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2014 ARRL June VHF Contest
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09/12/2014 | KG6IYN
Last year in 2013, pressed for time and too much regular work week to get anything serious going, we only worked 6 meters, so it was a single band contest event ... This year, still pressed for time and wanting to do more than just a single band again... Read More
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08/10/2014 | N0IRS
Had a real good time during the contest. We had some enhancement North to East but was terrible to the south. Highlight was hearing and working W4IY in FM08 Saturday night on both 2 and 222 MHz. Great effort those guys! AC0RA/R was very busy up in Iowa... Read More
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07/26/2014 | KK6DCM
One of the Old Hands in the Benicia Amateur Radio Club talked me into trying the contest, in spite of my minimal equipment. I tried competing as an FM-only station, using the 6M 'bonus band' in my Kenwood TS-590, but made most of my contacts on 144/43... Read More
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07/14/2014 | W3FAY
Here's my weekend setup. Latest addition is rotor on extended tripod. Beats keeping the garage door open to use the armstrong method! Conditions were slow Saturday evening working the three bands with my Kenwood TS-2000. Activity picked up Sunday o... Read More
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07/06/2014 | K3YDX
This was a vacation style operation from Avon, NC on the Outer Banks Islands.
Brought down an aluminum tubing dipole and borrowed an Arrow cross-polarized
yagi for 144/432 MHz. from the friendly hams living full time on the island.
The radio was my IC-... Read More -
07/02/2014 | K7ATN/R
I can’t recommend a mobile-only rove – but it did make for a bit of fun as my son and I drove from Oregon to Iowa during June VHF. No contacts were made while stationary - all QSO were made underway. Variations in propagation, noise from power lines, ... Read More
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06/24/2014 | N4OGW
This was the first VHF contest I have operated in. I operated portable from Little Mountain, MS, elevation 600 ft asl. It is about 150 feet above surrounding terrain and is a stop on the Natchez Trace scenic parkway. I got a number of curious visitors ... Read More
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06/23/2014 | k6bsr
Operated QRP portable from 3200 feet in the Coast Range of Northwest oregon at Saddle Mountain State park and got quite the workout on 2.75 mile trek to summit with all my gear! So very thankful for 6 meters and my M2 HO Loop because the lions share o... Read More