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Contest Soapbox
2017 ARRL June VHF Contest
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12/22/2017 | W8KSC
I had a lot of fun, setting up the MFJ9406 portable radio in the back yard and throwing the home made dipole into my birch tree. I used the battery from the lawn tractor and listened much more than I transmitted I did not take win a plaque but I did... Read More
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09/14/2017 | KG6IYN
Soapbox comments and story posted soon .... Read More
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07/12/2017 | K8GP/R
Terry W8ZN and I (Andy K1RA) had all the best intentions of activating 6 grids covering western Pa. and western Va. during the contest, but Murphy stepped in again to curtail our plans. It started Friday night before the contest when one of our front... Read More
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07/04/2017 | N0LD/R
PLANNING In late March, Nick Farlow (KB0YHT) and I (Randy Wing, N0LD) started talking almost daily over lunch about how we could take our January VHF Rover vehicle and take it up a notch. We decided that besides our existing 6m, 2m, and 70cm loops, ou... Read More
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07/03/2017 | N6BSC
One wonders . . . is it still 5W QRP when using a 13 element beam? Haha! Read More
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06/24/2017 | WB2VVV
Great to see so much activity, especially on 6 meter! Read More
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06/19/2017 | WA6OSX
A great time was had, thanks everyone. Read More
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06/19/2017 | K7CNT
Was portable (10 watts) again this year from Windy Point Campground in NW Arizona at 6000'. I was only able to work the contest one day, on Saturday. Wow it was very poor conditions both propagation and the wind was terrible. Was setup under a canopy... Read More
