[VHFcontesting] New guy on the list...

[Wayne Wagner]

Just saying "Hi!" to the list from my home in EN52xi.  I just joined a couple of days ago.  
In the past, I have only been a small-potato HF+6m contester.  And on 6-meters, only doing it with a Saturn-6 Halo atop a bunch of fiberglass military mast sections strapped to the kids swingset at home (http://aa9dy.com/HamRadio/images/Saturn6_halo_at_24_feet.jpg).
I'm going to give a first try at being a VHF+ portable hilltopper and also something more than just 6-meters.  Will do this for the upcoming September VHF QSO Party.  With not much gear than just 6m, I sought out a couple of fellow hams that are able to loan me equipment to get on 2m and 440 (so far).  I am still planning out the details (extra coax, masting, portable power, etc.), but the intent is to go out to my ILQSO Party operation site (http://aa9dy.com/HamRadio/images/JODA_ILQP_2006/JodaSite.jpg) on the east side of Galena, IL (JoDaviess County, GRID EN42uk).  
If I can pull off getting the portable power, I will be up on the hill in the right side of the picture.  It is somewhere around 1090 ft. ASL, which I think is close to the highest part in Illinois.
Keeping my fingers crossed for good Wx and easy setup!
 73, Wayne / AA9DY.com