[VHFcontesting] Auroral Ex Last Night

[Howard Reynolds]

Wow.  Don and Paul make me feel ancient - hi.  I came on the weak-signal
VHF scene in 1965 as a Novice with a Heathkit Twoer.  Since there were no
repeaters then, I started contacting local DNR personnel and managed to get
the use of mountain top fire towers for VHF contests.  The greatly
increased range from the fire towers and a few tropo openings got me hooked
on VHF weak-signal.  The rest is history, including several years operating
contests with K3LNZ/8 on a mountain qth near Spring Gap, WV .  WA3EOQ