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ARRL June VHF Contest this weekend, 6/8 - 6/10/2019.

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Matt285:
That's a neat rig. Looks like a military field radio.

WA4FHY:
Yeah, Josh, I remember the IC-502 but never had one. That's the fun thing about six - when
the band is open (like it is now, into New England) you can get out using a wet shoestring. Six
was the first band I operated after I got my Tech ticket, using a homebrew rig with
"Advanced Modulation" :)  A 6146 modulated with a pair of 6L6s, as I recall.

i_hear_you:
Josh, that's a really cool-looking radio. Reminds me of the military aesthetic on the Sony ICF-5900w.

I wish I would have seen this thread earlier, I've never heard contesting above HF.

ThaDood:
Oh yeah??? Well, you have another chance this September,    http://www.arrl.org/september-vhf
I've worked that one too, several times. Propagation usually is Temp Inversions and Aurora.    Sporadic "E" is pretty much non-existent then.   

Josh:

--- Quote from: i_hear_you on June 15, 2019, 0429 UTC ---Josh, that's a really cool-looking radio. Reminds me of the military aesthetic on the Sony ICF-5900w.

I wish I would have seen this thread earlier, I've never heard contesting above HF.

--- End quote ---

I tried about once a year for a decade or so to buy it back from the guy I sold it to, always saw him at the Bellevue radio club fleamarket. Never saw another of its kind.

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