[VHFcontesting] All BS Aside: Who Operated During 2 meter SPRINT on Monday, 08April2019?

[Vhfrover]

There was good activity in and around the Chicago area.  In casual on and off operation with low power and a small 4-el beam up about 18 feet (portable push up pole style, no rotor) I made 26 Qs from 16 different grids (6 or 7 states).  Two Rovers were out there working everyone and there might have been a third Rover that unfortunately I did not connect with.  Other stations in the area with better antenna systems, longer on the air time and maybe more power did much better.
As some say, Location, Location, Location!  I'll bet that the operators in the northeast had a lot more local activity.
Best of luck in the 222 MHz sprint coming up on Tuesday April 16th and 73Mike WB8BZK


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From: peter h via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
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Sent: Wed, Apr 10, 2019 12:31 pm
Subject: [VHFcontesting] All BS Aside: Who Operated During 2 meter SPRINT on Monday, 08April2019?

Judging by posted results on 3830, I think that there was very minimal activity by ANY operators in CA NV, & AZ.

Please "reply all" to this e-mail with your operating, or not operating, news/report in the 2 Meter Spring SPRINT.

I drove 175 miles on a quick Rove from Thousand Oaks, CA (DM04ne) to CM94xl on US-101.

>From CM94, I worked only 2 stations on SSB with a 5/8 wave whip. (Coax to the 7 element yagi developed high SWR.)

>From Ventura (near DM04jg), I worked 7 stations in Ventura Co. and 1 in LA County.

I briefly heard Ralph, K6TSK, very weakly when I was driving toward Thousand Oaks about 9:45PM. 

bt73
Pete, N6ZE
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