[VHFcontesting] 160m VHF SS Warmup Strategy

[Ev Tupis]

> CW skills are still essential to the VHF contester.  Hone yours in an
> event that mimics VHF contesting's Grid-based exchange...on 160
 meters!
>
> http://www.jzap.com/k7rat/stew.html

CW at "HF speeds" can be quite intimidating to VHFers who are used to slower sppeds due to fading, marginal signals.  That being said, let's try to establish a QRS (slow-speed CW) segment for the Stew Perry VHF SS Warmup (ok...they call it the Top-band DX Challenge). :)

My 160 meter V-dipole is going up tomorrow (a modest stretch of wire, 40-feet at apex).  Whe I call CQ, it will be above 1.855 MHz and will likely be 10 WPM or less.  Anyone who replies faster will be asked to QRS ('cause I'm lame that way).

VHFers...join me!  Use your favorite VHF logging program and submit a Cabrillo log.  The scoring is done by their log-robot after submittal.

Ev, W2EV





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