NMVHF chat
Mike WB2FKO
I would like to try upgrading the NMVHF chat page to a full-featured slack channel. Click or copy the link below to do the free sign-up; suggest using your callsign and first name:
https://join.slack.com/t/newmexicovhf/shared_invite/enQtNjUwNTM0MjczNTM4LTg2MTJmYmY0NmExOWNmODk4ZTYyODhkMjBhMWI1NWY1MzliNjliNTg3NjM5MWVmYmRkY2FlNmZmNDI5Zjc1MTI If so inclined, there is also a slack app for your smartphone (that admittedly I have not tried yet) that bypasses the need to be on the NMVHF website. You'll have direct access anywhere you have cell coverage. Might be more useful during contests and for alerting people to Es openings when they are away from email. This is an experiment with invites sent only to subscribers of the nmvhf mailing list. Please let me know if you have questions or problems. If there is a consensus, we can transition from our existing simple and somewhat buggy web app to slack for a better experience. Mike WB2FKO
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Re: W7QQ Big 76 GHz Adventure in Current Issue of DUBUS
Michael Daly
Also a nice article in CQ Mag. Mike, n5sj
From: nmvhf@groups.io [mailto:nmvhf@groups.io] On Behalf Of Bob Kmak
Last March Bill W7QQ wrote about his 76GHz adventures in AZ with mw luminaries W5LUA and VE4MA. Tony W8ZR has an article in the 2nd Quarter 2019 issue of DUBUS detailing the same operating activity. Picture of Bill on White Tanks mountain included.
Congrats Bill !!
73,
Bob K5WO
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AA5PR June contest
John Klem
Yes, Saturday was grim, especially in DM83. Wickedly hot and windy. I heard a total of 3 NM stations: K5AM (sometimes strong); WB2FKO (a couple weak decodes); and AI5I, God bless him, who somehow manages to hear me wherever I have been. And I was trying both 6 and 2; FT8, SSB, and CW. A total of 11 QSOs for the entire contest day, plus a couple of pre-contest meteor scatter contacts with W9RM.
Things definitely turned around on Sunday. There was a good opening in the morning from DM73 to EN and EM grids, from around 1500 until at least 1800Z, when I felt I was getting a bit too much screen time and decided to move on. DM74 was pretty much a repeat of DM73, with the welcome addition of some local contacts, including a few on 2 and 432. I made a number of SSB contacts, but the large majority were FT8 because that's what worked for me. Perhaps my biggest motivation to go roving is to escape the shadow of the Sandias, which severely obstruct my horizon at home for azimuths from 0 to 180 degrees. So this contest, with openings to grids I can rarely work, was a real treat. I believe I have so far added at least one digit to my score in each VHF contest, but this seems unlikely to continue. My computer tells me 157 total QSO points, 74 total multipliers, total score 11,618. John, AA5PR
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Boo Hoo
Bob Norton
Pass the tissues...
June 2019 ARRL VHF contest a bust for me.
While perhaps not as exciting as Duffey's May-June road-trip, I finished a 10 day approximately 3500 mile road-trip Thursday PM. Then, did 3 hours of hard labor Saturday morning before the start of the contest. Pooped, indeed.
A majority of the road trip at, below, or close to sea level. 106 degrees the last evening (Laughlin, NV/Bullhead City, AZ) before some relief in northern Arizona and finally at home near 7000 feet.
Then, sometime Sat PM before a first QSO, the tailtwister controlling all of my VHF/UHF antennae decides to go rogue. Parks itself due south and would not budge in spite of frantic flipping the control switches. Meter stuck full clockwise at S. Not much interest to work the contest parked due south, so I thew in the towel. Still stuck to the south Sunday.
Monday morning, I turn on the rotor control. It now reads full counterclockwise on S. I feather the control and the meter jumps hither and fro, but the antenna now moves in a clockwise direction! I park the Yagis pointing to the west where they normally resided to minimize wind load.
Please, industrial strength tissues!
