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2022 Sept VHF Contest -- Activity
Looks like the Sept VHF Contest is next weekend. Is anyone planning to be on the air?
I am considering a trip down to DM63 (Magdelena Ridge) or DM74 (Gallinas Peak) to operate remote for a few hours Saturday. Activity may influence my time on the radio; didn't know if there were any rover plans, multi-op, etc.
I am planning to have at least 50MHz, 144MHz, 432MHz. I have transverters for 1296, 2304, 3400, 5760, and 10368, all at 10 to 20dbm, so a very modest rover stack, and poor antennas, if other microwaves might be out and about with line-of-site I can pack along and see.
Kyle
KC0LFQ
I am considering a trip down to DM63 (Magdelena Ridge) or DM74 (Gallinas Peak) to operate remote for a few hours Saturday. Activity may influence my time on the radio; didn't know if there were any rover plans, multi-op, etc.
I am planning to have at least 50MHz, 144MHz, 432MHz. I have transverters for 1296, 2304, 3400, 5760, and 10368, all at 10 to 20dbm, so a very modest rover stack, and poor antennas, if other microwaves might be out and about with line-of-site I can pack along and see.
Kyle
KC0LFQ
James Duffey
Kyle and John- I will not be out for the contestants I amnstill in South Dakota cleaning out my dad’s house.
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You might have better luck from Magdelena Ridge working the guys in Az. Post your plans on their reflectors < azvhf@azvhf.groups.io > . N1AV and K7EME will both be willing to try to work you and John. I have worked both from far DM64 and DM54, so depending on the path you might have luck with that. They both have the microwave bands, but at your low power, it may be hard, but it would be worthwhile seeing if you can hear them. They both do the WSJT-X modes, so it will help if you have that and SLACK to coordinate, or coordinate through texting. The Albuquerque guys should be workable as well, and depending not eh path, the El Paso guys, at least on digital.
Good Luck! I am really missing my ham radio activities here. - Duffey KK6MC
On Sep 2, 2022, at 16:42, Kyle Best, KC0LFQ via groups.io <kyledoesitbest@...> wrote:[Edited Message Follows]
Looks like the Sept VHF Contest is next weekend. Is anyone planning to be on the air?
[Reason: Mis-typed the location of Gallinas Peak...should have been DM74, not DM76]
I am considering a trip down to DM63 (Magdelena Ridge) or DM74 (Gallinas Peak) to operate remote for a few hours Saturday. Activity may influence my time on the radio; didn't know if there were any rover plans, multi-op, etc.
I am planning to have at least 50MHz, 144MHz, 432MHz. I have transverters for 1296, 2304, 3400, 5760, and 10368, all at 10 to 20dbm, so a very modest rover stack, and poor antennas, if other microwaves might be out and about with line-of-site I can pack along and see.
Kyle
KC0LFQ
KC7QY
Kyle,
I plan to be on 3 bands; 50, 144 and 432. I hope to have digi running on 144 and 432 by then as well as 50MHz. Can run SSB or CW in any event.
Jim KC7QY
Socorro, DM64nb
On Saturday, September 3, 2022 at 02:31:42 PM UTC, Kyle Best, KC0LFQ via groups.io <kyledoesitbest@...> wrote:
[Edited Message Follows]
[Reason: Mis-typed the location of Gallinas Peak...should have been DM74, not DM76]
I am considering a trip down to DM63 (Magdelena Ridge) or DM74 (Gallinas Peak) to operate remote for a few hours Saturday. Activity may influence my time on the radio; didn't know if there were any rover plans, multi-op, etc.
I am planning to have at least 50MHz, 144MHz, 432MHz. I have transverters for 1296, 2304, 3400, 5760, and 10368, all at 10 to 20dbm, so a very modest rover stack, and poor antennas, if other microwaves might be out and about with line-of-site I can pack along and see.
Kyle
KC0LFQ