Sorry for the spin off from the similar topic. I've never really understood why rovers have to rove from more than one grid ? Here Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________
Sorry hit send by mistake on my iPhone. (I miss my blackberry.) To recap I don't really grasp the intent of preventing rovers from roving from one grid and entering contests if they choose to do so ?
Message: 5 Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2015 13:51:07 -0400 From: Michael Clarson <wv2zow@gmail.com> To: peter h <n6ze@aol.com> Cc: VHF Contesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Ent
Darryl, I don't necessarilydisagree with what you are saying but the lack an explicit definition for nonrover land based mobiles (or portable stations that are allowed to berelocated) is confusing in
Sorry all. It appears the quote / thread marks didn't make it thru in my email from 11:55 AM. The second paragraph from the bottom was from another poster, my response was in the paragraph at the bot
Hi: Both of my six meter SSB radios are 706 MkiiG's (one is an early unit, one is a new unit with the newer style finals.) I'm contemplating ways I can run 300 watts or more on six meters (500 watts
Hi. I'm pondering my likely roving / portable antenna setup for the UHF contest and am thinking of mounting a 432 yagi below a 1296 loop yagi. Does any one have any practical experience they can shar
Thanks all for the various on and off list responses. It sounds as though I will be good to go with mounting my 432 yagi below the top of the mast. Best regards Mark S VE7AFZ Sent from my iPhone ____
Hi, I expect to be in CO80 at CO80JA (50.0181N 123.2036W at approx 3800 ~ 3900 feet elevation) at the start of the contest on Saturday until at least 7pm local time. I have no plans to rove to other
Hi, I'd be curious in hearing comments about the 28 Volt TE systems amps, especially from any one who has used them in a roving / portable setup and has run them from a battery system vs a 28 volt po
Hi. I expect to spend Saturday Sept 12 in CO80JA (50.0181N 123.2036W at approx 3800 ~ 3900 feet elevation.) I plan to be there from the start of the contest until shortly before night fall. My statio
Re the Rf sense on mirage amps. I ended up just buying a coaxial relay from RF parts and triggered the relay with a sequencer (that I need anyways for a pre amp.) On RX I bypass the amp completely. O
A few comments re this. I've found that MS / long haul digital qso's are challenging to make while roving / portable especially if I don't have good Internet connectivity. Over 90 percent of the succ
Yes I agree re spotting. To be transparent at first I was a bit hesitant about the new rules but I now see the benefit. I have benefited from being spotted on more than one occasion. Despite typicall
Re HF that is a good suggestion. I often monitor the aurora net frequency (7055 lsb) during the daytime when I am in the back country. I'm not sure that frequency and mode would work for the U.S. due
Had fun using the home station in CN89. 13 contacts and 6 grids including some nice Dx from CN82 in the last half hour. Was able to work WW7D/R in CN96, CN86, CN97 and CN87 plus other stations in CN8
I agree with those who have expressed concerns about calling "CQ contest" continually on 146.52 Driving through remote areas in BC and Alberta I've had occasional pleasant and interesting QSO's on 14
Hi I made a handful of Meteor scatter qso's on 222 a few months ago with 10 elements and 100 watts using FSK441. A bigger station would have been helpful. I'll probably try again during the June cont
Re log periodic antennas. I'm not yet a senior citizen, but on occasion I find my Create CL 5130-2N log periodic antenna is a nice alternative to separate yagi antennas for 2M thru 1296 while roving
This is unfortunate. James my experience during the UHF contest has at times been similar to yours but I still enjoyed it. Having a contest where I was able to focus on the higher bands had some adva