The plaques (winner in each category) and certificates (everyone else) for the January 2002 SWOT contest have been mailed from EM04 this afternoon. We actually got them out ahead of schedule by about
It now appears that I will not be home for the VHF Contest, but will be on a two-week business trip to Pax River, MD. I plan on carrying at least one of the TM-255A, a 2m loop and the GPS to do a lit
George makes a pretty good point about contest activity. What has your local group done about increasing the numbers of logs submitted? For the Jan 02 contest, the Lawton group not only gave classes
I received pleasant news at work today - cancellation of the trip to MD during the June contest. I will be operating 2m only from EM04uo with 190 watts to a single 2M18XXX at 55' and 25w to an AR-2 a
As I was reminded in a received SASE, the postal rates are going up on 1 July so if you have received any SASE's along with those requests for QSL's, you should think about putting them in the mail b
In order to encourage participation in VHF contests, the Lawton VHF Contesting Club (KO5OK) will provide plaques to the highest 2m score during the ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes for an Oklahoma statio
I thought it stood for Public Law. Don, NL7CO/EM04 --Original Message-- From: vhfcontesting-admin@contesting.com [mailto:vhfcontesting-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of dshtun@richmondhill.ca Sent: 2
I find myself agreeing with Terry on the need to revamp the contest categories to reflect the current reality. I agree that we need to relook the categories and also agree that a limited single op cl
During the recent contest, I was running 2 IC-746's, one on SSB (M2 2M18XXX) and the other on 146.55 (Cushcraft AR-2) and really tore them up if I transmitted on the other one without shutting down t
Mark, et al May be too late for this June, but I sure like the concept. It would however be fairly easy to attempt for this June's contest by limiting the contest to just ABCD to see if the number of
Saw the ad. What does the phrase "A VHF/UHF rig is called an HT" mean about the IC-910H? Are they now selling a battery pack for it? What about a rubber duck? Don, NL7CO operators: were _____________
After some discussion with John, NE0P, about increasing the number of logs submitted by the non-core VHF contesters in our area, we have inserted the following in the local club newsletter: SPECIAL A
I am gathering data on the "average" 2m station for an upcoming SWOT article. Please send me the following information on your station. Please list actual station capabilities even if you run less du
Ken, I don't think that the problem is understanding the concept, but understanding how to enforce it. Example: Here in EM04, we have a station that several people really don't like. They are not con
Hi George, I have used the KB6KQ loops for several years (learned about them from ND2X) without any problems. Around town, I usually run just one of them mounted in the left rear stake mount on a Geo
I don't believe that it would take away the desire to get on higher bands so as to acquire those multipliers, but it would sure make you think about how you did your contesting when all of the QSO po
I'm considering acquiring an IC-910H and have heard that there were some changes made to the later serial numbers (after the QST review), does anyone know where the break point in the serial numbers
The plaques (winner in each category) and certificates (everyone else) for the January 2002 SWOT contest have been mailed from EM04 this afternoon. We actually got them out ahead of schedule by about