Managing Partner
Calmesa Partners G.P.
Olathe, CO
GM Mike - point at me in DM58xn on 144.200 SSB or CW when the contest starts. I'll be there and listening for you.No 432 for this contest.-W9RMKeith J Morehouse
Managing Partner
Calmesa Partners G.P.
Olathe, COOn Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 8:24 PM, Michael Daly <arrowengineering1@...> wrote:Hi,
I’ll be QRV for the first few hours of the contest from Gallup, DM 55 and Mid-day Sunday on 2144 & 432. I’ll also be on 6 but with a dipole..
Mike n5sj
From: nmvhf@groups.io [mailto:nmvhf@groups.io] On Behalf Of Bill
Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 5:56 PM
To: nmvhf@groups.io
Subject: Re: [nmvhf] [Rmvhf] Worked all New Mexico Grids award
Thanks Bruce,
Shudda passed this thru a review comittee. Will put a minimum distance limit and station seperation in rules to preclude this.
Thanks Bill W7QQ
On Tue, Oct 17, 2017, 8:41 AM Bruce Draper <bruceaa5b@...> wrote:
>>Maybe #1 will be taken by a pair of mobile stations with HTs. Could be a great way to see the state.
True, but it contributes nothing to what I'd have to imagine as the original intent of the award. It's similar to the often-maligned pair of grid-circling rovers that rack up contest points by working each other hundreds of times and making little or no effort to work others. Impressive scores, an interesting achievement, but a hollow victory.
AA5B/7
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 17, 2017, at 8:07 AM, Bill <bill4070@...> wrote:Keith,
Maybe #1 will be taken by a pair of mobile stations with HTs. Could be a great way to see the state. There'll be a fight over who gets #1 and who gets #2.
This should be fun!
Bill W7QQ
On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 7:32 AM, Keith Morehouse <w9rm@...> wrote:
...which is how it should be. Difficult and everyone starts at the same place.
This may already be baked into the award, but I think something like this should have a special award for #1 - maybe a nice plaque, with certificates after. Obviously numbered for the top 5 or <?> ?
#1 is certainly going to be won by someone 6M Es single-hop distance away from central NM or possibly someone living in central NM.
-W9RM
Keith J Morehouse
Managing Partner
Calmesa Partners G.P.
Olathe, CO
On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 10:20 PM, James Duffey <JamesDuffey@...> wrote:
OK Phil, we wanted an award that was achievable, but not trivial. The October 1, 2017 start date was decided on so that everyone would start from scratch.
Managing Partner
Calmesa Partners G.P.
Olathe, CO
Hi,
I’ll be QRV for the first few hours of the contest from Gallup, DM 55 and Mid-day Sunday on 2144 & 432. I’ll also be on 6 but with a dipole..
Mike n5sj
From: nmvhf@groups.io [mailto:nmvhf@groups.io] On Behalf Of Bill
Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 5:56 PM
To: nmvhf@groups.io
Subject: Re: [nmvhf] [Rmvhf] Worked all New Mexico Grids award
Thanks Bruce,
Shudda passed this thru a review comittee. Will put a minimum distance limit and station seperation in rules to preclude this.
Thanks Bill W7QQ
On Tue, Oct 17, 2017, 8:41 AM Bruce Draper <bruceaa5b@...> wrote:
>>Maybe #1 will be taken by a pair of mobile stations with HTs. Could be a great way to see the state.
True, but it contributes nothing to what I'd have to imagine as the original intent of the award. It's similar to the often-maligned pair of grid-circling rovers that rack up contest points by working each other hundreds of times and making little or no effort to work others. Impressive scores, an interesting achievement, but a hollow victory.
AA5B/7
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 17, 2017, at 8:07 AM, Bill <bill4070@...> wrote:Keith,
Maybe #1 will be taken by a pair of mobile stations with HTs. Could be a great way to see the state. There'll be a fight over who gets #1 and who gets #2.
This should be fun!
