= NOW 7 1/2 WPM = TEXT IS FROM DECEMBER 2020 QST PAGE 81 = TO W1VD FN31 WITH 25 W AND A SEVEN ELEMENT YAGI. JOE, K1YOW FN42, USED NOAA WEATHER RADAR TO HELP HIM FIND TROPO. HE WORKED STATIONS FROM NOVA SCOTIA TO VIRGINIA ON FT8. HEPBURNS MAPS SUGGESTED THE POTENTIAL FOR TROPO ON SUNDAY EVENING OF THE ARRL VHF CONTEST ON SEPTEMBER 13. BUT THE TROPO = END OF 7 1/2 WPM TEXT = QST DE W1AW <