[Mich VHF UHF Society] Fwd: [NLRS] Some promotion for this coming weekend's CQWW VHF contest!

[James French]

Thought this might be of interest to those operating this weekend.

I'll be operating from home with only omni loops up. Maybe I might cobble
together a beam for 2m.

Plan is to troll the usual frequencies then play on digital on ft8 and
msfk144.

James W8ISS

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From: Bruce Richardson <w9fz at w9fz.com>
Date: Tue, Jul 14, 2020, 18:28
Subject: [NLRS] Some promotion for this coming weekend's CQWW VHF contest!
To: <nlrs at mailman.qth.net>


Hello NLRS'ers,

First, I got looking at the CQWW VHF website (and a good look at the rules):
https://cqww-vhf.com/
Then, I started poking around the "scores database" at:
https://cqww-vhf.com/scores.htm
I noticed that in our region, that are some entry categories that either
have no entries ever or very few.  So I started pulling data by state and
focused on WI, IL, MN, IA, SD, ND, and MB. I took the data and put it into
some excel spreadsheets and started sorting. Next thing I know, I've got a
bunch of interesting state records for those seven states (or provinces) and
some listing of all-time participants. I put all the sorted data on the web
at:  https://w9fz.com/cqwwvhf/

If you look at some of the .pdfs or tables of data, I hope you'll see some
of the categories that have been light on participation and consider
entering in one of those categories. You very well may end up in the "top
ten" records for that state and category!

Club Competition!  There is NO 175-mile circle for this CQWW contest!  If
you are an NLRS member, make sure you list (spell out) Northern Lights Radio
Society as your club in your Cabrillo log.  CQWW also does not screen your
log against any "club eligibility" list.

A reminder for FT8:  The contest exchange is "grid square" not a numeric
signal report. So at contest time, set up your wsjt-x software to "contest
mode" by going to Settings > Advanced > check the "Advanced features"
checkbox and make sure "NA VHF Contest" is selected.

Please remember to look at, and list yourself, on the W0UC Upper Midwest
Activity spreadsheet at:  https://tinyurl.com/CQvhf2020  There are two tabs:
"Fixed" and "Rover".

While FT-8 may be easier, I hope you'll check all the traditional SSB/CW
frequencies.  Hopefully you'll find enough non-digital rover and fixed
stations to make it worth your while to tune and spin your beam.  Rovers
can't call you on the phone to get your attention (on account of the rules
for this contest).  The rovers will be out there--you have to find them!

I'm sending this promotion email to the NLRS and Badger Contesters email
reflectors.  I also sent out about 350 emails to callsigns from our region
who participated in the CQWW VHF in the past.  If conditions don't open up,
make a point to listen for the weak ones from within our region.

Sure, Janice and I hope to work all of you. But if we don't, we hope you get
on the air, have fun, and submit your log.  We look forward to reading your
after-contest report on the reflector.

73
Bruce Richardson W9FZ/R

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