[HCARC] VHF Contest

[Bill Tynan]

All:

As I mentioned at the Club meeting Thursday evening, the ARRL VHF 
Contest is coming up next weekend. This is one of the three big VHF 
tests or the year and is the biggest of the three as it holds the best 
opportunity for 6 meter skip and possibly even 2 meter skip.

Here is a copy of a message K5TR wrote regarding it.

I expect to be on at least 6, 2 and 432 as Chuck is to come Monday and 
hook the connector to the rotator.

73,

Bill, W3XO/5 EM00kd

Hi,

The ARRL June VHF contest is coming up.

It will be June 14 - June 16.

The contest starts on Saturday at 1800z (1pm CDT)
and ends at Sunday night 0300z (10pm CDT).

First I want to encourage you to get on for the contest.  Just do it -
get on as much and as often as you can and if you don't hear anything
please keep checking the bands during the contest.

I would also like to compile a list of who thinks they will be on and
what bands they have.  I will post a list back to the reflector before
the contest.


I will be on as a single op (I think) and I have the following bands.

   50 Mhz - SSB/CW
  144 Mhz - SSB/CW and FM 146.55
  222 Mhz - SSB/CW and I can do FM
  432 Mhz - SSB/CW and I can do FM
  900 MHZ - FM  I will be listening on the Nat simplex freq.
1296 Mhz - SSB/CW and I can do FM

I can do FM on most of the bands so if that is all you have lets
give it a try - and try to work other folks too on any an all
bands and modes you have.  If you only have FM on a band give me
a call on 6 or 2 meters or 2m FM and we can work out a frequency
to work on.  Remember that you can not use repeaters or 146.52 for
contest contacts.

I am looking forward - as always - to the June contest and I have made
some improvements to my station on 6 meters adding a few more fixed
direction yagis and a bit more power on 6 meters. I also hope to work
a few of you on 900 Mhz FM - I hope I can get at least two grids on
that band. I have also gotten an amp for 432 Mhz but it is acting up
and I am not sure I will get it working before the contest or not
but I will try.

Either send me your contest plans and I will summarize to the list or
post to the list and tell us what you are up to for the June contest
this year.


-- George Fremin III - K5TR geoiii at kkn.net http://www.kkn.net/~k5tr



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