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Woo Hoo, only WY left for WAS!

Congratulations! I think I=3Fm shy Wyoming and one or two others. The
November Sweepstakes and Field Day are good opportunities to pick up
missing states.

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-- //Steve//

Steve Silverwood, KB6OJS
Fountain Valley, CA
Email:

Caveat Lector wrote:
"K4YZ" wrote in message
oups.com...
clvrmnky wrote:

I'll be stuck above 30Mhz for some time...(SNIP)

You'll only be "stuck" if you don't get out and push a bit!

(UNSNIP)...so DXing is (mostly) out of my league.

You need to check around a bit! WAS and DXCC applies to VHF
also.
There's grid square hunting, the satellites, numerous VHF contests
that promote award hunting, etc.

There's sidebanding on VHF (more on 6 and 2 meters, but used
for
satellites, too.) Digipeaters, Echolink, etc etc etc.

There's more to Amateur Radio than 2 meter repeaters and HF DX!
(Contrary to the assertions of certain UNlicensed antagonists in
the
NG)

73 es Good Luck

Steve, K4YZ


For Techs (and others) try six meters DX particularly during
sporadic E
"season" May, Jun, July (prime months) -- other months also.

Tis possible to work all states (including Alaska and Hawaii). East
coasters
may get the Caribbean and SA as well

With 100 Watts and a Mushcraft 1/2 wave vertical -- got all but 2
states in
a year (need KY and AR)

I might have been able to give you both this past week. About where
are you located?

"bb" wrote in message
oups.com...
CL Wrote
With 100 Watts and a Mushcraft 1/2 wave vertical -- got all but 2
states in
a year (need KY and AR)

BB sed
I might have been able to give you both this past week. About where
are you located?

Ah thanks for the try -- but lent my antenna out to a friend so he could
make new parts for his AR-6.

I'm in So Calif

But summer is sporadic E season for 6M-- so the best time would be May June
July
Will need double hop for KY
Maybe single hop for AR.

CL

Caveat Lector wrote:
"bb" wrote in message
oups.com...
CL Wrote
With 100 Watts and a Mushcraft 1/2 wave vertical -- got all but 2
states in
a year (need KY and AR)

BB sed
I might have been able to give you both this past week. About
where
are you located?

Ah thanks for the try -- but lent my antenna out to a friend so he
could
make new parts for his AR-6.

I'm in So Calif

But summer is sporadic E season for 6M-- so the best time would be
May June
July
Will need double hop for KY
Maybe single hop for AR.

CL

I did some work on 6 and 2 ssb when there were lots of active Techs,
but it seems a lot slower now that they've been chased away.

bb wrote:
Caveat Lector wrote:

But summer is sporadic E season for 6M-- so the best time would be
May June
July
Will need double hop for KY
Maybe single hop for AR.

CL

I did some work on 6 and 2 ssb when there were lots of active Techs,
but it seems a lot slower now that they've been chased away.

Who's "chased away" Techs from 6 and 2 meter SSB, Brian?

The idea doesn't make sense on several levels. First and foremost
is the fact that there's absolutely no evidence of anyone being chased
anywhere.

Secondly is that VHF contesters are no different than HF
contesters...They need those "casual" contesters or participants in
order to get thier scores up...No "motive" for them to chase anyone
away.

Thirdly, the manufacturers push VHF capable gear in order to make
more profits. What would be thier motive to "chase away" anyone?

Next is the ARRL and it's ancilliary branches such as ARES. They
need Tech in order to "flesh out" ARES and other programs. QST is ripe
with PRO-VHF operating...CQ Magazine even moreso with it's resurrection
of "CQ VHF" magazine.

So...Here we are again...Brian P Burke making yet another assinine
anti-Amateur Radio assertion absolutely unsubstantiated by even a
single paragraph of corroborating fact.

And he says I have some undefined "emotional" problems. Go
figure.

Steve, K4YZ

Caveat Lector wrote:

But summer is sporadic E season for 6M-- so the best time would be
May June
July
Will need double hop for KY
Maybe single hop for AR.

