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  • Local hamshack

    01/27/2007 | K1IIG

    After 50years of ham radio I finally decided to enter a log. This was a treat even though the bands were not great. Managed to work 238 contacts with 51 grids. My goal at my medium height of 400amsl is to get to the middle of the pack. Running a FT-847... Read More

  • 01/27/2007 | WA2EMF

    Rock Hill, South Carolina
    Rig: FT897, Cushcraft A27010S 5el-2mtrs/5el-70cm at 33'& 6mtr Squalo at 22 ft.
    QSO: 6Mtrs: 23/8 2Mtrs: 19/7 70cm: 7/5 Total 1120 Pts.
    Contest was fun as usual, but no 6 mtr openings and light local activity made for low sc... Read More

  • 01/27/2007 | KC2JDS

    This was my first contest ever, i was not prepared at all as it was cold and i did not have any antenna's setup at my QTH for SSB, but after hearing from hams on the local repeater that there was a VHF contest going on, i took out my yeasu FT-897d and ... Read More

  • Bunkhouse, Towers, and Antennas on a Sunny Day. L to R, 2m tower, 6 meter tower, UHF tower, Internet and Telephone tower
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    01/26/2007 | KB0HH

    What a contest! Ice, snow, frozen tower bearings, operators and rovers snowed in at home, good food, and good company! Our score was decient thanks to good local propagation on 2 meters and some good skip to the northeast and east on 6 meters. The UH... Read More

  • W6FT and KG6LRX setting up the 2m beam.

    01/26/2007 | N6NA

    The River City Amateur Radio Communications Society operated the January 2007 VHF Sweepstakes from a local park in CM98. While the contacts were few, we had an excellent time of fellowship and "playing radio". N6NA operated 2m sideband and simplex al... Read More

  • Homebrew transmitter QRV at the operating desk

    01/26/2007 | AA4LR

    Although last year, I skipped SKN, I found something to inspire me. In my junkbox was the chassis and remnants of a transmitter. This was one of those projects that never quite worked. It had originally been a 6DQ6 oscillator / PA transmitter, but was ... Read More

  • 01/26/2007 | KE4DRN

    No contacts for me on 6m this contest from FM05
    operated sunday afternoon but very quiet band.

    I will have my 6m moxon on a rotor
    along with 2m ssb for the next contest in June.

    Still had some 'fun' taking down my temporary
    mast and moxon during the f... Read More

  • 01/26/2007 | KF2U

    This was my first VHF contest. I put a a 5-el 6M yagi and a 4-el 2M yagi up on the roof 2 days before the contest. Now every ham knows an antennas performance is inversely proportional to the weather you put it up in. With my QTH near Buffalo, NY , on ... Read More

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