[Nodxa] VHF Contest This Weekend

[Jimk8mr at aol.com]

A reminder to all that the June ARRL VHF QSO Party is this weekend. It runs 
 from 2 pm EDT on Saturday to 11 pm EDT Sunday. 
 
This is the very best time of the year to check out what VHF can do,  
especially on six meters. Reports of good skip from all sorts of areas this  
evening have been reported.
 
If you have a rig with six but no real six meter antenna, don't give up. 40 
 meter antennas, in particular half wave dipoles, will load up on six. Lots 
of  tribanders will take some power. Or build a six meter dipole (117 
inches  total will be pretty close) and get it up at least 20 feet or so. But get 
 on!
 
SSB activity starts at 50.125 and goes up from there. 50.100 to 50.125 is a 
 DX window (we always hope!). Especially when the band is open, there can 
be good  CW activity just below 50.100.
 
Exchange grid squares.
 
Hope to work lots of you!
 
 
 
73  -  Jim   K8MR