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General Category => Amateur Radio => Topic started by: ThaDood on January 08, 2023, 1906 UTC

Title: January VHF / UHF Sweepsteaks, then Winter Field Day 2023!
Post by: ThaDood on January 08, 2023, 1906 UTC

Uh-huh... Tis that time for this one:  http://www.arrl.org/january-vhf    Lack of foliage helps out on 2M, on up, to get out. And, maybe 6M F2 this year. Then, the following week:   https://www.winterfieldday.com/    Now, the question is whether those Southern T-storms will settle down by then, and not rip-up the lower HF bands with crashes at night. And then, AM Rally:   http://www.amrally.com/

Title: Re: January VHF / UHF Sweepsteaks, then Winter Field Day 2023!
Post by: Grinch on January 21, 2023, 2046 UTC

Please report any activity you hear on VHF. I'm not really set-up for 2M SSB, but have been listening on my RSP receiver with a vertical (Not great) Hearing one CW beacon about 25 miles from my QTH. Nothing on 6M at all using my HF rig.

Title: Re: January VHF / UHF Sweepsteaks, then Winter Field Day 2023!
Post by: ThaDood on January 23, 2023, 1935 UTC

I had to work through the weekend, so no contesting for me, even on the FM Simplex FREQ's. A couple of years ago, I did hear a Big-Gun VHF Contester from Maryland on 2M SSB off of my Discone. Not strong, but still heard him, from +200 miles away. And, that's being down in the bottom of this river valley. So, you just never know. I might have to bow-out of Winter Field Day next weekend, but it should be as much fun as Summer Field Day, and everyone worked is a point added.