[VHFcontesting] 432 Sprint and Spotting

[Dave Olean]

Hi Phil,
    I am not sure I will be on, as the 432 antenna system got damaged this 
past winter. The mast bent and one of the top yagis in the 8 yagi array was 
broken off the mast and was hanging by the coax and half of a u bolt. There 
was no way I could climb and fix it, so we removed the rotator and dropped 
the main mast. (It took two gin poles) I ended up removing half of the 
antenna, so I am left with only four yagis now. I will really miss that 8 
stack. It really played well. Now I am rebuilding the cables and the preamp 
box, but not sure if it will be done in time for the Sprint.  Getting the 
computer set up for spotting is way down on my list. It sure sounds like a 
neat idea though if you use a good program like N1MM or Writelog to display 
spots. I may or may not have ON4KST running at the 432 position. At this 
point I am just trying to show up!

 -3 dB Dave  K1WHS


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Theis" <phil at k3tuf.com>
To: <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 2:59 PM
Subject: [VHFcontesting] 432 Sprint and Spotting


> Greetings,
> During the last two sprints several of us have been experimenting with the 
> DX Cluster.
> Lets see if we can generate more activity this Wednesday evening by 
> generating spots.
> Do it on anyone you hear calling CQ.  But also it would be nice to know 
> who is lurking on the bands.  That way we know to turn antennas in the 
> right direction and then call cq.
> For instance, if I know that VE3ZV is calling others, I can turn my 
> antenna and call CQ in his direction.
> So figure out your logger, connect it to the internet, and generate some 
> spots during the Sprint.
> I will be on ON4KST as well, but the spotting network makes things so much 
> easier by putting the information right there in front of you in the 
> logger.  I use N1MM+, it is working great for VHF.
> See you all on.   Let hope for some great conditions.
> 73,
> Phil K3TUF FN10we
>
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