[VHFcontesting] June VHF report
Steve Piotrowski
stevepio at yahoo.com
Mon Jun 15 05:53:35 PDT 2009
Wow. Just Wow.
We had a BALL! kc2qzf/r with K9KVN co-pilot travelled from FN03 (home), worked in FN02, FN03, FN12, FN13, FN22, FN23. Worked a ton of contacts, big 6M openings, glad we took 220 FM! Did some surprisingly long 220 FM contacts with a vertical on the fender and a 25W mobile.
Had some real good 2M openings also. Nothing broke, everything worked reasonably well. Bottom 4 bands was not a change for me with the new rules so we pretty much took the same gear as january, but no problems with snowplows this time.
Check my APRS tracks if you want. kc2qzf-8.
If we worked you, thank you.
73s all.
Steve KC2QZF the limited limited rover
--- On Sat, 6/13/09, vhfcontesting-request at contesting.com <vhfcontesting-request at contesting.com> wrote:
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> Subject: VHFcontesting Digest, Vol 78, Issue 18
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> Date: Saturday, June 13, 2009, 3:00 PM
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> 1. CN71 (Jon Casamajor)
> 2. N5TIT/R Rover Contest Plans. (Jeffrey
> Smith)
> 3. N0QXW plans - June VHF Contest (Matt
> Clauson N0QXW)
> 4. N1LF/R Plans for Saturday (Les
> Rayburn)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:12:30 -0000
> From: "Jon Casamajor" <k6el at comcast.net>
> Subject: [VHFcontesting] CN71
> To: "Bill Jenkins" <bjenkins at dm-tech.net>,
> "Charles Bird"
> <cbird at chiconet.com>,
> "Greg Engle" <n6pyi at bak.rr.com>,
> "Christensen
> Tyler" <tcfarming at clearwire.net>,
> <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>,
> <PNWVHFS at googlegroups.com>
> Cc: 'N7SC' <n7sc at charter.net>
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> I just called Mike, KB7ME who is in place at a location
> that K6AAW
> recommended called High Divide a little NE of Crescent
> City. He will be QRV
> early checking the headings and will operate there for the
> contest. He is on
> 6m through 1.2GHz with yagis and power.
>
> He said he will be on the air Monday morning if anyone
> needs a chat while he
> is tearing down.
>
> Lightening, so far, has been east of him and he now has fog
> and marine air.
> Good sign, hopefully the convection will stay east of his
> location. Marine
> air should help that and possibly help propagation on 2m
> and up.
>
> Looking forward to working everyone this weekend! I'm
> hearing lots of 6m
> stuff at the noise level tonight.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Jon-K6EL
>
> k6el at comcast.net
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:34:56 -0500
> From: Jeffrey Smith <n5tit.tx at gmail.com>
> Subject: [VHFcontesting] N5TIT/R Rover Contest Plans.
> To: vhfcontesting at contesting.com
> Message-ID:
> <6fe52beb0906122034v1305bdfcg5995543602b66688 at mail.gmail.com>
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> The N5TIT Rover team (AD5OW - N5TIT) will be out for the
> 2009 ARRL VHF/UHF
> Contest. Our operating style for this contest will be
> "scoot and shoot" so
> be on the lookout for us on 50 thru 423mhz.
>
> We will be activating the following 11 grid squares.
>
> - EM13
> EM02 - EM12
> EM01 - EM11
> EM00 - EM10 - EM20
> EL09 - EL19 - EL29
>
> Operations will be on the following bands
>
>
> - 50 Mhz Icom IC-706MkII (100W)
> --> KB6KQ Loop
> - 144 Mhz Icom IC-706MkII (50W)
> --> Cushcraft A270-10S Beam
> - 222 Mhz Flex 3000 SDR --> DEMI
> 222-28 (35W) --> Cushcraft 224WB
> - 432 Mhz Icom IC-706MkII (35W)
> --> Cushcraft A270-10S Beam
>
>
> Operating points are listed below. Google
> Map<http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=104380011958777041317.000469f842d49a7fac714&z=8>
> Saturday
>
> - EM20bb (18:00z-19:00z)
> - EL29ax (19:00z-20:00z)
> - EL09st (23:30z-00:30z)
> - EM00pc (01:45-02:45)
>
> Sunday
>
> - EM10ao (12:00z-13:00z)
> - EM01wk (15:00z-16:00z)
> - EM02 (18:15z-19:15z)
> - EM12fo (21:15z-22:45z)
> - EM13oe (00:15z-02:00z)
>
>
> Cya on the bands,
> 73's de Jeffrey & Jim
>
>
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>
> Message: 3
> Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:45:07 -0600
> From: Matt Clauson N0QXW <n0qxw at n0qxw.net>
> Subject: [VHFcontesting] N0QXW plans - June VHF Contest
> To: vhfcontesting at contesting.com
> Message-ID: <4A334AF3.5030205 at n0qxw.net>
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> Greetings. At the urging of several friends, I will
> be lighting up
> DN66, and if possible, DN67, DN56, and DN57 for the VHF
> test. This may
> be a day-trip only -- I'm not configured for mobile rover
> contesting.
> Bands I'll be set up for the test are 6, 2, and 440, but
> during any
> quiet times I might be found on HF as well. Good
> luck!
>
> --mec
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 09:03:48 -0500
> From: "Les Rayburn" <les at highnoonfilm.com>
> Subject: [VHFcontesting] N1LF/R Plans for Saturday
> To: <microwave at lists.valinet.com>,
> "VHF Contesting Reflector"
> <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
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> <02575651254E49A690A9654C99AF5670 at LesN1LFPC>
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> N1LF/R is in route to Talladega Mountain in EM73 for the
> contest. Plans are to stay in that grid throughout the
> afternoon, and hope to catch some early evening tropo. I'm
> QRT on nine bands including 1.2ghz, 2.3, 3.5, 5.7, and
> 10ghz. Thanks to Jimmy Long, W4ZRZ and Bill Capps, AF4OD for
> the loan of transverters, amps, and antennas.
>
> Later tonight I'll be on Locust Ridge in EM63. Tomorrow
> morning the plan is for Beck's Mountain in EM61, which is
> "kind of" rare for Alabama. Please listen hard for the weak
> ones, and GL to all in the contest.
>
> 73,
>
>
> Les Rayburn, N1LF
> EM63nf
> 121 Mayfair Park
> Maylene, AL 35114
>
>
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