[50mhz] 50mhz Digest, Vol 65, Issue 12
Dan Schaaf
dan-schaaf at att.net
Mon Jun 15 12:46:53 EDT 2009
Yes, It doesn't take much to get on 6. I have a 4 el at 30 ft and worked
C37NL the other day and worked Japan and Hawaii last august. 400 watts from
my Yaesu FT-920 and Tokyo HyPower amp
Best Regards
Dan Schaaf
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> 1. Wow! What a contest! (John Geiger)
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> From: John Geiger <aa5jg at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [50mhz] Wow! What a contest!
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> They just keep getting better and better. Didn't think I would be able to
> top last year's 6m performance, but beat it by quite a bit. Can't comment
> on the higher bands since I was limited to 6m (and FM on 2m and 70cm) but
> 6 was open for most of the contest, to lots of areas at once.
> Hope everyone else had a great contest also.
>
> The final tally for me was 277 QSOs and 117 Grids on 6m. Thought I was
> going to break 300 Qs but the propagation dropped out the last couple of
> hours. Managed to work 5 all time new grids-CN81, CO90, DN15, DN24, FM13.
>
> Just to show you that a large station isn't required to have a blast on
> 6m, I did this with a Yaesu FT450 at 100 watts to a MFJ 3 element yagi at
> 30 feet.
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> Can't wait to see what 2010 brings!
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> 73s John AA5JG
> Grid EM04to
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:17:27 -0500
> From: "Danny Pease" <dpease at adams.net>
> Subject: Re: [50mhz] Wow! What a contest!
> To: "'John Geiger'" <aa5jg at yahoo.com>, <vhf at w6yx.stanford.edu>,
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> It is as much or more related to propagation and location than anything.
> Operating skill and equipment can't make up for being in the right place
> at
> the right time.
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> Danny NG9R
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> On Behalf Of John Geiger
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> Subject: [50mhz] Wow! What a contest!
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>
> They just keep getting better and better. Didn't think I would be able to
> top last year's 6m performance, but beat it by quite a bit. Can't comment
> on the higher bands since I was limited to 6m (and FM on 2m and 70cm) but
> 6
> was open for most of the contest, to lots of areas at once.
> Hope everyone else had a great contest also.
>
> The final tally for me was 277 QSOs and 117 Grids on 6m. Thought I was
> going to break 300 Qs but the propagation dropped out the last couple of
> hours. Managed to work 5 all time new grids-CN81, CO90, DN15, DN24, FM13.
>
> Just to show you that a large station isn't required to have a blast on
> 6m,
> I did this with a Yaesu FT450 at 100 watts to a MFJ 3 element yagi at 30
> feet.
>
> Can't wait to see what 2010 brings!
>
> 73s John AA5JG
> Grid EM04to
>
>
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