[NLRS] Newbie Tips

[Bill Davis via NLRS]

Hi Doug
   Glad you have an interest in the contest. Sorry to say that I am out of range of your setup. I live near Grand Rapids, MN 160miles to your north. The vert polarization on 2m and 432 is a HUGE disadvantage since all SSB/CW activity is horizontal.  Cross polarization disadvantage is about 30db for starters and that would be from a dipole, so your sig would be down 40db (8 S units) from a small horiz yagi.

   From Eagen with your setup you should be able to work a few stations in "The Cities". The list will be pretty short.
  If there was any chance of building up a 6elem "Cheap Yagi" for 2m before the weekend (http://www.wa5vjb.com/yagi-pdf/cheapyagi.pdf ) and be able to rotate it you would be in a position to work dozens of QSOs. It can be built for less than $10 and in a hour of time or less. There is also cheap yagis for 432! The design is for the weak sig calling frequencies on all bands. I have used these as have many of our membership and they work as advertised. 

  Frequencies to monitor are the calling frequencies and posted frequencies for the rovers. Calling freq ... 50.125 , 144.200 and 432.100
  There is starting to be a few stations working FM (non-repeater) but very few. I don't know about frequencies of operation there.
73  Bill  K0AWU  EN37ed

      From: Douglas E Marsh <douglas.marsh1 at gmail.com>
 To: NLRS at mailman.qth.net 
 Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 10:11 AM
 Subject: [NLRS] Newbie Tips
   


I'm planning my first stab at a VHF contest this weekend. Any tips for a little pistol (okay maybe squirt gun is more like it)? I'd just like to give a few points away and have some fun. I've got an Icom IF-7000 so 100W on 6m, 50W on 2m and 35W on 70cm. I've got a G5RV on 6m up about 30ft horizontally polarized and a J-pole up about 25ft vertically polarized for 2m and 70cm.

Your help is appreciated.

73 de N8TUT Doug
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