[AK-VHF] CQ VHF and . . . SOTA?

[Edward R Cole]

Sounds good, Brandon.

CQ VHF Contest has always had a good turnout on 
6m so I plan to try a lot of FT8 on 6m - BUT I 
can also leave my FT-736R on 146.52 FM for anyone working 2m.

I have been seeing a lot of decodes on 50.313 
from as far as Texas, so hoping to work a few on 
6m.  Contest is 1800utc (10am local) Saturday to 2100utc (1pm local) Sunday.

Trying to get my 6m array working by next weekend 
(two 7-element LFA yagis).  Kind of wx related 
(no wind and dry wx activity using a 45-foot man-lift).

73, Ed - KL7UW

At 11:03 AM 7/12/2020, Brandon Clark wrote:
>Hello group,
>
>As Ed mentioned yesterday, next weekend is the 
>CQ WW VHF contest. For this one I usually take a 
>break from roving (mobile) and go portable from 
>a high point on Saturday. A little background . 
>. . the CQ WW VHF has a category specifically 
>for _on-foot_ portable, whereas the ARRL 
>contests consider "portable" to more broadly 
>mean "away from home", regardless of how much 
>gear you take or how you get there.
>
>This one is a fun chance to get outside, set up 
>in a park or on a high point, and do some 
>relaxing operating. Even an Ht can cover a lot 
>of ground from high up - I regularly work Ed in 
>Nikiski from the Flattop parking lot using five 
>watts. So get outside, log a few contacts, and 
>set a personal best so that you can beat yourself next year!
>
>Something that has become popular over the last 
>few year is for people to combine the contest 
>Saturday with a SOTA peak activation (this works 
>for ARRL contests too). All the VHF/UHF-band 
>contacts count for the contest, but you can also 
>include some portable HF operating for the SOTA side, which is what I do.
>
>Since "weather forecast" is still a 
>contradiction in terms here in Alaska, I'm going 
>to finalize the location later this week. If we 
>have crappy weather then I'll  activate a 
>single peak above Anchorage that got away from 
>me once before. On the other hand, if the 
>weather looks good then I have a two-fer in mind 
>up above the Eklutna area. Stay tuned.
>
>Brandon
>
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