one listed is the calling freq for
>> that band):
>>
>> 52.525, 52.54
>>
>> 146.52, 146.49, 146.55
>>
>> 223.5
>>
>> 446.0, 446.5
>>
>> FM mode and moving to secondary frequencies when QRM is present.
>>
>> Exchange needed: Call, Grid square, and signal report. You can determine
>> your grid square by going to QRZ and look at your profile and the detail
>> tab.
>>
>> Text me if you want to setup a schedule during the contest @ 404-831-9861
>>
>>
>>
>> Here is a photo of what the antenna stack will look like. Still working
>> on the spacing so this isn’t final yet.
>>
>>
>>
>> For those doing SOTA, this would be a great weekend to get out and
>> activate some summits and make a S2S with me!
>>
>>
>> VHF contesting is a little different than HF contesting in that you can
>> use multiple methods to set up contacts - chat rooms, skeds, cellphones,
>> emails, etc.
>>
>> On a personal note, with all of IC-9700's out there I am wondering if we
>> could make a bigger effort on 1296.  I am good to the south and east and a
>> bit to the west.  I have two 1296 20 element loops I can loan out if that
>> would help get some more folks on 1296.  If interest please respond
>> directly to johnnykludt at gmail.com
>>
>> So, let's all get on for the contest.  Another opportunity to play radio
>> as we slowly emerge from shelter-in-place.
>>
>> Johnny K4SQC
>>
>>
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