[SCCC] VP9/W6PH

Bill Shell n6ws at n6ws.com
Mon Feb 20 16:14:47 PST 2012 

Tim, Kurt, et al,

The 160 spots were pretty plentiful for Kurt:

sh/dx vp9/w6ph 50 on 160m
   1833.3  VP9/W6PH    19-Feb-2012 0626Z <W6OAR>
   1833.3  VP9/W6PH    19-Feb-2012 0625Z <VE2EZD>
   1840.8  VP9/W6PH    19-Feb-2012 0526Z <W1QA>
   1840.8  VP9/W6PH    19-Feb-2012 0524Z <K3IE>
   1828.6  VP9/W6PH    19-Feb-2012 0319Z <N1IW>
   1828.7  VP9/W6PH    19-Feb-2012 0307Z <N0YY>
   1828.7  VP9/W6PH    19-Feb-2012 0240Z <VE9HF>
   1828.5  VP9/W6PH    19-Feb-2012 0209Z <N1SV>
   1824.1  VP9/W6PH    19-Feb-2012 0102Z <AA1V>
   1823.8  VP9/W6PH    18-Feb-2012 0941Z <KM1W>
   1823.7  VP9/W6PH    18-Feb-2012 0933Z <K3TRM>
   1836.2  VP9/W6PH    18-Feb-2012 0715Z <W6OAR>
   1836.2  VP9/W6PH    18-Feb-2012 0711Z <K1RV>
   1836.2  VP9/W6PH    18-Feb-2012 0655Z <NJ1F>
   1836.1  VP9/W6PH    18-Feb-2012 0654Z <KG2KJ>
   1833.7  VP9/W6PH    18-Feb-2012 0506Z <AB2E>
   1833.9  VP9/W6PH    18-Feb-2012 0441Z <W1CTN>

Are you guys going to make us stay up late to work you on 80m and 160m 
in the phone contest?

