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02/06/2003 | N6NB

I know this sounds a little crazy, but I drove my van almost 7,000 miles (from California to the northeast and back) in the middle of a cold, snowy winter just to for the 2003 January VHF contest.
The station worked fine during the long trip... Read More
02/04/2003 | K0NR

The weather has been so unusually warm here in Colorado, I decided to combine hiking and radio operating for the January VHF contest. On Saturday afternoon, I hiked to the summit of Mount Herman, a reasonably small peak (DM79, 9063 feet in elevation) w... Read More
02/03/2003 | WA5TKU

This is my first VHF contest in several years. It was good to hear all the new local activity. In general conditions were like I remembered for a January contest, bands were pretty dead. Noise level on 6 was 20 over with the noise blanker and agains... Read More
01/31/2003 | WA0VSW

Thanks to Steve KB8SCI, my only contact, for making SKN memorable! Read More
01/30/2003 | KQ6EE

I had so much fun on vhf/uhf contest. On Jan 18,19, I hike up San Gabriel Peak which is 6000+ feet above sea level. I packup my FT-817, IC-T81A, dual beam antenna and mag. mount. I didn't do much on Saturday because I went to school. I did a lot con... Read More
01/30/2003 | N0JK

I agree with W9GKA 3830 post that "QRP Portable is a challenging experience in winter!"
Just getting a portable station set up and runnning in January out in the heartland is a challenge.
It is amazing how cold it gets out on the prairie when the sun g... Read More
01/29/2003 | KG8WB

This year's RTTY Round-up was a lot of fun as usual. This is one of the few contests I seriously get involved in.
I don't believe propogation was as good as last year as I heard little from the Pacific. As usual though, 40 and 80 Meters late Saturday... Read More
01/29/2003 | N9UM/R

N9UM/R is N9UM Mark and K9IJ John.

3 days, 985 miles, 14 grids, 8 bands, and 0 degree temperatures!

What a great time. Thanks to our partners KF9US/R who also braved the weather for a great rover experience in the frozen Central Division. More pix ava... Read More