[VHFcontesting] ARRL June VHF QSO Party

[crawfish]

Actually Charles Mounds at 1235 feet ASL is the highest point in Illinois,
but doubt if it is available.
                                Joe W4AAB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Tobias" <wb9woz at comcast.net>
To: <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 8:58 PM
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] ARRL June VHF QSO Party


> Yes, I will be at Greene Valley in Du Page county, IL
> Elevation of 980 ft  (not high for some of you, but the highest
> elevation in the state is 1012 ft. and 980 is 240 ft higher then my home
> qth)
> Grid Sq  EN51
> I am aware they are open only limited hours on weekends. Plan right now
> is to get there Saturday afternoon after I get off from work. Hit the 6
> Meter club hamfest at Du Page Fairgrounds Sunday morning and head back
> to Greene Valley.
>
> If someone else has been using this site for the last few years, I will
> certainly yield. I don't want to step on anyones toes.
> I'm not a big time contester. I do it because its fun, if the final
> score is good, all the better.
> This year is the first year with a multi mode all band rig, want to give
> it a good workout prior to Field Day.
>
> I'll be running the following
> Yeasu FT-857D
> 6 meter Par antenna
> a dual band horizontal loop for 2 meter and 432
> a dual band comet vertical for FM
>
> Bruce
> wb9woz
>
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