Bill W7QQ
On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 7:32 AM, Keith Morehouse <w9rm@...> wrote:
...which is how it should be. Difficult and everyone starts at the same place.
This may already be baked into the award, but I think something like this should have a special award for #1 - maybe a nice plaque, with certificates after. Obviously numbered for the top 5 or <?> ?
#1 is certainly going to be won by someone 6M Es single-hop distance away from central NM or possibly someone living in central NM.
-W9RM
Keith J Morehouse
Managing Partner
Calmesa Partners G.P.
Olathe, CO
On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 10:20 PM, James Duffey <JamesDuffey@...> wrote:
OK Phil, we wanted an award that was achievable, but not trivial. The October 1, 2017 start date was decided on so that everyone would start from scratch.
Hi,
I’ll be QRV for the first few hours of the contest from Gallup, DM 55 and Mid-day Sunday on 2144 & 432. I’ll also be on 6 but with a dipole..
Mike n5sj
From: nmvhf@groups.io [mailto:nmvhf@groups.io] On Behalf Of Bill
Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 5:56 PM
To: nmvhf@groups.io
Subject: Re: [nmvhf] [Rmvhf] Worked all New Mexico Grids award
Thanks Bruce,
Shudda passed this thru a review comittee. Will put a minimum distance limit and station seperation in rules to preclude this.
Thanks Bill W7QQ
On Tue, Oct 17, 2017, 8:41 AM Bruce Draper <bruceaa5b@...> wrote:
>>Maybe #1 will be taken by a pair of mobile stations with HTs. Could be a great way to see the state.
True, but it contributes nothing to what I'd have to imagine as the original intent of the award. It's similar to the often-maligned pair of grid-circling rovers that rack up contest points by working each other hundreds of times and making little or no effort to work others. Impressive scores, an interesting achievement, but a hollow victory.
AA5B/7
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 17, 2017, at 8:07 AM, Bill <bill4070@...> wrote:Keith,
Maybe #1 will be taken by a pair of mobile stations with HTs. Could be a great way to see the state. There'll be a fight over who gets #1 and who gets #2.
This should be fun!
Bill W7QQ
On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 7:32 AM, Keith Morehouse <w9rm@...> wrote:
...which is how it should be. Difficult and everyone starts at the same place.
This may already be baked into the award, but I think something like this should have a special award for #1 - maybe a nice plaque, with certificates after. Obviously numbered for the top 5 or <?> ?
#1 is certainly going to be won by someone 6M Es single-hop distance away from central NM or possibly someone living in central NM.
-W9RM
Keith J Morehouse
Managing Partner
Calmesa Partners G.P.
Olathe, CO
On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 10:20 PM, James Duffey <JamesDuffey@...> wrote:
OK Phil, we wanted an award that was achievable, but not trivial. The October 1, 2017 start date was decided on so that everyone would start from scratch.
reflector:
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On 1/10/2018 3:54 PM, Keith Morehouse wrote:
Jonesy
A quick note about Phil.
He had a small stroke Sunday night and is currently in the Rifle
hospital. I don't know the details but apparently, there is no long
term damage other then a few days of memory loss.
-W9RM
Keith J Morehouse
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Very nice! Bill should we be considering ft 8 for one of the contests. It seems to be taking offOn Dec 23, 2017 21:16, "Bill Schwantes" <bill4070@...> wrote:Greetings New Mexico VHF Society members!
I hope each of you is getting into the Christmas spirit. It always seems sudden to me. Before I know it Christmas is here. This year as you settle in by the fire you’re invited to reflect on what a great year we had as a club.
Our membership just reached 49, with the recent addition of WD5COV David, and his very capable station in Deming. We’ve put a good deal of effort into expanding the Society with stations and operators outside the population centers. This year we’ve added two new operators in the Clovis area, one in Silver City, and now Deming. Membership growth is only part of our success story in 2017.
