Fire up those VHF radios tomorrow for the premier VHF contest of the year.  No guarantees for propagation (ever), but that is especially true in the case of 6 meters and above.  The contest starts at 2P local time Saturday, and runs through 11P Sunday.  The exchange is your four-character grid-square (EL88, EL98), and all modes are available to be used.  Also, feel free to use any spotting assistance networks, as they are permitted for all classes of entrants.

I’ll be on six meters only, with my temporary 5 element yagi, and hopefully we can tempt the propagation gods to behave.  Conditions have not been great so far this season, but this contest has its spot on the calendar because the sporadic-E clouds seem to favor early June.  There’s also the chance of F2 to Europe or South America with the solar flux so high (191 as I write this).  So, let’s keep our fingers crossed and work one another when things get slow (or any time, really).  I go with SSB if the band is open, since QSO rates are highest.  CW is next, and finally, FT8.  Digital modes are often available when the band otherwise seems dead, so I’ll probably end up spending lots of time there.

Hoping to work lots of TVARCers!

73, Pete, K2PS