Dick,
Are you wanting to operate from a fixed location or drive around going to
different grids?
73,
Terry
----- Original Message -----
From: w1rrd@columbus.rr.com
To: Steve Clifford
Cc: VHFcontesting@contesting.com
Sent: Thu, 28 May 2009 14:12:41 +0000 (UTC)
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 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, 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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