73, Bob N5EPA
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Re: W7QQ Big 76 GHz Adventure in Current Issue of DUBUS
Bill
RR TU Bob. Let's not forget Mark N0IO who made two beautiful 78 GHz tranceiving stations. Stunning aerospace quality design and workmanship. Mark is from Colorado but is one of us at NMVHFS, along with three of his immediate family. Tony has done a nice job bringing this activity to a broad audience. Mark is the NMVHFS subject matter expert for all things microwave. Let me also note, for those interested in microwave ops and gear that Phoenix, just next door, has a vibrant microwave community. Many of them are very excited that there is a seed of microwave activity here in New Mexico. We have 5 stations on 10 GHz and two on 24 GHz and there are more stations under assembly. There is some donated gear available for anyone in the society. There's enough to seriously knock down the cost and complexity of getting started. So, if you're one of those whose bucket list includes microwave let someone know you're interested: Myself, Arne N7KA, Duffey KK6MC, Bob K5WO or Art KC5EFM. Thanks Again Bob es 73 Bill W7QQ DM75ao
On Mon, Jun 10, 2019 at 6:22 PM Bob Kmak <bobkmak@...> wrote:
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W7QQ Big 76 GHz Adventure in Current Issue of DUBUS
Bob Kmak
Last March Bill W7QQ wrote about his 76GHz adventures in AZ with mw luminaries W5LUA and VE4MA. Tony W8ZR has an article in the 2nd Quarter 2019 issue of DUBUS detailing the same operating activity. Picture of Bill on White Tanks mountain included.
Congrats Bill !!
73,
Bob K5WO
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Re: 6M opening(s)
KC7QY
Just like last night DX Maps refuses to connect! Jim KC7QY
On Monday, June 10, 2019, 4:36:26 PM MDT, Keith Morehouse <w9rm@...> wrote:
Right now (2230Z), the band is open to CT3/EA8 from DM58, there are guys calling and working JA's and W7D from rare grid confluence DM18/19/28/29 is pounding in.
All this on one tidy digital 'channel' - 50.313 FT8 :) -RM Keith J Morehouse Managing Partner Calmesa Partners G.P. Olathe, CO
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6M opening(s)
Keith Morehouse
Right now (2230Z), the band is open to CT3/EA8 from DM58, there are guys calling and working JA's and W7D from rare grid confluence DM18/19/28/29 is pounding in. All this on one tidy digital 'channel' - 50.313 FT8 :) -RM Keith J Morehouse Managing Partner Calmesa Partners G.P. Olathe, CO
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Re: KK6MC in contest
Keith Morehouse
K5QE and W5PR fought with each other, on almost the same frequency, until the bitter end. it was obvious each knew the other was there but they probably couldn't hear the other very well. They were both 20-over up here - almost the same signal strength and pretty much unworkable as they trashed each other. I though it was pretty darn funny...by the sound of the K5QE op at the very end, I am guessing he didn't see the same humor in it <hehehe> -W9RM Keith J Morehouse Managing Partner Calmesa Partners G.P. Olathe, CO
On Mon, Jun 10, 2019 at 4:30 PM James Duffey <JamesDuffey@...> wrote:
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Re: KK6MC in contest
James Duffey
That should be Sun night. Still feeling the effects.
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On Jun 10, 2019, at 16:30, James Duffey <JamesDuffey@...> wrote:
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Re: Friday 1200 June 14 VHF Lunch Garcia’s Juan Tabo
Keith Morehouse
The Duke City hamfest is on my radar - as of now, I'm planning on coming down. -W9RM Keith J Morehouse Managing Partner Calmesa Partners G.P. Olathe, CO
On Mon, Jun 10, 2019 at 4:27 PM James Duffey <JamesDuffey@...> wrote: Dave - We will miss you too. When (if?) you come out for the Duke CIty Hamfest the VHFers can all get together for lunch.
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Re: KK6MC in contest
James Duffey
Thanks. I was really beat when I got home sat night. It seemed like a good trade at the time. Towards the end of the opening, the TX stations, W5PR and K5QE, were coming in, and I thought the opening might expand there, but it didn’t ‘t, so I left. I got home after 1100 as it was.
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On Jun 10, 2019, at 16:27, Keith Morehouse <w9rm@...> wrote:
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Re: Friday 1200 June 14 VHF Lunch Garcia’s Juan Tabo
James Duffey
Dave - We will miss you too. When (if?) you come out for the Duke CIty Hamfest the VHFers can all get together for lunch.
