[VHFcontesting] Renewing Interest in VHF Contesting

[Crawfish]

A 40-meter inverted vee is about 1 1/4 wavelength per leg on 6. Used one to
put directivity into two areas by moving the legs around. 80 meters will be
2 3/4 wavelength per leg(sharper pattern). Any odd multiple of 1/4
wavelength will do. Don't forget 2m SSB can be worked with a monoband 10m
beam. Lots of lobes, though. We need more folks on VHF.

Joe W4AAB
----- Original Message -----
From: Ed Steeble <esteeble at sc.rr.com>
To: <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: Re: [VHFcontesting] Renewing Interest in VHF Contesting


>
> I agree with N3AWS that won't get HFers to try VHF. What I keep trying to
> do is to get those with a rig that has 6m capability to load up the HF
beam
> or any HF antenna on HF. I encourage them to start out with reduced power.
> Most hams are reluctant to full power on 6m when using a HF antenna. I
have
> found that the tuners in the rigs can handle most HF antennas when running
> 100w on 6m. I have even used 160m and 80m antennas on 2m and 432MHz with
my
> IC-746 and my IC-706MKiiG.
>
> 73, Ed
> K3IXD
>
> Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 10:42:15 EDT
> From: N3AWS at aol.com
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Renewing Interest in VHF Contesting
> To: w2ev at arrl.net
> Cc: vhfcontesting at contesting.com
> Message-ID: <de.47af919a.2dce4bc7 at aol.com>
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>
> While this may excite and motivate the current VHF contesters, I don't see
> this attracting any new blood.  I think directing efforts to entice the FM
> only
> crowd, HF contesters who never set the band switch above 30 MHz, and other
> sources of new blood lurking in the wings.
>
> Furthermore, rapid results would likely meet with immediate interest and
joy
> for competitors, but I doubt there would be much long term benefit.  When
the
> ARRL first introduced the soapbox on line feature for contests, many ops
took
> advantage.  Now, though, after even the major contests there are rarely
more
> than 50 entries.
>
> But I'm in favor of anything that will raise activity levels.
>
> 73 and OJ
>
> Jim N3AWS
>
>
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