[PPRAANet] FW: [RMVHF] Re: [GMCC] ARRL June VHF QSO Party 6/14-15

[Rick Brown]

More information about the VHF contest.

Rick
K0SU

-----Original Message-----
From: rmvhf-bounces at rmvhf.org [mailto:rmvhf-bounces at rmvhf.org] On Behalf Of
Phil Krichbaum
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 3:25 PM
To: Ken Anderson
Cc: RMVHF; gmc at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [RMVHF] Re: [GMCC] ARRL June VHF QSO Party 6/14-15


    To find your grid at the home QTH, look up your QRZ listing and that 
works as long as you get home delivery or your PO Box is in the same 
grid as your station. K0NR has a web site that shows the CO grids.  QRZ 
or a Garmin GPS will show 6 figures, ie for N0KE DM69em. For this 
contest you only need the first 4 figures. If you have a Garmin GPS and 
choose Maidenhead it will show the grid you are in. You can also make 
QSOs on FM simplex but on 2m you can not use the national simplex 
frequency on 146.52 so most people use 146.49 or 146.55. there have been 
times I've worked a grid on 2m FM that I didn't work any other way (like 
my own grid). The 446.000 MHz national simplex frequency for 70 CM is 
fair game as it is for other bands, 52.525, 223.5, and 1294.5. I would 
not expect to find much activity on FM on 6m or 1294.5 even in the front 
range.
    The calling frequency for 6m is 50.125 USB or CW and that is the 
place to listen (park the rig squelched or unsquelched). Once you 
determine the band is open, go up from 50.125. Most CW activity is 
between 50.080 and 50.100. 50.100 to 50.125 is the DX window so do not 
work USA or lower tier VE stations in the DX window. there has been some 
DX recently to Europe, Japan, Hawaii and the Caribbean/Northern South 
America. Most of the DX is on CW although I did work a FY1 on 50.135 USB 
yesterday. Look for JE1BMJ on 50100.5 starting around 2300z. He worked 
HI3TEJ yesterday.
    The contest period is noon MDT Saturday until 9:00pm Sunday. Please 
spend as much time as you can spare.
    73 Phil N0KE DM69 (Silt CO)

Ken Anderson wrote:
> GMCC/RMVHF:
>
> This is a reminder that the ARRL June 14-15 VHF QSO Party is this 
> coming weekend.  This is the biggest vhf contest of the year when a 
> lot of rovers and portable stations get on to activate grids all 
> across the US and Canada.  6 and 2m are the most popular of the vhf 
> bands used with most people running  50 to 100 watts on the bands to a 
> variety of vhf antennas from dipoles to yagis.  While the gasoline 
> costs might limit some roving, those who are still planning to rove 
> will be eager for your contact.
>
> Even getting on for a few QSOs are helpful to the vhf contest 
> community, especially if you are in a grid with little or no vhf 
> activity.  If you can only operate mobile, try to get on the calling 
> frequencies - 50.125 and 144.200 - and take along a grid map so you 
> can reference which multiplier to give out.
>
> Hope to hear you on this weekend.
>
> 73 Ken, W0ETT
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