CL

Someone wrote:
I did some work on 6 and 2 sib when there were lots of active Techs,
but it seems a lot slower now that they've been chased away.

Hmmm last June on 6M, we had several double hop sporadic E openings and the
band was filled with signals from 50.125 to 50.300 with SSB signals -- lots
of CW below 50.125 as well. This was not contest time and virtually the
whole US was coming in.

On field day we had single hop to the North West -- made 50+ contacts.

CL (Sporadically)

Caveat Lector wrote:
Caveat Lector wrote:

But summer is sporadic E season for 6M-- so the best time would
be
May June
July
Will need double hop for KY
Maybe single hop for AR.

CL

Someone wrote:
I did some work on 6 and 2 sib when there were lots of active
Techs,
but it seems a lot slower now that they've been chased away.

Hmmm last June on 6M, we had several double hop sporadic E openings
and the
band was filled with signals from 50.125 to 50.300 with SSB signals
-- lots
of CW below 50.125 as well. This was not contest time and virtually
the
whole US was coming in.

On field day we had single hop to the North West -- made 50+
contacts.

CL (Sporadically)

Superb!

bb wrote:
Caveat Lector wrote:
Caveat Lector wrote:

But summer is sporadic E season for 6M-- so the best time
would
be
May June
July
Will need double hop for KY
Maybe single hop for AR.

CL

Someone wrote:
I did some work on 6 and 2 sib when there were lots of active
Techs,
but it seems a lot slower now that they've been chased away.

Hmmm last June on 6M, we had several double hop sporadic E openings
and the
band was filled with signals from 50.125 to 50.300 with SSB signals
-- lots
of CW below 50.125 as well. This was not contest time and virtually
the
whole US was coming in.

On field day we had single hop to the North West -- made 50+
contacts.

CL (Sporadically)

Superb!

Hey Brian...Where's your substantiation to your "Tech's being
chased away" claim...?!?!

Shall we just add that to your growing list of "Stupid Things
Brian P Burke Has Said On RRAP But Can't Prove" list...?!?!

Steve, K4YZ

K4YZ wrote:
bb wrote:
Caveat Lector wrote:
Caveat Lector wrote:

But summer is sporadic E season for 6M-- so the best time
would
be
May June
July
Will need double hop for KY
Maybe single hop for AR.

CL

Someone wrote:
I did some work on 6 and 2 sib when there were lots of active
Techs,
but it seems a lot slower now that they've been chased away.

Hmmm last June on 6M, we had several double hop sporadic E
openings
and the
band was filled with signals from 50.125 to 50.300 with SSB
signals
-- lots
of CW below 50.125 as well. This was not contest time and
virtually
the
whole US was coming in.

On field day we had single hop to the North West -- made 50+
contacts.

CL (Sporadically)

Superb!

Hey Brian...Where's your substantiation to your "Tech's being
chased away" claim...?!?!

I own no Tech's.

Go ask the anon e-mailer where all the Techs have gone.

Shall we just add that to your growing list of "Stupid Things
Brian P Burke Has Said On RRAP But Can't Prove" list...?!?!

Steve, K4YZ

"Sorry Hans, MARS IS Amateur Radio." Hi, hi!

bb wrote:
K4YZ wrote:

Hey Brian...Where's your substantiation to your "Tech's being
chased away" claim...?!?!

I own no Tech's.

Obviously.

You also do not own a sense of pride or appreciation for the worth
of character. Otherwise you might try to own up to some of your
assertions with some substantiation of their validity.

Go ask the anon e-mailer where all the Techs have gone.

Shall we just add that to your growing list of "Stupid Things
Brian P Burke Has Said On RRAP But Can't Prove" list...?!?!

Steve, K4YZ

"Sorry Hans, MARS IS Amateur Radio." Hi, hi!

Back to the out-of-context, "this is all I have to throw at him"
stuff, eh, Brian...???

That's over a year old now...Yet YOU, on the other hand, continue
to add to your volumes of dumb assertions.

Still no answers, eh, Brian...???

Steve, K4YZ