[VHFcontesting] WA8WZG/R VHF contest plans

Sat Jan 21 09:05:52 EST 2017

To All,,,, I will be starting Saturday from  DM34, Black Canyon City, AZ  ,,and then working my way to Gaudalupe Mt. near Quartzite, AZ,, DM 23 Sat afternoon,,and evening,,,Sunday morning will be Smith peak DM 33, Near Wickenburg,Az. ,, then back to DM 43 Sunday evening,,, I will have 6, 2, 222 and 432 SSB, CW, and FM,, , AlSO I can operate while I am moving so will be calling CQ Contest while moving,,,contact best by text or phone call to 
419-370-8802 or also email  at WA8WZG at WA8WZG.NET,, 
Thanks and hope to HEAR you this weekend!!
Get on the air and MAKE SOME NOISE!
Thanks!!
Tom
73's 
Tom

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Today's Topics:

   1. January Contest (Bruce Tobias)
   2. VE2NCG ARRL january VHF (Nick Pick)
   3. FM Operators, Montreal Qc Area (Nick Pick)
   4. Jan Contest: KM4KMU  FM08JL 4600 ft , FM, 4 Bands
      (nosigma at aol.com)
   5. W4NH Active For January VHF Contest This Weekend (Jim Worsham)
   6. FN31 K1IIG BEACONS (Steve (K1IIG))
   7. Re: W4NH Active For January VHF Contest This Weekend
      (Buddy Morgan)

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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2017 18:06:16 -0600
From: Bruce Tobias <wb9woz at comcast.net>
To: vhfcontesting at contesting.com
Subject: [VHFcontesting] January Contest
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For those in the Chicago area, I will be running FM only all weekend 
on 2 meters, 220 and 440. (except the WCRA Hamfest Sunday AM)

I was mixed mode and did pretty well last January considering my 
limited time available.  87th out of 250 in class A.

This year just to shake things up and prove to those locals who say 
FM is not competitive. And that you don't need big antennas and lots 
of power to have a decent score.

In short, give a few points to the FM guys.

Bruce Tobias
wb9woz

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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2017 03:19:14 +0000
From: Nick Pick <nicolasgagnon at hotmail.fr>
To: "vhfcontesting at contesting.com" <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
Subject: [VHFcontesting] VE2NCG ARRL january VHF
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Hello to all!  First VHF contest for me so will take it slow.
Saturday at 1900, will be Rover up the Mont-Royal here in Montreal
on FN35el.

Sunday morning, I will be Rover in FN25XS about 1400 UTC, will have a 6m 3el
beam and my mag-mount for 2m & 70cm and using my IC-706MKIIG and a laptop running Fldigi for CW, it's not much but it's my first time mounting a beam Rover and temps in January in Canada can change faster than a polititian promise...

I will be on ON4KST 6m... best propagation and luck to everyone
Nicolas
VE2NCG

My own facebook group where I will post pics & comments:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1769331783328613/?ref=bookmarks

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/36+Summit+Cir,+Westmount,+QC+H3Y+1B3/@45.4914763,-73.604443,3a,75y,142.52h,89.83t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sNXRYqENw0iq1NtRnEu41hg!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x4cc91a04a49ad4ad:0x75bf75147f7547f1

Nicolas

VE2NCG

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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2017 03:53:31 +0000
From: Nick Pick <nicolasgagnon at hotmail.fr>
To: "vhfcontesting at contesting.com" <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
Subject: [VHFcontesting] FM Operators, Montreal Qc Area
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Hello to all, for myself, will try to be ROVER in FN35 Saturday and FN25 Sunday morning, ON4KST and other post for details... but I'm trying to get a bunch of ham to try the Contest in the FM operator category here in the Montreal area, a lot of them have show interest so this his the sked that I have made for them:
Frequency: 146.430
446.000 if they can after contact
Time:
22h UTC january 21 (5pm local saturday)
02h UTC january 22 (9pm local saturday)
13h UTC january 22 (8am local sunday)
18h UTC january 22 (1pm local sunday)
22h UTC january 22 (5pm local sunday)

You never know what can happen, tropo permitting....
Nicolas
VE2NCG

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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2017 23:09:11 -0500
From: nosigma at aol.com
To: vhfcontesting at contesting.com
Subject: [VHFcontesting] Jan Contest: KM4KMU  FM08JL 4600 ft , FM, 4
	Bands
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I got my frequency clearance from the Green Bank Radio Observatory.  I will be working from Reddish Knob at 4600 ft (clear view for 360 degrees) in the center of FM08 (FM08JL) with a demonstrated range of 185 miles on 2M.  6M is new to me for this contest so I have no idea how far it will reach but it should be close to 200 miles with no propagation.

100W 8dBi beam on 6M         52.525 MHz (TBD)
100W 13dBi beam on 2M      146.520 MHz (187 mile demonstrated range)
25W 14dBi beam on 1.25M    223.500 MHz (135 mile demonstrated range)
50W 17dBi beam on 70cm     446.000 MHz (105 mile demonstrated range)

I will have a omni and second radio set up to monitor for CQ's on 2M/70cm  while working the directional beams. 

I will be calling CQ on 2M & 6M regularly, 1.25M intermittently.  

If you are in the following grids please listen for me. It takes me about 45 minutes to sweep a full 360 with the beams calling CQ & making exchanges.

EM97 EM98 EM99 (Eastern portions of these grids) WVa
FM06 FM07 FM08 FM09 Virginia
FN00 FN01  South and Central PA
FM16 (north west corner) &  FM17 FM18 FM19 VA & MD
FN10 (south west corner)  PA
FM27 FM28 FM29  (western portions of these grids) Va

If you went to try a schedule my cell is 703 678 6795, please text or call. I have good reception on the mountain.

Good Luck to all, 

73
John Young
KM4KMU

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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2017 04:10:12 -0500
From: Jim Worsham <w4kxy at bellsouth.net>
To: Jim Worsham via Vhf <vhf at w6yx.stanford.edu>,
	vhfcontesting at contesting.com, 	fourlanders at contesting.com
Subject: [VHFcontesting] W4NH Active For January VHF Contest This
	Weekend
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W4NH will be active this weekend for the January VHF Contest.  We will be on 6, 2, 222 and 432 with our usual collection of stacked antennas running high power on all four bands.  We will be operating from the QTH of W4ZST near Dahlonega, GA in EM84.

73
Jim, W4KXY

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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2017 08:06:40 -0500
From: "Steve \(K1IIG\)" <stephen.tripp at snet.net>
To: <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
Subject: [VHFcontesting] FN31 K1IIG BEACONS
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 The K1IIG FN-31NL Beacons on 222.060, 432.320 and 2304.320 will be off during the contest due to
the proximity to my contest station.

73's and GL in the contest
Steve K1IIG

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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2017 09:22:15 -0500
From: Buddy Morgan <beamar at aol.com>
To: vhfcontesting at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] W4NH Active For January VHF Contest This
	Weekend
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Don't forget to point South. There are numerous stations in Florida that are capable of working EM 84 under dead band conditions.

Buddy WB4OMG 
EL 98

W4NH will be active this weekend for the January VHF Contest.  We will be on 6, 2, 222 and 432 with our usual collection of stacked antennas running high power on all four bands.  We will be operating from the QTH of W4ZST near Dahlonega, GA in EM84.

73
Jim, W4KXY

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