Dick,
Is your 706 a standard 706, a 706 MKII, or a 706 MKIIG ? If it is a MKIIG, then
you can also enjoy 432MHz UHF activity.
Yes, during the VHF contest weekends (June 13th & 14th is the big one coming
up) you should find numerous stations on 6 meters and 2 meters in or around
Columbus, Cleveland, Dayton, Cinci, Detroit, IN and PA all running SSB around
the frequencies Steve mentioned.
Do you have access to Yagi beam antennas for 6 and 2 meters? If not, you might
find you will have good luck simply starting out by using omni-directional
horizontal loop antennas such as the "Squalo".
Ron
WW8RR
-----Original Message-----
From: vhfcontesting-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:vhfcontesting-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of w1rrd@columbus.rr.com
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 10:13 AM
To: Steve Clifford
Cc: VHFcontesting@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] VHF contesting newbie
Steve, thanks for taking the time to provide some information on this. I
appreciate it.
I'm sure others will chime in as I've always found the ham community helpful to
new folks.
Thanks again,
Dick, W1RRD
---- Steve Clifford <k4gun.r@gmail.com> wrote:
> You chose a bad time to ask this question. We're in the middle of a
> very heated debate and a lot of guys are deleting a lot of messages
> from this reflector. Your question however, is a good one. With your
> 706, you've got a lot of possibilities. The first thing you need are
> antennas that are horizontally polarized. Without that, you're not going to
> hear much.
>
> There could be a book written about how to get started, but I'll just
> give you one or two tips to get you pointed in the right direction.
> On contest day, you don't have to bother with the whole 6, 2 and .7
> meter bands. Use SSB and scan around 50.125 to 50.225, 144.150 to
> 155.300 and 432.070 to about 432.170. Most activity on 144 and 432
> will be centered close to the calling frequencies (144.200 and
> 432.100). On 6 meters, things can get interesting if there is any E skip.
>
> Like I said... there is a LOT to learn but this should get you started.
>
> 73
> Steve
> K4GUN/R
>
> On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 9:38 AM, <w1rrd@columbus.rr.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm a newbie to VHF contesting and was wondering where I could read
> > up on participating in these events. I've got a base 706, so i think
> > I could operate with that. I'm located in Central Ohio so I'm not
> > sure if there is much activitity in this area. Thanks for any help you can
> > provide.
> >
> > Dick, W1RRD
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