[VHFcontesting] New VHF articles and updates

[Tad Danley]

Jim Worsham wrote:

> Thanks for the kind words Tad.  The guys at W4NH are always working to 
> bring more folks into VHF and VHF contesting.  Tad, when are you going 
> to come back to Atlanta and work a contest with us again?


Hi Jim, good to hear from you!  I try to keep up with what you guys at 
W4NH are doing via your web site.  The Four Landers folks really opened 
my eyes to what was possible with the weak signal modes at VHF/UHF.  I 
haven't been as active lately as I would like due to two things - we're 
in a deed restricted development so I have some small 6 and 2 loop 
antennas in the attic with a high local noise level on 6, and in 2004 
the contest calendar conflicted with our high power rocketry launches in 
Texas.  In 2005 there won't be any conflicts in June or September, so 
I'll be on the air somewhere/somehow.

I attended an ARES Skywarn training session recently and a scientist 
from the NWS showed us that he was seeing some weather patterns this 
winter that he hadn't seen since the 1990s for NTX/OK.  Given that 3 of 
the 5 most severe tornados ever recorded anywhere occurred here during 
that time, if he turns out to be right you may see me back in Atlanta 
sooner rather than later!

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Tad Danley, K3TD