[VHFcontesting] 222 Sprint

[David Olean]

Hello Paul aka BUG man,
Well activity begets activity. I was always impressed that you got on and 
were active from your spot on VHF. The problem is that if no one ever gets 
on, then no one will point anything up there ever!  In the 222 Sprint I 
alternated between the fixed SW array and a pair of 8 element stacked yagis 
aimed NE. The only guy on was K1DY. VE2DFO was on from Montreal up 
northwest. That was it for Northern activity!  Having an antenna pointed NE 
is great as you can quickly switch to it and make noise for awhile. No 
waiting several minutes for a rotor to turn. It sure gets lonely listening 
that way though.
Dave K1WHS

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul N1BUG" <paul_n1bug at verizon.net>
To: <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
Cc: "Bill Olson" <callbill at hotmail.com>; <k1whs at worldpath.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 1:11 PM
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] 222 Sprint


> Hello from NORTH CENTRAL Maine, contesters...
>
> I plead guilty as charged! I'm one of those Mainers who was shamefully 
> AWOL during the 222 Sprint... and the 2m Sprint... and the September VHF! 
> It sounds like activity was a bit thin up here. My apologies for not being 
> around to hand out FN55. My mind said "Let's do it!" but the body 
> apparently didn't think so.
>
> The good news is this years' tower project is taking shape nicely, despite 
> a late start and it being a one man operation from clearing snarly forest 
> to digging holes to mixing concrete to erecting tower. I'll see you all in 
> January. By then 6m should have moved from its current height of 30 feet 
> to its new home at 100 feet. Hopefully well before then, as I don't plan 
> on doing it during a blizzard this time (did that when the 2m & 222 
> antennas went up)... and I should have more energy for operating!
>
> 73,
> Paul N1BUG
> FN55mf
>
>