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09/21/2008 | KB8O
After spending 6 months in FN30 Long Island NY for work, and only working HF for those 6 months I returned home 1 week before the VHF contest and was looking foward to it . Once I returned home I thought for sure I would have a week of fixing things th... Read More
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09/19/2008 | K2NUD/MM
Oh the places youll go, Dr. Seuss said it right, There is fun to be done!
For me radio contesting is fun, and going to places to work as a team with friends makes it that much better. A few years ago I had a fun idea for running a contest as a team an... Read More -
09/19/2008 | W1AUV/R
Another great contest. My only regret is not having 900 MHz. I miss a lot of potential points because of that. Thanks to all who worked me and hung in there when things were tough.
Next spring I hope to have more power and a better receiver on 2304. I ... Read More -
09/19/2008 | W1TR
Got my VHF tower up finally after a year of planning and effort (HG52SS crank-up tilt-over). Activity was not that great this Sept, but about the same as last year. I did about the same but had a great time working some farther out grid squares this t... Read More
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09/19/2008 | N8QE
Local contest activity was way down, and 6 meter E's propogation was completely missing, then Hurricane Ike blew through Northeast Ohio about 6:30pm Sunday causing a massive power outage from the 70 mph winds. My only salvation was working 10 grids on ... Read More
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09/18/2008 | K2DRH
ARRL September VHF QSO Party
Not much of a write-up this time. Not really much to write about! I should
have realized that this contest would be a real struggle when everything was
working with minimal hassle a week before the contest. A friend fou... Read More -
09/18/2008 | W9SZ
I had a full day of other commitments on Saturday and wasn't able to participate in the contest then. I was considering either setting something up at home for part of Sunday or getting out for a Single-Op (QRP) Portable operation. I was watching Hurri... Read More
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09/18/2008 | KE4WBO
AFTER THE AUGUST UHF CONTEST, RELOCATED ALL MY ANTENNAS OVER TO THE TOWER ON THE HILL BEHIND MY HOUSE WHEN TOWER FULLY CRANKED UP TOP ANTENNAS AROUND 90' ABOVE SEA LEVEL, WHILE I HAD THE TOWER TIPPED OVER, INSTALLED 7/8 HELIAX FOR THE 432 1296 BANDS AN... Read More
