I'm in EM73
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ku8e@bellsouth.net [mailto:ku8e@bellsouth.net]
> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 3:36 PM
> To: secc@contesting.com
> Subject: [SECC] ARRL June VHF Contest This Weekend
>
>
>
> Hi All...
>
> Is anyone doing the VHF contest this weekend ??? I
> remember K4EA mention
> he is going up to NC in the mountains. Anyone else ??
>
> Condx have been pretty good on 6 meters for about the last
> week. A couple nights ago it was open to the east coast and
> midwest. I worked about 50
> stations using my HF antenna - an 88 ft center fed zepp. I
> even got some answers to my CQ and had a small pileup for awhile.
>
> Depending on how good the condx are on Saturday I might just
> jump in my car with my DK9SQ mast and a quad loop for 6
> meters and do a small rover operation.
> Looking at the map I am only about 75 miles from the
> intersection of EM73 , EM83, EM71 and EM81 - which I think
> are pretty rare grids. If 6 really opened up it could be real
> "fun" just doing 6 meters !!! Although I have 2 meters and
> 432 - I don't have antennas built now plus I'm not sure how much
> activity there is down that far south to make it worth
> while??? I would appreciate any advice I can get about VHF
> contesting down here.....
>
> 73's Jeff
>
>
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