Good activity and condx made for a lot of fun in the 432 sprint. The band had been open since Saturday night in one direction or another. Early Hepburn map predictions didn't seem all that favorable
112 X 28 grids. Condx were really poor up here - beacons were way below normal. Not sure if it was condx or that the switch to Tuesday caused some to miss out but activity was not all that great. Tha
Was able to get on for about 2 hours in the 6M sprint. Operated most of the first 2 hours and then got back on for about 10 minutes late in the 3rd hour. Didn't notice any openings at all and no real
62 X 28 grids. Nice sigs from K1MAP in FM14. Heard Mark many times throughout - at times even with the beam 90 degs off of him! AA3ID in FM25 was also in, and KN4SM had a good signal from FM16. Proba
FWIW, I have been able to achieve VUCC on 6M several times during a contest weekend, worked 50 or more on 432 a couple of times, worked over 25 for VUCC on 903, 1296 and 2304 several times, and worke
Good to get on for the Spring (Winter?) Sprints. Cold, windy wx made for lot's of power line noise and some rough condx. Still a lot of fun as always. Totals were 115 Q's in 29 grids in just under 3
Was on for the first 15 minutes, off to a meeting and back on for another hour+ around 9. Activity seemed o.k. though condx were poor with rain, wind and cold wx. 45 Q's in 23 grids. Tnx to K9JK and
Sprint totals were 56 QSO's in 23 grids. Had hoped for more operating time but had a trip to Rochester, N.Y. and while the plane home was on time, the drive home from the airport took 2.5 hours (usua
Great sprint this time. Extra fun because the Hepburn map predictions and the APRS real time prop didn't look like anything special. About 20 minutes in I was called by a strong EN82 station followed
Conditions on my end were the same as Ron, WZ1V, indicated - pretty normal though the W3CCX beacon was slightly above normal. Ended up with 71 Q's in 27 grids in 2.5 hours on the air. Ron is likely t
Fun time in the sprint last night. Total was 124 q's in 33 grids. Operated about 75% of the time - I'm a big basketball fan too, hi! Best DX north was FN45, to the west En91,92 and 93 and to the sout
Enjoyed the 432 Sprint despite some unexpected complications. Had 12 QSO's after 6 minutes. No answers to the next 15 or so CQ's. Hmm. Check the band. Only hear relative locals and?they are?weak. Che
Nice to have enhancement and good activity last night in the sprint. Total was 150 q's and 36 grids in about 2.5 hours of operating. Missed the early part and QRT'd around 10:20 local time. It was un
Total was 104 qso's in 26 grids with a little under 3 hours of operating time. Condx were probably a bit below average but somewhat hard for me to tell - I have no 2m preamp right now and my TS 2000
Condx were really tough last night for the 432 sprint with very rapid qsb. One syllable was Q5 and the next in the noise. Total was 53 qso's in 20 grids. Worked down to FM16 and FM07, West to EN92 an
After many years of watching the bands die off once the NFL Playoff games start, I am thinking I'd like to write the VUAC to see if somehow we can't get the contest date moved to the week before the
Dave - ur antennas were working well - u were very loud down this way. Totals here were 43 X 21 for 10991 distance points. Tnx for the Q's. I will be only be on late for the 432 sprint. Hope to see a