Our June VHF Contest grid expedition is DN14 and DN15 in northeastern Oregon. http://www.k7bwh.com/dn15.html K7BWH /R and WE7X /R will be jointly roving on 6- and 2-meters for the VHF contest. Our it
I use the FT-897 on 50 and 144. I think it hears very well indeed. I did a/b testing with this versus a new Icom IC-7100 and the reception was indistinguishable for my portable ops from remote low-no
Barry K7BWH and Rod WE7X will activate some semi-rare grids in Southeast Oregon before and during the 2015 September VHF Contest. My preliminary schedule is: · Tuesday 9/9 <http://www.coilgun.info/ro
Looking for something to do right after Labor Day? Ill be up on Hamaker Mtn CN92ab <http://www.coilgun.info/rover_or/CN92.htm#CN92ab36> (near Klamath Falls) looking for contacts on 6 and 2 on Tuesday
I was a Rover in the southeast corner of Oregon to activate DN02, DN03, DN12 and DN13. This was portable operation, two grids/day. My "distance" band was 2 meters with 750 watts and 7 element yagi, s
The file from the 'no.nonsense.ee' website that is particularly useful for maidenhead math is: http://no.nonsense.ee/qthmap/index.js This javascript file has a number of utility functions, among othe
I follow this thread with interest. I make grid expeditions around the Pacific Northwest and am always looking for ways to expand the range when the bands are otherwise closed. There are some rare gr
Interesting battery discussion. Also interesting that the IC-910 seems to take significant d.c. power. I've recently acquired an Icom IC-9100 and I'm trying to choose the 13.8v portable power source.
I'd sure like to see a solid solution for logging rovers running FT8. I ran FT8 for the first time last weekend in my portable operation, and was very impressed. For me, it would be perfectly reasona
As a hilltopper in the Pacific NW, Ive found that parking on a ridge where the ground slopes away steeply in a desired direction is magic for tropo. I try to be within a wavelength of the edge. In fa
The 432 Sprint is Wednesday but the correct date is Apr 25 (not 26). I cant join the fun that day, but have fun! Barry K7BWH Seattle CN87us From: 'peter h' via PNWVHFS <pnwvhfs@googlegroups.com> Sent
All plans are go for my grid trip to DN08, Idaho and beyond. Im very pleased to say the expedition has blossomed into a coast-to-coast grid trip. 1. June 8-10: activate DN08 during June VHF Contest,
One band, one mountaintop, one weekend, one frequency, one rare grid. Hope to work you in the VHF contest from DN08 in northeastern Washington State on 6 meters: 50.240 on SSB, CW, digital. Also look
Rod WE7X and I are in position on top of Gold Mountain DN08se in the NE corner of Washington State. Ill be on 50.240 all modes. Who ordered the rain?? At least it keeps the bugs down. Barry K7BWH htt
Also for those interested in digital modes and frequencies on VHF bands in the Pacific Northwest: http://pnwvhfs.org/digital-modes.html Barry K7BWH _______________________________________________ VHF
http://k7fry.com/grid/ is what I use, too. Note that as it gets more popular and more usage, it will eventually exceed Google Maps usage caps and may start charging the site owner or be unavailable f
Youre going to really like the additional xmit power. I use a cheap Chinese 110-to-220 step up transformer found on Craigslist with a pair of Honda EU2000i. Works great. Read details here: https://co
For what it's worth, the Pacific Northwest has generally agreed on these FT8 frequencies after discussion at our last conference: 50.313 144.174 222.080 432.500 1296.074 However, there is no WSJT act
Pacific Northwest VHF Society has 'Lewis & Clark Grid Explorer' awards for both rovers and base stations in WA, OR, ID and BC. http://www.pnwvhfs.org/LewisAndClark.html Barry K7BWH --Original Message
James, attaboy, way to go! So glad to hear you could be on the air from those difficult-to-reach spots while there was propagation to make it pay off. What an ambitious and successful trip. Big trips