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06/24/2008 | NJ1Q/1
Given that I had a few family obligations that weekend, I wasn't sure if participation was even going to be possible. (Besides, I didn't have a good 6-meter antenna to start.) After some "prodding by a good friend to operate," I opted to quickly whip... Read More
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06/24/2008 | K4QF/R
"Novice Rover"
Enclosed is an image of my "RAV4ROVIN" platform used for the June 20008 VHF Contest. As this was my first Rover operation, I wanted to check the feasibility of working from near a grid corner that's close to my home QTH. The antenna co... Read More -
06/22/2008 | KD5IKG/R
It was a blast this year!
Even if Murphy's Law struck twice! Last year I was moving from Mississippi to Texas during the Contest, this year I drove back to Mississippi to take my youngest daughter to Bug Camp (www.bugcamp.org) in NE MS!
I had been pla... Read More -
06/21/2008 | KB0HH
Wow, what a great contest!! We had 6 meter propagation for most of the contest, 2 meters was active with tropo and E's, the UHF bands were enhanced for a good deal of time, and the microwave bands were active!! Many thanks for the good ops out there ... Read More
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06/21/2008 | KC2TA
Planned on running this contest for months -- since the January contest. Unfortunately, like January, my opeating was somewhat diminished because of having to referee soccer games on Saturday. Additionally, the majority of Sunday was accounted for by... Read More
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06/21/2008 | K4GUN/R
Again, it was an absolute blast. I completely changed up my rover station and it really paid off. I ran essentially the same route I did in January and doubled the number of QSOs. The openings on 6 meters helped a lot, but the new beam antennas and ... Read More
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06/21/2008 | WA4DOU
I'm a "fair weather" 160 meter enthusiast, putting up my antenna in late fall and taking it down in late winter or early spring. This year was no exception and I didn't get around to antenna erection until Saturday, well into the contest. This year my ... Read More
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06/21/2008 | N4HWH
I operated contest on top of Roan Mountain, Tenn. EM86, elevation 6,285 ft. Score not that high but did best that I have ever done as a single op. The Rhododendron flowers were in full bloom and the mountain and trails were spectacular. Six meters was ... Read More
