That should be WA5VJB cheapie beams. They work great!
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Clem <clem.law@usa.net>
To: <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Cc: <msadams@acsu.buffalo.edu>
Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 12:40 PM
Subject: [VHFcontesting] Re: CQ WW VHF Contest
> Since I'm a newbie here who pretty well fits the following description, I
> thought I would jump in:
>
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>
> But wait, there is a HUGE
> untapped population of would-be VHFers on HPACK, the FT817 Yahoo Group,
> Adventure Radio Societyt and QRP-L!! These guys must be shown the WA5JVB
> cheappie beams and how to find good QTHs. If just 10% of the these 6000+
> guys on the lists that have 6 or 2 would work a couple hours apiece, welll
> the math is OBVIOUS! You wouldn't be able to find a font big enough to
> spell SUCCESS.
>
> Just my $0.02 es 73,
> Mark K2QO
>
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>
> I agree! After being essentially off the air for quite a while, I got
back on
> with a 40-meter QRP rig a couple of years ago, and Mrs. Claus just gave me
a
> new FT-817 for Christmas.
>
> My last (non-FM) VHF QSO was with a Gonset Communicator, so it was a lot
of
> fun to fire up the 817 on 6 meters and 432 and check into a couple of
local
> nets (using my HF dipoles!)
>
> I plan on doing my first VHF contest for the January VHF SS as a rover.
I'll
> be combining it with a trip visiting some relatives, so I'll probably be
> starting the contest near Madison, WI, and passing through or near the
Chicago
> and Indianapolis areas during the contest.
>
> I subscribe to the QRP-L list, and also occasionally check the Yahoo
FT-817
> group, and I agree that there would be a lot of interest by the people on
> these lists in VHF mountaintopping or portable operations. A large
sub-group
> of the QRP groups is interested in ham radio while backpacking and
camping,
> and running QRP on VHF sounds like a lot of fun.
>
> As my plans emerge, I'll submit them to the Rover Resource page, but I
would
> appreciate thoughts on how successful the following kind of operation will
be:
> Since I will be combining this with another trip, I'll be doing most of
my
> operating while mobile, and I will be passing through 3 metro areas. For
a
> cheap and easy antenna, what I'm thinking of doing is just mounting three
> dipoles (fed with the same coax) on top of a short section of PVC pipe
mounted
> to the top of the car. The elements for 2 and 432 would be made out of
some
> kind of metal rod, and the six-meter elements would be made out of wire,
> inverted-vee style, running from the PVC mast down to somewhere on the
car.
> Since I'll be operating mobile, I figure this is the best compromise
between
> having dedicated antennas for each band and having to switch cables.
>
> I'll also probably have a 3-element 2-meter beam with me for occasional
use
> while stopped, although I plan to do most of the operation while in
motion.
>
> I'll also have another radio monitoring 2 meter FM (I assume 146.55 is the
> best frequency) from a vertical antenna.
>
> My XYL is also a ham, so she'll be helping out with both the driving and
the
> operating.
>
> If anyone has any ideas about what I'm doing wrong, please let me know!
> (Which reminds me, I better get to the hardware store for my PVC pipe!)
>
> 73,
> Rick W0IS
>
>
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