[VHFcontesting] Pack Rats Announce January Contest Activity Period

[PHIL MIGUELEZ]

The Mt. Airy VHF Radio Club will once again be hosting a special activity period during the upcoming January VHF Contest. 


On Sunday afternoon January 18th from 19:00 to 22:00 UTC the Pack Rats will be gathering on 2 Meter SSB looking for contacts to move up the bands.


Last year's event was very successful but there was still room for improvement as a few operators in more distant grids pointed out.
Don't expect to find the band teaming with Packrats just waiting for you to show up. The point of this activity period is to find stations with higher bands that you can run with and then return to 2M to find another station. Call CQ !! Move your antenna - club members are located from FM28 to FN12 and everywhere in-between. Post on the ON4KST chat page. This is not a Pack Rat exclusive activity! All contest stations should take advantage of the activity and use 2M SSB to find and move stations to higher bands. Move your antenna and call CQ !!


Sunday afternoon is usually the slowest part of the contest with many stations drifting off to check out the NFL activity. In order to provide an incentive to stay in the VHF game we will be hosting the Pack Rat Contest Bowl a 3-hour period to find stations with multiple bands that will help raise your grid totals and final score.


Take advantage of the Sunday afternoon doldrums. Join the Pack Rats on 2M SSB/CW and move stations up the bands. Increase your higher band Q's and grid totals. More efficient than sending endless unanswered CQ's on FT8. 


Tell everyone you know - the place to be on Sunday afternoon from 2 PM to 5 PM EST is 2M SSB and QSY UP.


GET IN THE GAME!

Sunday Jan18th Activity Period 19:00 to 22:00 UTC
2 Meters CALL CQ USB 144.180 - 144.220

Download the announcement at: 

https://packratvhf.com/