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James Duffey KK6MC Cedar Crest NM
On Jun 10, 2019, at 16:09, David Hollander <n7rk@...> wrote:
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Re: KK6MC in contest
Keith Morehouse
Jim, you missed very little those last 45 minutes on 6M... -W9RM Keith J Morehouse Managing Partner Calmesa Partners G.P. Olathe, CO
On Mon, Jun 10, 2019 at 4:21 PM James Duffey <JamesDuffey@...> wrote:
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Re: WB2FKO short contest report
Keith Morehouse
JayAV, thanks for the chance to run with you on 2M. Even with more-or-less equal distance between me and you and you and Bill/Mike, the terrain is vastly different. I recall how loud some of you AZ stations were when I had the chance to multi-op at Bills house in Santa Fe last year. His shot west is exceptional. Evidently, I just don't have the path or the antennas or the smoke to make it into the PHX area. This morning, i worked W7D in DN11 on 2M at 500 miles. It was an easy tropo-like contact on FT8 with signals in the mid to low minus teens. Whatever does that, I wish it would do it to PHX during contest time :) -W9RM Keith J Morehouse Managing Partner Calmesa Partners G.P. Olathe, CO
On Mon, Jun 10, 2019 at 3:15 PM Jay <whereisjay@...> wrote:
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KK6MC in contest
James Duffey
Band QSOs Mults ------------------- 6: 183 72 2: 46 9 222: 26 5 432: 32 7 ------------------- Total: 345 93 Total Score = 34,845 Thanks to the Sunday evening Es, I had the best contest here in several years. Having just returned from a 7 week/7000 mile road trip I decided to take it easy and just do a limited rove with the easy DM64/DM65/DM74/DM75 Moriarty convergence the first day and a more ambitious westerly rove the second day if I felt up to it, which I did. I did not operate in motion as I didn’t even try to convince Ginger to come along. The contest started with a brief, two QSO, Es opening, but it was mostly locals the first day, but they were plentiful and I ended the day a bit better than I expected for a no Es contest. Made a couple of nice long haul QSOes though, several with K5LA in El Paso and W9RM up in Olathe CO. Particularly nice were the SSB QSOs with Keith from DM74. It was encouraging to hear all the local activity, especially on the higher bands and I was encouraged to hear two new rovers, W0AMT/r and WA6BJH/r. AA5PR was also out, but I don’t think we connected. I felt OK the second day, so I set off for the more ambitious westerly route consisting of DM54/DM64/DM55/DM56/DM66. The westerly route gave me a chance to work N1AV and WA7XX in AZ which was nice. The day started pretty much like the first day, although there was a small Es opening in the morning, but I think I missed most of it while in motion and trying to connect with the AZ guys. I was using APRS, and my map from Sunday is attached. The contest was really made for me on Sunday evening when 6M opened to everywhere and I was in DM66, a rather rare grid in the contest. I had 130 6M QSOs the last hour and a half and a max hour in that time span with 102 QSOs. I was about 3 hours from home in DM66, so I pulled up stakes and left with 45 minutes left in the contest, but the band appeared to be dying with few responses to my CQs and no new stations on the band. And the prospect of a three hour drive home along NM550 seemed daunting. James Duffey KK6MC Cedar Crest NM
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Re: Friday 1200 June 14 VHF Lunch Garcia’s Juan Tabo
David Hollander
Wish I was closer.
Have fun. Dave N7RK -- Dave Hollander N7RK Arizona Tube Supply http://arizonatubesupply.com Ham Radio Page http://n7rk.com
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Re: Friday 1200 June 14 VHF Lunch Garcia’s Juan Tabo
James Duffey
Great Jim! It will be nice to see you and thanks for the QSOs this weekend. - Duffey
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On Jun 10, 2019, at 15:47, KC7QY <kc7qy@...> wrote:
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Re: Friday 1200 June 14 VHF Lunch Garcia’s Juan Tabo
KC7QY
Duffey, Good choice of days. I will be in ABQ Friday morning for a Dr visit. See you all at noon. Jim KC7QY
On Monday, June 10, 2019, 10:18:31 AM MDT, James Duffey <JamesDuffey@...> wrote:
Let’s have an informal VHF lunch this 1200 Friday, June 14 at Garcia’s 3601 Juan Tabo. Let me know if you think you will come so I can give them a head count if there will be a large or semi large group. - Duffey James Duffey KK6MC Cedar Crest NM
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Re: WB2FKO short contest report
Jay
Once Bill "swung over" to us in 43/42 land, his signal actually dropped. I think we were catching a serious reflection off something. We are working on station upgrade here as well.Always something to improve to stretch that input or output signal just a few more miles...
On Mon, Jun 10, 2019 at 2:19 PM Mike WB2FKO <mph@...> wrote:
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