[NLRS] VHF & Up contest this weekend

[John Kalenowsky]

Hello Carl,

Further to what Jon suggested...since you are FM only to a vertical for
222, don't be afraid to try 223.5 FM simplex, you might be able to get a
station that you work on 432 to QSY there or try an occasional CQ on 223.5
- the challenge might be for the station you contact to KNOW their
6-character grid, since that is the required exchange for this contest.

In addition to 1296.1 (+/-) on SSB or CW, you might also try the national
FM simplex channel on 23 cm, 1294.5 MHz, but it has been QUITE some time
since I've found anyone there in a contest.

Good luck in the contest, I hope you find many stations to work (and turn
in a log, please!).

73, JK


On Sat, Aug 1, 2020 at 10:11 AM Carl A Estey <CARL at esteys.net> wrote:

> 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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