I’ve gotten many positive comments about the activity level in New Mexico and nearby states. Some say it wasn’t this good even in the VHF heyday but I suspect that may be a stretch. Each of you should feel really good about your part in this “bloom” of activity. On any given morning we now have 175 mile ragchews on 144 MHz. Contest contacts of 250 miles are commonplace and the guys in El Paso typically make 265 mile checkins to the 222 net each week. Last summer, two of our members caught a nice 2 meter opening and worked SSB nearly 1000 miles to northeast Washington…… yes, 144 MHz. Another made contacts with 22 Japanese stations and 2 stations in China on 6 meters. Many are improving their stations with better antennas, hotter receivers and more power. The 10 GHz band has 3 or more operators and there are at least 2 stations with 24 GHz capability. Life has improved for VHF’rs across New Mexico.
This past summer we were privileged to support the Central States VHF Society Conference, held in Albuquerque, and provided the VHF 102 learning opportunity for 34 participants. What a great experience! Our support was rewarded by the presentation of the Presedent’s award for our efforts in expanding VHF participation.
In the ARRL June VHF contest we entered club competition for the first time ever. Those 18 participants finished 9th in the nation in club competition; besting many experienced clubs. Some said it was beginners luck, but most recognize it as a well organized broadly coordinated performance by our club that payed off. Many members made extra effort to see that everyone got the help they needed to get their contest logs submitted before the deadline. It was a great team effort.
Final results of the August UHF contest are still not official but preliminary results indicate that we may have improved our national standing established in June. This wasn’t just a fluke! There were a couple of visiting rovers, one with band coverage to 47 GHz and again we had great coordinated effort across the state.
At the CSVHF Conference we held our annual meeting and took away two actions: 1) To initiate a “Worked all New Mexico Grids” program to award those who turned their antennas our way and looked for the increased activity here. 2) To set up a program recognizing our members long distance contacts by band and mode. I'm pleased to report that both programs are in place and described on the NMVHF.org website. The Society successfully held on-line elections and solidified your leadership team for 2 years.
Before I sign off, I want to solicit your ideas and comments in support of our objective: to increase participation on the VHF+ bands in and around New Mexico.
So, on behalf of our officers, website manager, and committee members, congratulations, thumbs up and well done! This has been a pretty darned good first year. Thank you, one and all.
73, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Bill W7QQ
New Mexico VHF Society President
Arne N7KA -- NMVHFS Secretary
Mike WB2FKO -- NMVHFS Webmaster
Duffey KK6MC -- NMVHFS Contest Committee Chair
And may others who have had a direct bearing on NMVHFS success in the year 2017
Managing Partner
Calmesa Partners G.P.
Olathe, CO
I finally got around to looking at my log checking report from the contest. (If you haven't already done it, you should. They're here: www.arrl.org/contest-log-checking-reports). Out of almost 300 QSOs, I had 3 "not in log" errors. One was with W5ZF. I don't know why Stan didn't log our contact. Another was with K7ZS, who mistakenly logged our 6-meter contact on 2 meters (I don't have any gear on that band). The third was W2EG, probably my fault. Otherwise a clean log, and I'm pleased.
K5TA and I do the writeups for the ARRL Sweepstakes, and we usually discuss logging accuracy. In that contest, most of the serious entrants fall into the 1-5% range for error rate. I don't know what it's like on VHF, but I bet some of you can chime in and let us know.
Bruce, AA5B
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K5TA and I do the writeups for the ARRL Sweepstakes, and we usually discuss logging accuracy. In that contest, most of the serious entrants fall into the 1-5% range for error rate. I don't know what it's like on VHF, but I bet some of you can chime in and let us know.
Bruce, AA5B
Sent from my iPhone
Sorry, that email was intended for Bill, not the group!
