10/16/2006 | W0AH WOW! Just got the 6M antenna up Friday morning before the contest, and the band was exploding! Worked several Europeans and 100 grids in just a few hours. Would conditions the next day be as good? Well, not quite. This was the first contest from our new house on Windmill Hill, north of Inman, SC, and 8 miles south of the NC border. Our previous June 2005 and January 2006 VHF contest efforts were from a small travel trailer during the lot clearing, house construction phases. We still were using the temporary 38' tower and the small 5 el 6M, 10 el 2M, 4 el 222, 16 el 432, and 45 el 1296 antennas. Saturday afternoon and evening were very good on six, but the opening was not as extensive as Friday's. Six was poor to fair on Sunday. Tropo was flat all weekend. Thanks for all the contacts! Tower/antenna improvements are planned for September. For more info and pics on out move to SC click-
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