[VHFcontesting] 432_Sprint

jon jones n0jk at hotmail.com
Sun Apr 20 17:29:39 EDT 2003


I was on for a couple of hours - nil heard out here in the heartland on 432 
MHz. A severe thunderstorm rolling through during the sprint didn't help 
much.

There was a nice 6 Meter Es opening from 0200 - 0330 utc April 20, which 
made up for the flat 70 cm condx. I worked Arizona, California. Idaho, 
Lousiana, Mississippi, and Wyoming from Kansas. Loud signals from W7RV, 
AA7A, K7JE, N7IJ, etc. I was running only 10 watts and received numerous "10 
over S9 reports." High MUFs noted with KØGU DN70 receiving the W5RP/b at 490 
miles on 6M.

The Es season so far is much better than last year, so hoping for good 
conditions in the June VHF QSO Party.

- Jon NØJK



>Things were pretty active here in the Mid-Atlantic. Worked 51 stations in 
>18
>grids--north to FN54, west to FN 11,12,13, south to FM06 and east to FN30.
>Heard K4QI from FM06 virtually all 4 hrs no matter what direction my beam
>was in.

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