WB2FKO and I will be roving in the September VHF Contest. Here are the details: KK6MC/r itinerary ARRL Sept VHF Contest Grid Time on Time out September 14, 2019 DM64bw 1800Z 1930Z In motion, through D

Their rove is over due to very hazardous road conditions in N AZ. All dirt roads are very slippery and they will hold in place in DM45wv until things dry out and are safe for travel. All is fine besid

Summary: BAND QSOs MULTs 6 67 54 2 38 26 222 4 4 432 11 11 Total Score: 120x95 => 12,285 Pretty good Rover turn-out for this contest and a little unusual conditions. Had a short Es opening on 6 to sou

Greetings, Just found this group when looking for an email address for W9RM. I have dabbled in 2m weak signal for many years and now trying to get serious about it. I have at least temporary access to

This seemed especially true on 6 meter FT8. A static crash during the RX cycle would eliminate any chance of a decode. My brain would have easily filled in the missing dot or dash. Also, there was rap

Actually, I'm saying the multipath you describe (time-invariant coherent interference) should not produce what you saw. If I understand the physics correctly... If you consider a signal transmitted at

I spent early Saturday afternoon in DM55 in the Cibola National Forest south of Thoreau, NM. In the couple of hours I had there, I enjoyed the 6m opening that stretched as far east as EM64 from my loc

Our rove for the 2019 September VHF contest was in turn, rewarding, frustrating, educational, and catastrophic. I roved with WB2FKO In this contest in part to learn WSJT and in part to have two operat

W7QQ DM75ao will be active in tonight's 2M Sprint starting at 7pm. We will be watching the various Slack channels and listening and occasionally CQing on 144.200 or 144.150 meteor scatter using MSK144

To All.. I will be active from Home QTH, DM42DW, tonight all 4 hours,, IF MOTHER NATURE does not upset my plans,, Storm and HEAVY rain predicted,, I will be on 144.200 looking and calling and 144.210.

... for what it's worth, Lew has nailed down my exact feelings and opinion of the current state of VHF contesting in this new world of FT8. I approve of his post ! -W9RM Keith Morehouse via MotoG

I've run through the frequency calibration process in WSJT-X and up until the past week or so felt good about my rigs frequency. However, I've worked a few stations that report I'm off frequency on 2M

This is all good and very true. BUT, the problem is only a small percentage of ops on 6M during a June or July contest really CARE if they are winning or losing. The vast majority of ops the "big guys

Looking to buy 1/2" hardline. Let me know if you have any or a good lead on some. ~100' ldf4-50 fsj4-50

I came across a contact selling unused Heliax Super Flex. She said she has around 2000 rolls of various lengths. I got 3 50' rolls with N connector on one end for $120 + shipping. Told her I would sha

Interesting new product from Downeast Microwave. With the addition of a few medium power amplifier bricks and a IF radio capable of 6M, this would make a really nice, compact Rover setup. https://www.

The QST summary of the June VHF contest is out, as are the line scores. The full article has not yet been posted. http://contests.arrl.org/contestarticles.php?eid=3&iid=598 NMVHF Society and its membe

Greetings — Rocky Mountain Ham Radio - New Mexico (RMHR-NM) is pleased to announce its sixth annual New Mexico TechFest, an ARRL-sanctioned operating specialty event, on Saturday, February 29, 2020. T

I had my first 6-meter meteor scatter QSO this morning. Check that off the list ;-) -Bruce AA5B

RE: Probable loss of 3.4 Ghz amateur allocation. This is a comment I sent earlier to the VHF Contesting reflector in response to a post from Wayne, N6NB who is heavily invested in the bands above 900