10/14/2009 | WA6ZTY It's fun to be returning to VHF contesting after a 33 year respite. This years effort fielded SSB on 6 meters, FM on 2M, 70cm, and 23cm, I hope to add 2M SSB next time. It was quite a thrill to work 23cm FM stations 100 miles away with 10 watts into a short LP 3 feet off the ground though it helped that ground was 7000' up with LOS to many many square miles of California real estate.

I heard a few Los Angeles and Santa Maria stations on 6 meters but couldn't seem to work them. Their signals were weak but occasionally snapped up to S9 and back down again, almost like (but not) a loose connection. Too bad, really needed those grids!
-- WA6ZTY