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2014 ARRL January VHF Contest
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02/27/2014 | KD5KC
Photos and story of my combined VHF contest and SOTA summit activation can be read here: http://home.roadrunner.com/~fmgc_elpaso/ARRL%20January%202014%20VHF%20contest.pdf Comments welcome to kd5kc@arrl.net. Vy73 - Mike - KD5KC. El Paso, Texa... Read More
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02/12/2014 | K7NIT
From CN85 I entered the FM-Only category, I used an FT-817 running 5 Watts for three bands. Antennas were a Moxon for 2 meters, a vertical whip for 0.7 meters, and a sort of diagonal dipole for 6 meters. I made more contacts than I expected, but was h... Read More
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02/08/2014 | K7ATN
For my first VHF contest I operated QRP Portable from Bald Peak near Hillsboro, Oregon (CN85). I know the location from my SOTA activations.
The best thing about the weekend was the great weather - it certainly got chilly at 1600 feet after the sun wen... Read More -
02/05/2014 | N9DG
Well had some scary pre-contest problems. First was that the 1hp electric motor powered hydraulic pump that I use to raise and lower the tower did not like the 8 degree temperature that I was trying use it in at all. In normal Summer temps it will st... Read More
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01/25/2014 | N2SLN/R
One of the things I have the most fun doing in Amateur Radio is over coming the challenge of operating out in the field. By that measure the ARRL January VHF Contest was the most fun I have had in a very long time. I took part as the second operator ... Read More
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01/25/2014 | N2SLO
Dupe- No E's this time...... conditions rough Read More
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01/25/2014 | N2SLO
No E's this contest. Decided not to work the 3B with lower power. The extra watts on 2M and 6M doubled my score from last year, and significantly increased my Q's, to a total of 129. Conditions were not so good, Heavy static and noise both days to the ... Read More
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01/25/2014 | KA7RRA
I had a lot of fun for this contest. This was my 1st time has a rover and I have to get better organize. I was active in 3 grids, I was going to try for 4 grids,but it got to late,and on Sunday was the big game. I would like to have a bigger veic... Read More