73, Bill,
N6WS



On 02/20/2012 03:51 PM, Timothy Coker wrote:
> Sorry all, WZ7I is in PA... only one Skimmer spot from W6/W7 left then.
>
> On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 3:43 PM, Timothy Coker<n6win73 at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> Check out this from the RBN (only W6/W7 spots):
>>
>>     WA7LNW K NA 3527
>> 80m VP9/W6PH VP9 NA CQ 5 2/19/2012 10:49  WZ7I K NA 3542.4
>> 80m VP9/W6PH VP9 NA CQ 48 2/18/2012 5:27
>> That's all there is to write about in regards to 80m Skimmer spotting from
>> W6/W7.
>>
>> 160m:
>>
>>     WZ7I K NA 1833.7
>> 160m VP9/W6PH VP9 NA CQ 74 2/18/2012 4:40  WZ7I K NA 1833.7
>> 160m VP9/W6PH VP9 NA CQ 31 2/18/2012 4:48  WZ7I K NA 1833.7
>> 160m VP9/W6PH VP9 NA CQ 63 2/18/2012 4:57  WZ7I K NA 1836.2
>> 160m VP9/W6PH VP9 NA CQ 23 2/18/2012 6:53  WZ7I K NA 1836.2
>> 160m VP9/W6PH VP9 NA CQ 29 2/18/2012 7:18  WZ7I K NA 1828.6
>> 160m VP9/W6PH VP9 NA CQ 26 2/19/2012 2:31
>> For perspective, Kurt had a total of 2375 Skimmer spots over the weekend.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Tim / N6WIN.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 9:07 AM, Bill Shell<n6ws at n6ws.com>  wrote:
>>
>>> Kurt,
>>>
>>> Here is a list of your 80m spots for the weekend.
>>>
>>>    3527.0  VP9/W6PH    19-Feb-2012 1055Z<N3IQ>
>>>    3554.0  VP9/W6PH    19-Feb-2012 0558Z<K0JPL>
>>>    3541.4  VP9/W6PH    19-Feb-2012 0348Z  still here<ND2W>
>>>    3541.3  VP9/W6PH    19-Feb-2012 0331Z<N1IW>
>>>    3541.3  VP9/W6PH    19-Feb-2012 0324Z<K9MMS>
>>>    3553.2  VP9/W6PH    19-Feb-2012 0246Z<NJ1F>
>>>    3553.2  VP9/W6PH    19-Feb-2012 0243Z<N8RA>
>>>    3545.7  VP9/W6PH    19-Feb-2012 0121Z<W1QA>
>>>    3545.7  VP9/W6PH    19-Feb-2012 0118Z<NF1O>
>>>    3545.7  VP9/W6PH    19-Feb-2012 0117Z<K1TR>
>>>    3526.0  VP9/W6PH    18-Feb-2012 0949Z<NQ2F>
>>>    3526.0  VP9/W6PH    18-Feb-2012 0943Z<WA4PGM>
>>>    3520.8  VP9/W6PH    18-Feb-2012 0909Z<W2PV>
>>>    3533.1  VP9/W6PH    18-Feb-2012 0757Z<N2VV>
>>>
>>> I worked almost all of my 80m DX in the Caribbean, CT3, EA, EA8,&  CN
>>> the first night between 0600-0700Z.  40m was really hot to EU during the
>>> 0700-0800Z period of the first night, so it looks like I missed you with
>>> my short 80m operating period.  My second night, I was on 80m during a
>>> period you were spotted at 0558Z, but I'm not sure why I didn't work
>>> you.  I don't remember trying.  Maybe the pileup was too big, or...
>>>
>>> I will definitely try to find you on all six bands during the phone
>>> contest.
>>>
>>> 73, Bill
>>> N6WS
>>>
>>> On 02/20/2012 04:40 AM, W6ph at aol.com wrote:
>>>> A quick note about 160/80.
>>>>
>>>> 160 was noisy for me this year.  But the big signals from the west
>>>   coast
>>>> were N6SS, N6VR (very robust), W6OAR, and W4EF.  I was using an
>>>   outboard
>>>> Chinese keyboard in front of my Dell D610 laptop.  I had to  disconnect
>>> it on
>>>> 160 because of RF causing the computer to choke up and I had  reach
>>> across it
>>>> to the keys on the laptop with wires in the way.  A real  PITA.  The
>>>> operating table is 4 feet wide and 2 feet deep, not a lot of  room.
>>>>
>>>> I could only get 50 watts to the antenna on 80m because I couldn't get
>>> the
>>>> SWR below 2.5 to 1 with the Z-100 tuner and the IC-7000 folds back on
>>>> anything  over 1.5.  I haven't had this issue in past visits and I'm
>>> using the
>>>> same  antennas.  Without the Z-100 the SWR is 3 to 1.  But I got
>>> through to  a
>>>> few west coast guys, notably K6NA very early.
>>>>
>>>> Despite these issues I had about 400 contacts on both bands.
>>>>
>>>> On other bands big signals from N6QQ, K6NA, N6WIN, N6ED, W6TK, and a
>>> couple
>>>>    others that I don't remember off hand.  Surprisingly W6YI wasn't one
>>> of
>>>> them and usually is.  I suspect that Dan's antennas were pointed in
>>> another
>>>> direction.
>>>>
>>>> 10m was a big surprise on Sunday and I worked across the US except for
>>> the
>>>> southeast.  The only 4's that I worked were the big stations (NQ4I,
>>>   etc).
>>>> On Saturday I only stayed on 10m to pick up a few multipliers  because I
>>>> couldn't get anything going.
>>>>
>>>> My money bands were 40 and 20 with 1200 contacts on each band.
>>>>
>>>> I just turned 70 so I'm not sure how much longer I can do 40 hour
>>>> operations.  But it is still a great rush.  Some day I will figure out
>>>   why we get
>>>> so much pleasure out of sitting in front of a radio for 48  hours.  An
>>>> incurably chronic syndrome I suppose or is it the instinctive
>>>   competitiveness we
>>>> have?
>>>>
>>>>                                                73, Kurt, W6PH (dba
>>> VP9/W6PH)
>>>> N6WIN will be partnered with me for SSB.  I'm sure it will bring some
>>>> humility to him with 100 watts and antennas no higher than 25 feet.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The pileups were bigger than I have ever experienced in the past.
>>>> Probably a combination of more stations active, internet spots, and good
>>>> propagation.
>>>>
>>>> 4400 contacts
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