[Fourlanders] June VHF Contest

Sun May 24 15:21:34 EDT 2020

I think Jeff is suggesting you use *FM* down lower in the band because most
modern 6m Yagi's are not usable above 50.500.

How about 50.400?  That is officially the AM calling frequency, but who
uses AM anymore?

73,
Bryan

On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 2:51 PM Ryan Kovacs <tukosei at gmail.com> wrote:

> None of the radios I will have up there will be capable of SSB. Every item
> for the weekend has to be considered for weight so I have to be very
> selective. I would love to make a contact down to Dowdell Knob, been
> trying to get a SOTA complete on that for some time now. There is going to
> have to be some ducting to make it happen, there is a lot of earth between
> the 2 points. What time and day will you be there?
>
> [image: image.png]
>
> On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 2:34 PM Jeff Townsend <wb8lyj at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It will be interesting to see if we can make contact from my stop at
>> Dowdell Knob, EM72pu. Its 169 miles.
>>
>> Have you thought about moving down into the weak signal part of 6m and
>> 220 to make contacts with some of the club members who may not have
>> dedicated FM rigs?
>>
>> I am hoping to have a 222 transverter but probably can’t get up to 223 to
>> run FM.
>> Some on 6m may have antenna bandwidth limitations that won’t allow them
>> to operate at 52.525.
>>
>>
>> On May 24, 2020, at 1:26 PM, Ryan Kovacs <tukosei at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 50 watts on 6m, 2m, 25 watts on 220 and 35 watts on 70cm. Range depends a
>> lot on the other station and conditions. Without any e-skip or ducting, 2 m
>> is usually about 60 miles to HT 80miles to Mobile and 100+ to base. That is
>> a VERY general estimate. I have made 110 mile contact HT to HT with 5 watts
>> a few months ago, we were both on mountains.
>> 6m will be a Horizontal Moxon, 2m and 70cm is served by an Elk Log
>> periodic. And 220 is with a commercial 6 element yagi. I have to go with
>> smaller lightweight antennas because all this has to be back-packed up a
>> mountain. The power multiplier is the elevation so I give up some on the
>> power and antenna gain.
>>
>> Ryan
>>
>> On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 1:07 PM Jeff Townsend <wb8lyj at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Great!!
>>>
>>> What antennas and power?
>>> What kind of range do you think we can expect?
>>>
>>> On May 24, 2020, at 12:53 PM, Ryan Kovacs <tukosei at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I will be up there the entire contest.
>>>
>>> Ryan
>>>
>>> On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 12:41 PM Jeff Townsend <wb8lyj at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Ryan.
>>>>
>>>> For my rover I will have 3 elements on 2m and 6 on 70cm vertical.
>>>>
>>>> Are you going to be operating the whole contest from there or what will
>>>> your hours be?
>>>>
>>>> On May 24, 2020, at 11:21 AM, Ryan Kovacs <tukosei at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 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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