[VHFcontesting] VHF contest tips, tricks, and techniques

[Dan Evans]

Call CQ.    Call a lot.  Use a voice keyer, it makes the contest much more
enjoyable.  Many casual operators will turn on the rig, tune across the band
a few times, hear nothing and turn off the rig...  Keeping the voice keyer
going adds activity.    Just don't do it on the call frequency :-)


I didn't get to play in the CQ-VHF.  A couple of hours worth of pre-contest
antenna work ended up taking all weekend!  But, I now have an A50-6s, and a
2M5WL up at home.  And I replaced a couple of band runs of feedline.

73
Dan

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-----Original Message-----
From: VHFcontesting [mailto:vhfcontesting-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf
Of Chet S
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 8:31 PM
To: vhfcontesting at contesting.com
Subject: [VHFcontesting] VHF contest tips, tricks, and techniques

OK, now that we had the annual blow off of steam about the rules, anyone
have any "secrets" they wish to share about VHF CONTESTING??

I'll start.

I operate in the low power category. I have two 6M antennas that are
connected to an A/B/Both switch. When calling CQ, I usually use both so as
to illuminate more azimuth; which is important for a CONTEST. Then I'll
switch the switch to hear and  favor a weak answer. But if conditions are
highly favoring one direction, say, SW, I will put all the power that way
during CQing for a while. 

73
Chet, N8RA



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