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02/01/2006 | K6TY/0
After operating the June 2005 Field Day from my mother-in-laws in Saint Louis, my wife Cheryl, KB0QJJ, and I had cached her Icom 730, a battery, and the antenna, planning to visit once again with our daughters at Christmastime and to operate SKN as if ... Read More
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02/01/2006 | KG6IYN
After the kickoff to 2006 VHF / UHF Contesting Season almost two weeks ago, it's difficult to imagine how things could have been any better than they turned out to be ... So, let me hop up on my handy Soapbox and describe how contesting works - Southe... Read More
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01/31/2006 | KI4DGH
I can't think of a better way to start off each year as an Amateur Radio Operator than Straight Key Night. I only made 4 QSOs, but they were more Rag Chews rather than contest exchanges. I love the sound and rhythm of CW and personal style that is on... Read More
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01/31/2006 | WB2AMU
Wow, there was no snow in the Northeast for the January VHF contest for a change! In fact, the weather reached the mid-50s on Saturday and it made it a pleasure to be doing QRP portable outside on a hill in Long Island. I also was happy to have my FT... Read More
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01/31/2006 | KC0IYT/R
This was my third January VHF contest as a rover. It didn't seem like it was
as cold this year, but it was probably windier. Conditions in eastern MN were
poor (yes, that is typical of January). I operated from two grid corners: to
the north west an... Read More -
01/31/2006 | KC0IYT/R
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01/30/2006 | K3OQ
Due to family commitments only had about 2 1/2 to 3 hours in the contest. Again ran QRP with attic antennas. This time the difference was that I had stacked PAR Omni-Angles on 2 and 432. I did notice a big difference on 2 meters, but not so much on ... Read More
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01/30/2006 | K2DRH EN41
This January VHF Sweepstakes seemed harder to prepare for than usual. While there was a pleasant lack of the usual antenna problems, there seemed no end to the stuff that needed to be done inside the shack. Ive been using a new rotor box from Green H... Read More
