[VHFcontesting] [VHF] 160m VHF SS Warmup Strategy

[Vince Adams]

I plan on participating using the "indoor dorm room loop special"  :-)    Had a bunch of fun with it in the ARRL 160m contest.  I mainly consider myself a VHF contester but realized early on that I needed to practice CW if I wanted to maximize my contacts.  I heard way too many CW CQ's, and I new I had to learn sooner or later.  Plus my N3FJP program has a special module just for Stew Perry logging, so that should help make things easier.  Good luck to all...  73's,
 
 
Vince - N9VN
 
========================================================================> Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 05:42:12 -0800> From: w2ev at yahoo.com> Subject: [VHF] 160m VHF SS Warmup Strategy> To: VHF at w6yx.stanford.edu; vhfcontesting at contesting.com> > > 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> > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________> Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > ------> Submissions: vhf at w6yx.stanford.edu> Subscription/removal requests: vhf-request at w6yx.stanford.edu> Human list administrator: vhf-approval at w6yx.stanford.edu> List rules and information: http://www-w6yx.stanford.edu/vhf/
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