Though I've not been able to participate as much in the last few years, I've been doing the June contest with the W2SZ MGEF group on Greylock (FN32) for more than 35 years. As we all know, WSJT has c
I operate QRP Portable and hope to be active in the June contest with all bands from 50 MHz to 10 GHz. I am not set up yet to operate digital modes. I have never taken a computer with me and I'm not
As I've suggested in the past from operation at W3SO: SSB on the even hour, CW on the odd hour; EXCEPT when 6m or 2m are open - then SSB/CW only. Bob, w3idt ........ . Robert F. Teitel, W3IDT . . w3i
I've been using less and less assistance for contesting. I'm not planning on using any assistance this June. All this assistance is a frustrating distraction and I feel less satisfaction to make a QS
Gerry, I am with Alex: chatting on the internet or cellphone to create a contact removes the fun and satisfaction from your own learning, building, and operating. 73, Chet, N8RA --Original Message--
Hello Gerry....In our area, I have been pushing the following idea: Stations should check for SSB or CW at the top and bottom of the hour. IF some Es exists then work it!! ... as long as possible.
Marshall, I agree on the top and bottom of the hour for ssb/cw. Jim, K8JH and I tried that as much as we could when we were in EN67. The Slack channel "rover-raregrid" seems to have taken off very we
Hello Tom and everyone else interested in VHF contesting.... We need a reflector that can be used for contesting in real time. The PingJockey reflector is great for meteor scatter and such. Maybe s
How about an online poll to determine which reflector is the most popular? 73, Harry, W0BL, DN60 Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcont
I talked to Dan-N5TM the Slack guru....he says there is an E-skip channel there right now. We could certainly use that IF everyone would actually use it....The idea is if you hear an Es opening, pos
As I have said before, I (and others north and east of me when they were active) get on to have some fun and take advantage of high activity to get QSOs that are otherwise unavailable. You can't be a