[COham] Fw: [RMVHF] Fwd: KANSAS VHF/UHF QSO PARTY PLANNING

Mon, 1 Dec 2003 19:00:52 -0700

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Subject: [RMVHF] Fwd: KANSAS VHF/UHF QSO PARTY PLANNING


> 11/24
>
> Hi Contesters:
>
> Re developing a Kansas VHF/UHF QSO Party for March or April 2004
>
> Dave, KA0KSI in Wichita, KS telephoned to find out about Colorado
vhfers
> interest in in a Kansas VHF/UHF QSO Party he and others are planning
for next
> March/April 2004.  He asked Colorado contesters (both vhf and hf) for
ideas and
> thoughts about the interest of those of us in Colorado and states
surrounding
> Kansas as to our interest in participating in the QSO party with the
primary
> objective of increasing vhf activity for the midwest/central states
area.  Dave
> is a member of Central States VHF Society and an active vhfer and vhf
contester
> in the Wichita, KS area for the past 30 years.  He has been a past
member of
> the WB0DRL contest station team (used to biggest station in KS) when
it had an
> 8-bay on 2 meters that, when aimed at Colorado, would put a S-9 signal
into
> the Denver area from a hill in EM18!  They still have a 24 ft. dish
that is
> used on 432 and up.
>
> Dave sent the attached followup email which I am forwarding to the
RMVHF+
> reflector and the Grand Mesa Contesters of Colorado reflector.  If
anyone has any
> ideas, questions, or suggestions about the prospective vhf contest,
please
> get in touch with Dave quickly.  He mentioned a deadline is pending
with QST to
> get a contest listed in the magazine.
>
> You can get in touch with Dave KA0KSI via his email address:
>
>      [email protected]
>
> I mentioned that Colorado vhfers do like to work the Kansas stations
but we
> can consistently work only N0LL and N0KQY.  A few have more success.
I told
> Dave that its our lack of tropo in dry Colorado that hurts our chances
to work
> into eastern KS on vhf.  Except perhaps for W0EEA, W0AH, W6OAL, and
K0GU, many
> of us have difficulties working further east than Larry N0LL in EM09.
Also, I
> suggested if the QSO Party was in May, we would have a better chance
to work
> KS on Sporadic Es on 6.
>
> Anyway, your ideas and thoughts would be welcomed by Dave.
>
> 73 and Happy Thanksgiving!  -  Ken, W0ETT
>
>
>
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