[nrv-hams] Get 'Dem GRIDS! - CQ World Wide VHF Contest next weekend!

Mon Jul 11 20:50:23 EDT 2022

To my knowledge the only thing blocked are attachments, not links.

On Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 7:24 PM Russell - Russ Abbey <russ.abbey at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks Lance, but I didn't receive any of those links.  I think they are
> allowed?  Cam, help us out here.  :)  Of course you could also email me
> those links to n4mav1 at gmail.com if you wanted.  Yes, the bots have a field
> day with those names and email addresses it seems, but I've never
> been hacked or anything.  Of course with the amount of protections I have
> on here and the network, I doubt we could be.  But, I've been wrong before
> this so we'll see.  Oh, and we have other protections here as well.
> Between my computer and Chris' (Wife) and Gwyn's (Daughter) computers it is
> hard for us to get in sometimes.  But, Scott KG4SPF (My Son) has more stuff
> on here he wanted to install on all of our computers here, so we let him.
> With him in Virginia Beach, it's a little bit hard for him to check on us
> all of the time, but he tries. :)  He also installed a neat program, not
> hacked up like I've seen prior to this thankfully.  I won't use a hacked
> program, the programmers work hard to put their product out and I don't
> want them to be broke all of the time. :)
> 73
> Russ, N4MAV
>
> On Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 3:06 PM Lance Sheppard <ko4mwd at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hey Russ, I've attached some screen show where on QRZ you cN find the
> grid
> > map with all the information of lat. Long. And number of hams in the
> grid
> > square. I'm in em97sb.
> > Lance KO4MWD
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 11, 2022, 12:51 PM Russell - Russ Abbey <
> russ.abbey at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Cam,
> > > I know my 6 letter/number grid square, I think Lance was referring to
> the
> > > quarters assigned in his grid?  I am not 100% on that, but I know there
> > has
> > > to be an entire site for this somewhere.  Just don't know where?  I do
> > know
> > > my 6 grid though, EM97ua here so what is everyone else's? :)  :To be
> > > continued for certain!
> > >
> > > On Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 10:30 AM Cam Coble <cam at doubleclickdata.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > To find your grid square, you can use a variety of tools.
> > > > If you have QRZ, it will show you your grid square under the detail
> > > section
> > > > of your page.
> > > > You can also go to https://www.levinecentral.com/ham/grid_square.php
> > to
> > > > map
> > > > locations or call signs.
> > > > When mobile, I use an app on my phone called HamLog that has tools
> for
> > > > calculating or displaying current grid squares.
> > > >
> > > > That Yaesu FT-847 is on my short list for Satellite work if I can
> ever
> > > get
> > > > enough funding/time to set all that up! I have a project on the back
> > > burner
> > > > for an Arduino ran rotator that will follow satellites. Maybe I can
> get
> > > to
> > > > it this winter.
> > > >
> > > > Hope that helps!
> > > > 73
> > > > --
> > > > Cam, W4XXV
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 10:11 AM Russell - Russ Abbey <
> > > > russ.abbey at gmail.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hay Lance and Cam, I could never find the sub squares on Google for
> > > some
> > > > > reason.  Of course Yaesu was still making the FT-847 back then
> also.
> > > :>)
> > > > > So that was in 2008 they stopped making the 847, so I haven't done
> it
> > > > > since I bought my 847 after that.  I'll give it a try today to see
> if
> > > it
> > > > > comes up?
> > > > > 73
> > > > > Russ, N4MAV
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 8:37 PM Lance Sheppard <ko4mwd at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Oh ok. It would be fun to do a VHF contest with sub-squares!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Sun, Jul 10, 2022, 8:21 PM Cam Coble <cam at doubleclickdata.com
> >
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > The first 4 characters of the grid square are the exchange.
> Those
> > > are
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > ones that count.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > Cam, W4XXV
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Sun, Jul 10, 2022, 3:58 PM Lance Sheppard <ko4mwd at gmail.com
> >
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Will  grid squares be counted or will sub-squares be the main
> > > > focus?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Sat, Jul 9, 2022, 9:03 PM Cam Coble <
> > cam at doubleclickdata.com>
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > The CQ World Wide VHF Contest is coming up next weekend,
> > > starting
> > > > > at
> > > > > > > 2pm
> > > > > > > > > EST on Saturday, July 16 and running through 5pm EST on
> > Sunday,
> > > > > July
> > > > > > > 17.
> > > > > > > > > What do you need?
> > > > > > > > > 2m or 6m capabilities.
> > > > > > > > > That's right! Technicians can't complain they have nothing
> to
> > > do!
> > > > > > > > > So, how to get started?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Rules: https://www.cqww-vhf.com/
> > > > > > > > > Logging Software: https://n3fjp.com/vhfuhf.html (free for
> > 1st
> > > 30
> > > > > > > > contacts)
> > > > > > > > > Log Sheet:
> > > > > > http://www.e21eic.net/cqvhf/doc_files/2011CQVHFlogsheet.pdf
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Here's an OK video covering lots of aspects of VHF
> > contesting.
> > > > > > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6BxrdjNY_k
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > 73!
> > > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > > Cam, W4XXV
> > > > > > > > >
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