[Mich VHF UHF Society] Greetings from the western reaches of EN82

[Tom]

Dave,

Really nice post. I myself would love to do more on VHF/UHF, but I'm 33 
months away from the R word!

I also wish there was more activity. It's puzzling, as it seems like 
activity is down. I give a little talk about once a year to the Holland 
club, and I push the faith at hamfests by telling the FM'rs that a 7 
element 2 meter beam on top of their roof, will let them talk to 
Chicago, Milwaukee or Detroit anytime.

Roger, W8IO gets the credit for resurrecting the MIVUS crowd. With this 
list server, it is easier for all of us to keep track of what is going 
on. We've even come up with an award, the Golden Mitten award, for 
working all 24 Michigan grids. "We" need to get working on being able to 
award that.

The best part of this list is that if someone like you does go rover, 
you can let all of us know, and we can then look for you.

Any ideas for increasing activity, well, they are appreciated.

As an aside, sometime in June, I might be able to get my hands on some 
50+ Larcan VHF high band 1 kw modules. If I get those, there will be a 
special deal for MIVUS members. I should be able to bring them to the 
annual meeting.

Oh, speaking of that for you Dave and everyone, make sure to put August 
20, 2016, Saturday on your calendar for the annual MIVUS meeting at the 
"Spark in the Park". That will be 3-8 pm, Saturday in Grand Rapids.

Thank you fro the note Dave, and your level of activity is very much 
appreciated..

Tom K8TB




On 5/2/2016 1:13 PM, David Pruett wrote:
> MIVUSers:
>
> Greetings, everyone!  Dave, K8CC here.  I only recently re-discovered 
> this club, so I sent in my membership application and subscribed to 
> this reflector.
>
> I wanted to congratulate the club for winning the local club category 
> in the 2015 ARRL September VHF Contest.  Not only was that a 
> significant honor for the club and for those who participated, but it 
> was that announcement in QST that alerted me that MIVUS had risen from 
> dormancy and was active again.
>
> I have been somewhat dormant myself radio-wise in recent years, 
> particularly on VHF/UHF.  I retired from Chrysler in June 2014 and 
> expected to use my newly-acquired free time to jump right in getting 
> my station QRV again.  However, immediately after retiring my elderly 
> father's health took a turn for the worse, and I spent the summer and 
> fall of 2014 ferrying him to doctors appointments as he was in and our 
> of the hospital seven times, and eventually passed away in November 2014.
>
> Since then, I am slowly getting my VHF stuff QRV again. Thanks to Ian, 
> K8MM reminding me about the 432 Sprint last week, I got enough things 
> working to get on with 50W and a 432 Boomer at 75'. Activity was kind 
> of light in this area, but I worked K8MM, WW8M, NE8I, W8RU and 
> KB8DGC.  My best DX to the east was WA2FGK in FN21, and to the west 
> was W9ZIH in EN51 (the only Chicago area station heard).  I finished 
> with 16 QSOs and 13 grids.
>
> I hope to have my station QRV for the June VHF QSO Party with low 
> power (as defined by the contest rules, not QRP) on 50 thru 1296. 
> Hopefully, we can get a bunch of club members on the air and maybe 
> take the local club category in this contest as well.
>
> Is anybody in the club planning to be on for the Microwave Sprint next 
> weekend?  Unfortunately, while I do have a 40W DEMI 1296 transverter, 
> I don't yet have an antenna for 1296 but I should have my 903 setup 
> running - only 10W from a DEMI transverter, but the antenna is pretty 
> good - an M2 44L yagi up 65' with a decent feedline.  My best DX with 
> this setup has been K2YAZ up in EN74 and WA8RJF out in EN91 so while I 
> won't be the "big sig on band", I should be able to cover the club 
> area fairly well.
>
> I hope to see a bunch of club members on 903 next weekend...
>
> 73, Dave/K8CC
> k8cc at comcast.net
>
>
>
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