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02/01/2018 | KG6IYN
Everyone's heard the phrase and it does extend to ham radio (and contests) as well ... "And now for something completely different". The January VHF Contest is unique. I used to be able to promote it here on the Left Coast by convincing folks we could ... Read More
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02/01/2018 | N0LD/R
Preparation for the N0LD/R entry into the January 2018 VHF contest began right after the September 2017 VHF Contest. Nick, KB0YHT, noted that the number of VHF contesters in western Oklahoma was small, but perhaps we could build a campaign to reach o... Read More
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01/31/2018 | W4NH
Arriving at our usual portable site (EM84) Friday afternoon to begin setup we were told there was the possibility of being shut down early due to Hurricane Irma. We got on the air with the start of the contest Saturday afternoon, but come Sunday morni... Read More
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01/31/2018 | KL7HNY/4
This was fun. I'm not a dyed-in-the-wool contester -- I don't really have the patience. But to have a chance to fire up my trusty EFJ Viking 1 (throttled back to 50W out) and Hallicrafters SX-111 and expect to make some QSOs with other oldtimers w... Read More
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01/31/2018 | N6NB/R
After 61 years on the air, I keep saying it's time to give up VHF contests--or at least give up roving. But I keep letting myself be persuaded to do "one more rove." Maybe it doesn't take much persuading...
January 2018 turned into a 10-gr... Read More -
01/31/2018 | AD0YM
This year’s straight key night was my first successful contact in over forty years. Boy Scouts plus opportunities in my high school electronics lab were my first tastes of ham radio. I achieved Novice in the mid 1970's and did what I could with what ... Read More
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01/30/2018 | K2DRH
This was really slow and painful .. even more so then usual. Participation was way down this year. Conditions were also pretty awful. QSB on all bands was the worst I've seen since moving to this QTH. WQ0P was nonexistent on 1296 for over 15 minutes ... Read More
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01/30/2018 | n1one
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