UJay
NES Member
This weekend is the American Radio Relay League = ARRL June VHF Ham Radio Contest.
ARRL has adopted FM as an acceptable mode, so your hand-held could come in.... handy.(?)
There may not be a colossal amount of activity, but activity is expected around the FM simplex frequencies.
Make a 'contact' between 2 ham stations (not through repeaters!), jot down the callsign, time of the contact, and maidenhead grid square of the station you are working then submit your log to the contest sponsor after the event.
This starts at 2pm EST (1800z) Saturday and runs through Sunday Night.
Event information;
June VHF
http://www.k0nr.com/wordpress/my-articles/how-to-work-a-vhf-contest/
Determine your grid-square to provide to the stations you contact for the contest.
Amateur Radio Ham Radio Maidenhead Grid Square Locator Map
Have fun !
ARRL has adopted FM as an acceptable mode, so your hand-held could come in.... handy.(?)
There may not be a colossal amount of activity, but activity is expected around the FM simplex frequencies.
Make a 'contact' between 2 ham stations (not through repeaters!), jot down the callsign, time of the contact, and maidenhead grid square of the station you are working then submit your log to the contest sponsor after the event.
This starts at 2pm EST (1800z) Saturday and runs through Sunday Night.
Event information;
June VHF
http://www.k0nr.com/wordpress/my-articles/how-to-work-a-vhf-contest/
Determine your grid-square to provide to the stations you contact for the contest.
Amateur Radio Ham Radio Maidenhead Grid Square Locator Map
Have fun !