Another beating please Master Propagation. (I'll beat him next time!)
Don, AC5D
-----Original Message-----
From: VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting-bounces+n12614=aol.com@contesting.com> On
Behalf Of Ron Klimas WZ1V
Sent: Thursday, 23 January, 2020 08:10
To: vhfcontesting@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Did anyone else have fun in the January VHF/UHF
contest?
Hi Chet: Spot on -
anyone's who's still VHF contesting as long as we have are gluttons for
punishment - bring on the pain we love it !
Lot's of good contacts made despite challenging condx.
-73 Ron WZ1V
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chet S" <chetsubaccount@snet.net>
To: <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 08:59:41 -0500
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Did anyone else have fun in the January VHF/UHF
contest?
> Hi John,
>
> I believe you are misinterpreting the reports from the contest. These may
be bragging reports, not disgusted tirades. The January contest presents
challenges and problems for many, but hams like to persevere, engineers like
to solve problems, and all like to talk about it afterward.
>
> Think of it like sailors or fishermen having a few beers in the cozy pub
after a big storm. Do they talk about how beautiful the storm clouds and sky
were, or do they tell tales of how tough a time it was getting through it.
Still had a kind of fun, maybe a man thing.
>
> 73,
> Chet, N8RA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: VHFcontesting
> <vhfcontesting-bounces+chetsubaccount=snet.net@contesting.com> On
> Behalf Of John Young via VHFcontesting
> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 10:58 PM
> To: vhfcontesting@contesting.com
> Subject: [VHFcontesting] Did anyone else have fun in the January VHF/UHF
contest?
>
> So I have been reading the 3830 and ARRL Soapbox posts. The vast majority
of posts include a lot of commentary on poor turnout, poor conditions, dead
bands and weather difficulties. Some even question if its worth taking part
in these contests. My experience and those of several others who worked FM
in Northern VA or MD was very much the opposite. There was great activity
from 2pm until 10pm Saturday and it wasn't what I would call slow (no 30
minute breaks between Q's) all the way up to 1 am. Even when I got back on
the air at 0330 Sunday there was activity to be had. I didn't work through
to the bitter end (or should I say bitterly cold end) but from the private
emails it appears it never got boring. Its not like we had great weather
here by any stretch.
> What made it so much fun?
> Turn out and constant activity. Working hard to get a weak contact.Rag
chewing with truckers all night to add points as they cross grids.Making
scheds with FM and multi-band rovers along with big fixed stations at "long
range".Passing contacts between stations to build each others scores.Making
a Q with people who never imagined a 100 mile Q was possible on FM
simplexHaving a paraplegic 15yr old build a tape measure yagi so he can make
a QSO with you (2017).People dusting off rigs they have not used in years or
going mobile to a nearby hill top to give you another contact or multi.
> A big part of what generated the activity was a coupe guys sending out a
lot of emails to get people up on the air in our area. That has over time
generated a lot of turn out, both casual operators, new fixed site
contesters as well as regional FM or FM/SSB rovers.
>
> Was having fun this January just an FM thing? All our contacts are
regional, propagation is not a big factor. There are no digital modes,
clickety Q, clickety Q.Its just you, a microphone, a radio, a cable and an
antenna. Pretty basic stuff.
>
> Did anyone else have a good time?Post something if you did. All that
reading is pretty depressing right now.
> 73JohnKM4KMU
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