[NLRS] VHF & Up contest this weekend

[Chris Cox]

I’m going to be on too.  Hopefully with 222, 432, and 10368. I may also have 1296 although that seemed to have somewhat low power in the Sprints.

On from home in EN34iw

73!  Chris Cox, N0UK
chrisc at chris.org or chrisc at BritishCarAndDriver.com


> On Aug 1, 2020, at 10:38, John Kalenowsky <hamk9jk at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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