So far, the 222+ contest has convinced me (or, I have rediscovered) that FT8 on 432 is unusable on paths with lots of Doppler shifted multi-path, such as my paths to DEN and PHX. These paths are heavi

< https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-53218658 > If our sun had spots this size, The MUF for F2 propagation would probably extend to 500MHz or so! - Duffey James Duffey KK6MC Cedar Crest NM

We're about 3 1/2 weeks out from the September contest. I'm hoping I can talk someone into visiting both DM74 & DM76 with 6M and WSJT capability (just in case..). Of course, we can work on 2, 222 & 43

I'm heading northeast for the upcoming contest next weekend. As usual, 6/2/432, 100/100/50 W, gain antennas. Cell service at all sites looks marginal, so I plan to send updates via Slack NMVHF when I

Hi Everyone — I have for sale a Kathrein Scala MF-900B 900 MHz half-parabolic antenna. A heavy duty antenna that is perfect for amateur radio, broadcast, or experimental uses. Bandwidth: 890-960 MHz,

I will be active as Rover in the 2020 ARRL SEP VHF Contest -- basically solo grid circling around 38 N and 104 W all weekend. Sat in seq.: DM88, DM87, DM77, DM78 Sun in seq.: DM78, DM77, DM87, DM88 Mo

To ALL.. I will starting out 11 am local in DM32 then DM33, DM42, DM43,,will make 2 passes in this loop On Saturday all day into late evening .. I will be spending the night in DM33 and DM32 running M

ARRL September VHF Contest - 2020 Call: W3DHJ/R Operator(s): W3DHJ Station: W3DHJ/R Class: Limited Rover LP QTH: DM77-78-87-88 Operating Time (hrs): 19.75 RoverLog QSOs by Activated Grid: Grid QSOs DM

I'll have to say, this one was hard. I heard absolutely no hint of any opening on 6 m. Despite my cell carrier claiming service in the area, they had none, so I had no way of coordinating contacts. Th

This looks like it would be of interest to you guys! -Bruce AA5B Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2020 11:19 AM Subject: Save the Date Announcement: DDCC Zoom™ Presentation by Jim G3YLA on Weather and Pro

Hi All, I received a QSL card from W5GLN asking confirmation for a FT8 QSO on 10/22/20, 1.841 MHz at 0117 UTC. I'm guessing its a case of getting the callsign wrong but want to ask just in case. Does

AS trustee you are responsible for all actions as the result of someone using the call. Therefore you should control use closely. No NMVHF club member should be using the call UNLESS you have authoriz

FYI all. 1:07 PM SEE: http://aprs.mennolink.org Showing possible enhancement into AZ at the 144 MHz frequency. - Jay N1AV

The main thing FSK441 has going for it is SINGLE TONE. Various literature can point to some advantages and some disadvantages of each mode (MSK144 v FSK441), mostly focusing on 2-3 dB more or less sen

Is there anyone in the club who's a authorized VUCC card checker ? -W9RM Keith Morehouse via MotoG

Haven't seen this mentioned here yet. The results for the 2020 ARRL June VHF Contest are in December's QST, and several NMVHF folks won their categories in the Rocky Mountain Division: AA5PR Limited R

Greetings — For anyone interested, I created an email reflector called “ABQ-Ham” on groups.io. This reflector will replace the existing one on Yahoogroups which will down on December 15 when Yahoo shu

I have a 432 cavity amplifier that is ready to go. It's tuned, proven and has QSOs on it. It's a single Eimac 8874 in a Varian cavity and will do 475W out with about 20W of drive. This is a linear amp

Does anybody on the list work at AFRL ? I have a question about a research project (that's been made public..) that might be of interest to VHFers. Feel free to contact me direct at w9rm@... if you fe

Greetings — Rocky Mountain Ham Radio - New Mexico (RMHAM) is pleased to announce its seventh annual New Mexico TechFest, an ARRL-sanctioned operating specialty event, on Saturday, February 27, 2021. T