[VHFcontesting] 2M Spring Sprint Results

[David Olean]

Hello Buddy

I did not resort to FT8. I did hear a bunch of stations using it, but I 
had all I could do to get a signal on the air. I went though a pile of 
old XP laptops trying to find one that worked as a logger. They were all 
broken and had no connectivity to a radio. I finally found one that I 
could use. I cannot write a paper log anymore due to hand tremors. I 
can't read my own hand writing!

I did find that my receive capability was very poor during the Sprint. I 
could barely work 200 miles away while running a KW and a big antenna.  
I checked it today and found that the problem is outdoors and up 135 ft 
on the tower. Both of my arrays are hosed. I am not looking forward to 
opening up about 54 sealed coax connectors searching for water.  I spent 
today working on some 10 meter yagis that also cannot hear and have high 
VSWR.

If I ever get the 144 MHz system running again, I am sticking with CW 
and SSB.

Dave K1WHS

On 4/8/2020 6:33 PM, Buddy Morgan via VHFcontesting wrote:
> 25 QSO 14 Grids = 350 points
> Breakdown FT8 14; SSB 11
> Had a good time. That's what is important.
>
> >From other posts that I have seen, I think we are seeing a trend on 2M towards FT8. Let's not give up SSB! Don't let 2M become like 6M. 
>
> Buddy WB4OMG
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