[VHFcontesting] Rovers around Charleston, SC

[Jim Worsham]

I am afraid you are going to find SC is not exactly a hotbed of VHF and up
weak signal activity.  There is a lot of activity in Georgia, particularly
the northern part of the state, as well as in eastern NC and western TN but
SC has always been kind of a black hole for some reason.  The only realy
active station in SC that I can think of is KE8FD and he is in the tip of
the state near the GA and NC borders.  As far as clubs go there is the
Southeastern VHF Society, a Central States kind of group.  You can check
them out at www.svhfs.org.  As far as contesting is concerned there are only
two, what I would call serious, multi op VHF contesting groups in the area.
The first is W4NH.  It consists of folks from TN, NC and GA that operate in
the June and September contests from a mountain top in eastern NC.  They
have a website at www.w4nh.org.  I know that they do some microwave stuff
and work with the rovers some particularly on the microwave bands.  The
other group is AA4ZZ.  They operate limited multi from a mountain top in the
central part of NC.  I don't know if they have a website or do anything with
rovers but I am sure you can contact AA4ZZ directly and ask.  I hope that
this helps.

73
Jim W4KXY

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff DeHeer" <jeff at jeffdeheer.com>
To: <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 8:05 PM
Subject: [VHFcontesting] Rovers around Charleston, SC


Hello everyone,

I am being transferred to Charleston, SC in a couple months and I have been
looking on the web for contesting groups in the area, particularly ones that
sponsor rovers.  I have also been looking simply for rovers in the area.
However, my searches have come up empty.  I've managed to find the web pages
for a few clubs in the area, but the information is several months
out-of-date and makes no mention of contesting.  Does anyone on this list
know of a contesting club or group in the Charleston, SC area or of any
rovers in the area?

Feel free to email me off-list if you'd like.

Thanks for the help!

________________________________________________
Jeff DeHeer
Amatuer Radio Call - KC8HZQ
jeff at jeffdeheer.com
http://www.jeffdeheer.com

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