[NLRS] September VHF Contest - W0ZQ plans and east/west activity times

[W0ZQ at aol.com]

Hello NLRS land.

With the September VHF contest only two weeks away,  its time for some 
chatter.   I plan to activate my home station in  EN34iu on 6m through at least 3456 
MHz.   Who else will be around for  the contest ?  
 
Last year NLRS sent in 17 logs, CVVHF sent in 8, and the Badger Contesters  
another 13.   Lets see if our plans for getting more WI & MN  synergy going may 
grow those numbers this year.   Remember, no log is  too small to send in and 
paper logs are OK (forms can be downloaded from the  ARRL website).  

Regarding our previous discussion for an east/west  activity "hour" I 
received only positive comments from QSO hunger contesters on  both sides of the 
cheese line.  I forgot what I had originally  proposed in terms of the actual 
times, but I think I had suggested one hour on  Saturday and a second hour on 
Sunday as not everyone can make one time or the  other.   Since the beginning of 
the contest is usually busy, as is the  end of the contest, how about 8:00 to 
9:00 pm on Saturday evening and again at  2:00 to 3:00 pm on Sunday afternoon.  
 During these time periods  Dakota Division stations look east while WI, MI, 
and northern IL stations look  west.   Obviously people are not locked into 
concrete with this  proposal as the occurrence of any 6m E's, aurora, or tropo 
may throw a wrench  into the plan.

So who's going to be on ?  Any rovers out & about  ?   Anyone needs to borrow 
some rover antennas - just ask me.   Comments on the suggested east/west 
activity times ?
 
For those on the CVVHF and Badgers reflectors, please post this note there  
for feedback & comments.

73, Jon
W0ZQ
 



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