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06/17/2006 | K6JRA
Had a great time roving through four local grids.
Thanks to the six meter propagation openings I managed to contact more stations and grids than in any prior contest.
Most memorable contact was across the country from CM97 to FN16 (however, it happ... Read More -
06/17/2006 | KI7JA
This was a great contest with the openings to the East Coast, and great participation, this contest is one to remember. With the exception of some rig problems, this contest was exceptional.
Running only 10w PEP in the QRP portable category, it is di... Read More -
06/17/2006 | KC0DEB
The 6M band was hopping! Because of the opening(s) the
previous days, I decided to see if I could tune my HF wire dipole to the "Magic Band". It worked, and I had a blast!
Between the "Family Duties" I worked mostly FN Grids on Saturday, and (in a slo... Read More -
06/16/2006 | W0ZQ
For the last few years I have been using the ARRL June VHF contest as a shake down run for Rovermania (the ARRL UHF Contest). This year I was free both Saturday and Sunday, so I decided to do a semi-serious rove to activate the eight grids closest to... Read More
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06/16/2006 | K7WA
Living on a small lot in the city of Seattle, all my antennas are temporary. For the June VHF QSO Party I used my "Short Stack Array", a 20 ft. TV mast with 8 element N6NB Quagi for 432 MHz, 5 element yagi for 2 meters, and 3 element yagi for 6 meters... Read More
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06/16/2006 | N4TUA
Great time was had by all. This was my first VHF contest and I had a great time. I worked (at my job) all weekend but was able to get on the air after work and work a few stations. My VHF station is a Kenwood TS-700SP with 100' of Bury Flex out to a ho... Read More
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06/15/2006 | WA1RKS
Well it was a rip snortin! qso frenzied,speed task operating supreme! Nice when the band opens on 6. The sad part is got the first few hours in the first day,and the "honey-do list took over,and "Yard Chores" backed up from weeks of rain,took priority.... Read More
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06/15/2006 | KB3NDS
I am rather new to HAM radio (got my ticket in Feb) and didn't even know about this contest until it was mentioned on a morning net that I attend on my way to work. I looked up the contest site and was elated that I would at least be able to work 1 day... Read More






