To ALL... I will be starting out this Saturday at beginning of the contest at the Junction on DM32 and Dm33....then moving to DM 42 and DM 43.. I plan on making this loop twice to pick up everyone.. S

I plan on rovering in the ARRL JUNE VHF contest. All operations will be close in to 38° N and 104° W. I am a (very) Limited Rover -- 6M, 2M, 432/446 mcs. All times below are VERY flexible --- especial

I'll be starting the contest near Roswell Saturday, and slowly working back home. 100 W + Moxon on 6 m 80 W + 6 el. yagi on 2 m 5 W + 11 el. yagi on 70 cm FT8, CW, SSB on all Approximate schedule: 6/8

I have a brand-new IC-9700 that I’m itching to try out in the ARRL contest next weekend. That rig has 3 separate antenna connections, one for each of its bands (144-432-1296). I have all the antennas

I decided to buy one of LZ5HP's 900 MHz transveters after being reminded by an earlier message on the reflector. Here's the current info on P & D. Note that the EU-USD exchange rate today is close to

This antenna support structure, made of pvc tubing, was on KF8QL’s vehicle at the Hamvention last week. Antennas range from 144 MHz to 3.4 GHz. My question to you is “What are the pros and cons of poi

Maybe this is old news. Jim was very active on 6 meter CW. -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [AOCC] Jim Skjervem, KS7S (ex-WA7SLD) SK Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 10:20:30 -0400 (EDT) From: ks5a@

I’m looking for recommendations for a good portable 6-meter yagi. Good performer, 3 or 4 elements, preferably direct feed, easy to transport (comes apart in only 4 or 5 pieces — boom plus elements), a

With Dayton discounts sure to come in the next day or two, I’ve been wondering about the IC9700. In its short life, has it had a good reputation among the VHF/UHF gang? I’m curious about something els

I'm hoping to have 6 through 432 operational again for the June contest. It all depends on whether I have the time and weather cndx to get the temp tower up. If I have full capability, I'd love to set

From the Elecraft web site: “Due to possible price increases from our suppliers, we are unable to provide you with the price of the Elecraft K4 or K4D. We anticipate that the highest price tier listed

https://elecraft.com/products/k4-transceiver 73, Jon W0AMT

Anyone know Richard, K5XE? There’s a nice article about him in this morning’s ABQ Journal. He became a SK in 2018 and donated his body to UNM’s medical education program. -Bruce AA5B

I put up my 6-mtr yagi antenna this morning, but now I’m thinking about moving it. It’s on a tripod on my roof, about 30 feet off the ground (good) but only 15 feet from and directly pointed into dens

Hello all - I only need DM63, 73 & 83 for 6M Worked all NM Grids. All of these should be easily worked on meteor scatter if the NM end is running a small beam and 100W. Can anybody help me out with th

Today is the last day to submit NM QSO Party logs. **Even if you had only 1 or 2 QSOs, your log is important!** Need help getting it in the right format? Just let me know. You can send me just the QSO

Greetings — This is a friendly reminder, for those of you who participated in the recent 2019 New Mexico QSO Party, that logs are due (received by email if electronic, or postmarked if hard-copy) by t

"FT4 is an experimental digital mode designed specifically for radio contesting. Like FT8, it uses fixed-length transmissions, structured messages with formats optimized for minimal QSOs, and strong f

AA5B @ home, Bernalillo County, low power CW: 214 QSOs SSB: 258 QSOs Multipliers: 63 (states + provinces + DX countries + NM counties) Score: 86,436 Propagation wasn't good, there were 2 periods of hi

Did any of you try the NM QSO Party this weekend? Was there any activity at all on 6 meters? Did you dip into the HF waters? -Bruce AA5B