[VHFcontesting] VHFcontesting Digest, Vol 204, Issue 14

[Mark Spencer]

When roving I try to keep a radio listening to 50 MHz at all times (even if I can only use a whip antenna.)

Mark S
VE7AFZ

mark at alignedsolutions.com
604 762 4099

> On Dec 16, 2019, at 5:17 PM, Drew Arnett <kb9fko at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> If 6 is open, 6 is busy.  :-)  Have had some sporadic E either June or
> January show up late say 9 or 10p local.
> 
> Overnight seems to be empty for normal contacts.  That's why I added
> learning WSJTX to do meteor scatter during the early morning hours.  I
> haven't played seriously in the VHF since getting up to speed on that,
> but I figured it would be a great way to add multipliers and to fill
> some of that dead time.
> 
> But for regular phone VHF+ QSOs, it's the sorts of time folks can jump
> on the radio.  Usually pick up different folks on different days (as
> some can't play both days) and pick up some in the evening when they
> get a chance to play for a bit.  So figure stuff like that.  Any game
> of interest will impact participation as well.
> 
> I love the VHF contests.  Have fun!
> 
> Drew
> n7da
> 
>> Message: 4
>> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 15:03:39 +0000 (UTC)
>> From: Buddy Morgan <beamar at aol.com>
>> To: VHFcontesting at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Busy times during VHF contests
>> Message-ID: <511910270.9195431.1576508619696 at mail.yahoo.com>
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>> 
>> In a contest results article, in QST, some years ago, it said that more contacts were made in the first hour of the contest, than any other time. That only thing I can add: I have never made a QSO between 2300 and 0600, local time.
>> 
>> Buddy WB4OMG
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