[VHFcontesting] VHF contest tips, tricks, and techniques

[Jerry]

I was called in to work..but apparently didn't miss 'too much' North of 
the 49th from what I hear !  Was hoping for a 'Peaceful Sunday 
Contesting' while the XYL and her Sis went away for the weekend..but 
never panned out ! Also Dan, a lot  of the 6M gang is now using their 
'Dongles' (I know, that does not sound nice to the uninformed)  to watch 
6M for signals !
I gotta 'get me one of them as well' !  I have a pair of 'Memory 
Keyers'..but still prefer to 'pound it out myself' !  73
Hope everyone else at least had 'some Prop' ! C Ya 'Next One' !
Jerry
VE6CPP
DN39or
On 7/23/2014 10:36 AM, Dan Evans wrote:
> 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
>