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[VHFcontesting] 2m Sprint :-(

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Subject: [VHFcontesting] 2m Sprint :-(
From: Alex <kr1st@amsat.org>
Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2005 17:56:19 -0400
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The 2m Sprint was very disappointing for me. Zero contacts. 2.5 hours of 
static before I finally gave up. Down here near Charleston, SC (EM92) 
you get lonely quick on VHF. Called plenty of CQ, but no takers. Sure, I 
have a very modest setup with just a stacked pair of HB loops @ 30+ feet 
and 50 Watts, but that should be good for at least a few contacts.

Perhaps self spotting should be allowed for folks in grids with (very) 
low activity so that the big guns know when you're on and can turn their 
beams/stacks towards you in an attempt to make a contact.

Can you send in a 0 contact log to at least let folks know that you were 
there?

73,
--Alex KR1ST
http://www.kr1st.com

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