Nice. I’ll be on the net at some point and get those DM61 guys. Was planning on it last night but appear to have a throat infection that has made talking painful. Being treated and will get checked again tomorrow. MikeBill W7QQDavid K5PHF and Don WA5FBM have been regular check ins on the Wednesday evening weak signal net which began in October 2017. They have successfully checked in to every single net from El Paso, TX. Both are members of the NMVHFS, member numbers 32 and 33 respectively. David and Don live close to one another but David's QTH is a couple miles further than Don's. Last evening I worked both of them when they checked in to the net under good band conditions. Both were 5x2 and we were able to copy every word.266 miles222.150 USB0241 UTC Nov. 17, 2017DM75ao to DM61tsW7QQ and K5PHFMike,I would like to submit the following DX record:
On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 2:22 PM, Bill <bill4070@...> wrote:
BillThanks Mike,Nice to get our actions completed.
On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 10:48 AM, WB2FKO <mph@...> wrote:
The New Mexico VHF Society is launching a new database to record the DX achievements of its members. Details can be found at the following link:
http://www.nmvhf.org/dxstandings.pdf
This document can also be found under the OPERATING tab at nmvhf.org. Make submissions directly to me and I will generate a database file (not linked on the site yet). I will update it as required.
Mike WB2FKO
Bill W7QQDavid K5PHF and Don WA5FBM have been regular check ins on the Wednesday evening weak signal net which began in October 2017. They have successfully checked in to every single net from El Paso, TX. Both are members of the NMVHFS, member numbers 32 and 33 respectively. David and Don live close to one another but David's QTH is a couple miles further than Don's. Last evening I worked both of them when they checked in to the net under good band conditions. Both were 5x2 and we were able to copy every word.266 miles222.150 USB0241 UTC Nov. 17, 2017DM75ao to DM61tsW7QQ and K5PHFMike,I would like to submit the following DX record:On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 2:22 PM, Bill <bill4070@...> wrote:BillThanks Mike,Nice to get our actions completed.On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 10:48 AM, WB2FKO <mph@...> wrote:The New Mexico VHF Society is launching a new database to record the DX achievements of its members. Details can be found at the following link:
http://www.nmvhf.org/dxstandings.pdf
This document can also be found under the OPERATING tab at nmvhf.org. Make submissions directly to me and I will generate a database file (not linked on the site yet). I will update it as required.
Mike WB2FKO
BillThanks Mike,Nice to get our actions completed.On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 10:48 AM, WB2FKO <mph@...> wrote:The New Mexico VHF Society is launching a new database to record the DX achievements of its members. Details can be found at the following link:
http://www.nmvhf.org/dxstandings.pdf
This document can also be found under the OPERATING tab at nmvhf.org. Make submissions directly to me and I will generate a database file (not linked on the site yet). I will update it as required.
Mike WB2FKO
The New Mexico VHF Society is launching a new database to record the DX achievements of its members. Details can be found at the following link:
http://www.nmvhf.org/dxstandings.pdf
This document can also be found under the OPERATING tab at nmvhf.org. Make submissions directly to me and I will generate a database file (not linked on the site yet). I will update it as required.
Mike WB2FKO
http://www.nmvhf.org/dxstandings.pdf
This document can also be found under the OPERATING tab at nmvhf.org. Make submissions directly to me and I will generate a database file (not linked on the site yet). I will update it as required.
Mike WB2FKO
Bruce,
If you want better information, contact God.
From: nmvhf@groups.io [mailto:nmvhf@groups.io] On Behalf Of Bruce Draper
Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2017 7:51 AM
To: nmvhf@groups.io
Subject: [nmvhf] great conditions on 6 meters!
I took down my 6-mtr yagi yesterday and replaced it with one for 10 meters, so I'm sure that means 6 meters will soon explode with great propagation.
You're welcome.
Alan, NM5S
Well first, Tnx to Bill W7QQ for the leg work on the award. Also, Duffey is right...it should be an award that is achievable, but not trivial. I think there should be a certain distance between /m's or rovers so the Moriarity Confluence cannot be used between mobiles, etc.
As Duffey said: "let's not make it trivial" My quarter's worth.:-)
73, Hutch
WB5CTS
DM65qd