[NLRS] VHF & Up contest this weekend

[Jon Platt]

Hi Carl.
The contest runs from 1:00 pm today to 1:00 pm tomorrow.  The contest exchange is your six digit grid square location, for example EN34it.   Given the nature of this contest, look around the calling freq for activity and make some noise.  For SSB/CW that is 222.100 and 432.100.  Stations usually connect there and then QSY to higher bands if they have any.   Looks like 432 may be your primary band given your station.  I do believe that FT8 happens around .174, or for example 432.174 ..... somebody correct me if I am wrong.  If you are using FT8 you will need to set it up for the EU VHF contest mode in order to exchange six digit grids.   
I am out the door heading to the St. Charles area for some summertime roving.  
73, Jon


-----Original Message-----
From: Carl A Estey <CARL at ESTEYS.NET>
To: nlrs at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Sat, Aug 1, 2020 10:17 am
Subject: [NLRS] VHF & Up contest this weekend

Hello All - 

I am a non-contender in any VHF and Up contest but do enjoy poking around for a short while to check out the gear.  How does that fit into what is likely to be going on during the UHF contest?  

Here is what I have available for gear:

144-MHz:  
Station A - IC-9700 all-mode into a 8-element cross-polarized yagii up 20'
Station B - IC-7100 all-mode into a long boom old yagii fed with 7/8” Heliax (Can operate FT-8 and maybe JS-8Call)

222-Mhz:
FM (voice) only into a Vertical up 30’

432-MHz:
Station A - IC-9700 all-mode into a 16-element cross-polarized yagii up 20’
Station B - IC-7100 all-mode into a long boom old yagii fed with 7/8” Heliax (Can operate FT-8 and maybe JS-8Call) 

1296-MHz
IC-9700 into either a vertical up 40’ or a 15-element loop yagii up 20’.

Do you have suggestions for operating times and frequencies?

73
Carl WA0CQG


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