I'll be participating, but probably Saturday only as well, and a very limited rove. I'll post again when I have it figured out. John, AA5PR On 9/7/2021 6:53 PM, Kyle Best, KC0LFQ

I will be out roving, route still TBD, but will look for you. James Duffey KK6MC Cedar Crest NM

Wondering if anyone is planning to work the VHF contest this weekend. I am thinking about going down to Gallinas Peak (DM74cf) on Saturday morning. See if I can maybe work the locals on 6m, 2m and

Scores, operating strategies, activity, and available stations to work are all geographically dependent in VHF/UHF contests. As Keith stated, the Pack Rats analysis and proposals are very much

There was this one time I came in 7th in NM (single op low power) for June VHF with a score of 56. In fact, that was last summer. You can't win if you don't submit logs. I've done better with less

It's not so much about the _winning_ . I just want to compete amongst a significant group of ops. Being Number One with an asterisk is no great draw. Jonesy -- Marvin L Jones | W3DHJ |

So, does anybody in CO/NM want to WIN a contest ? Note the number of Qs in the recent 222 and up contest from both the region including CO and the region including NM. Don't ever say you can't win

"Subsequently, FT8 significantly discourages rover activity " -- that comment. Jonesy -- Marvin L Jones | W3DHJ | W3DHJ | https://W3DHJ.net/ Pueblo, Colorado | @ | Jonesy |

Bob, I think the fact that RTTY contesting has moved to FT8 only reinforces the fact that the conventional modes as waning in favor of WSJT. But, the comparison is flawed in this case because there is

Typical east coast dialog. They are primarily concerned with passing between 2M and above bands and ignore a major issue, which is the woeful lack of activity on 6M modes where you can run decent

I have some mixed feelings here. A good buddy of mine (KB1IKC) has a high score for RTTY RU here in NM. https://contests.arrl.org/certgen.php?mode=jpeg&id=538074&call=KB1IKC He has never made a

This packrats newsletter (attached) has some discussion on FTx in VHF/UHF contests, along with some proposals for making the most of the situation. IMO, a small bandaid on a gaping wound, but at

Damn! I wish I had known you had 144MHz, AA5PR and I QSYed to 2M after each 6M FT8 QSO. Put more mults in the log. - Duffey James Duffey KK6MC Cedar Crest NM

Got ambitious and set up my “Rover Simulator” for the contest — OK but unexciting. Nice to work KK6MC and AA5PR in several grids. Glad I was too lazy to dismantle the rig today. Went out to the

Jonesy, Well, you beat me. I ended up with 20 contacts ( all on Saturday ). You are right that Sunday was a major bummer here. Only heard you, Duncan, K0NR, and K0ETT and I had worked all of you.

Duffy, I did copy your CW CQ around 2330z on .200 - Q5S5, when I was in DM77. But you never copied or heard my reply, and I never heard you again. Jonesy -- Marvin L Jones | W3DHJ |

Well, I probably won First Place Colorado Rover, unless there is a Minimum Qualifying Score for this contest. At first I was really bummed because I only logged 36 valid contest contacts. But, I

Where I have coverage, I will beacon on APRS. Look on APRS.Fi for me. -Duffey KK6MC/r James Duffey KK6MC Cedar Crest NM

Good to see some rovers out this weekend. My activity will be limited to Saturday afternoon this year. I'll look to give Qs and DM64 to the rovers when I'm on. Jim KC7QY

Here is my schedule for the CQ WW VHF contest. Saturday July 17, 2021 1800Z - 1930Z DM54 near Ventana Arch (DM54wp for better aiming) 2030Z - 2200Z DM64 Sandstone Bluffs overlook (DM64bw for