[VHFcontesting] Another SPRINT Scheduled: 420- 450 MHz (70cm) Spring Sprint Contest To Be Held On Wednesday Evening, 23April!!

[Dave Olean]

Hi Pete
    I am hoping to be QRV for the 432 sprint, but my receiver seems to be 
dead after a long winter. The preamp on the tower seems to have croaked. It 
always dies in the winter and never in the summer with all the 
thunderstorms. (?)  I may have a spare preamp that I can stick up there, but 
I get less enthusiastic about climbing 100 ft up a tower each  year as I get 
older. The good news is that the antennas are fine and the TX is working. 
Return loss is 28 dB so no problems in the yagi array! Hopefully I can work 
a few stations on 432.1 from FN43 in the wilds of Maine!

73
Dave K1WHS





For those who missed the 222 MHz Sprint last week & the 2 Meter Sprint the 
week before, here is another opportunity to have a little
a bit of communications excitement.

The  420 - 450 MHz (70cm) Spring Sprint will be held on Wednesday Evening, 
23 April from 7 PM - 11PM Local Time.



Sprints for other VHF/UHF Bands will be as follows: 902MHz/33cm & up 
Saturday Morning, 03 May; & 50MHz/6m Saturday 10 May 2300Z - Sunday 11 May 
0300Z.

Although not too many hams participate in the Sprint Events, each provide a 
challenge to use your equipment, no matter how simple or sophisticated. Most 
stations operate for a limited time period of the 4 hour event.

This is a good opportunity to evaluate different antennas for ACS/RACES/ARES 
Emergency communications and to participate in "SIMPLEX" operating.

For the 420 - 450 MHz Sprint, Woodie, KJ6VZC, & I personally plan to be on 
from 7PM - 9 PM and use 446.0 MHz FM Simplex and 432.100 MHz USB/CW with 
about 50 watts & an 18 element yagi. We plan to operate from the Santa 
Monica Mountains, CA. (Probably DM04qc) If propagation conditions are 
decent, we probably will be able to work as far North as Sacramento.

Very brief summary of 420 - 450 MHz Spring Sprint Rules:

a. 420 - 450 MHz only
b. Any transmit modes: FM, SSB, CW, etc   (NO Repeater Use)
c. Single Operator or Rover Entry only
d. Scoring: 1 point per QSO times total Number of different Grid Squares 
Worked (All of Ventura Co., CA is located in Grid DM04)
e. Exchange: Callsigns & Grid Square


Complete Sprint rules & entry submission info are available at this url: 
 >>>>https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/2014-information<<<<
Note in particular rule "7.0 Assistance": you ARE PERMITTED to make 
schedules by means of telephone, packet, internet, or on an amateur radio 
frequency.

Entry submission: Use >>>> http://www.3830scores.com/<<<< Score & QTH are 
needed; no full log submission needed!

Note: If there is enough interest, I shall try to issue a certificate to the 
highest score submitted from each 6 Digit Grid Locator in California. (This 
means that I must get a copy of your log!)

Note: Last week, AG6AY (DM04ng) received a "winner certificate" for 
submitting the highest 222MHz/135cm Sprint score among the 4 participants 
from Moorpark, CA.

bt73Pete, N6ZE, in DM04ne today
n6ze at aol.com
805.796.6693 cell




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