[VHFcontesting] EN39 On the Air - Again! de VE3/KC8QVO, 6m only

[steve d]

I am just letting everyone know that I will once again be making my trek to EN39. The trip is from July 2-10. I do not know how much I will be operating this year. I am toning down my operation a little bit. 
 
In past years I have run all 3 bands - 50, 144, 432mHz. However, 6m seems to be the only band that gets any activity so I am confining my operating to only 6m this year. This will ease on set up as well. I will be able to raise the 6m beam much easier alone than all of the antennas. I am not sure if I will even use my rotator this year. I may just revert back to the old "armstrong method" - no rotator, (heavy) bracket, and cable to worry about = faster set up/tear down. 
 
Frequencies to look for - 
SSB - 50.125 to 50.150, unless the band is crowded I may move up closer to 50.200
CW - 50.080 to 50.100
 
I will probably be taking 3 radios this year - FT-857D, TS-2000, and my new Elecraft K2 (QRP HF CW only). 
 
See my QRZ listing for a little bit more. Note - the listing is out dated, I have taken quite a break from it and most of  my core ham radio activities in the last year and a half or so. I need to get back up to speed on everything. 
 
Please pass along the info on my operation to all the VHF'ers out there. I always have a good time working the pileups. 
 
See you on the band! 
 
Steve, KC8QVO