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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I also have 23 cm with 2x 55 element loopers, Flex-6600 + DEMI xvtr at 30w SSB & FT8 from EN82jm. Will be looking for contacts during the spring sprints and June contest. Only made 1 contact in the Jan contest into EN92 on 23 cm SSB. Very little activity on 222 MHz and higher bands. Most activity was on 50 & 144 MHz and FT8. Very discouraging.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>John, N8WNA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> MiVUS [mailto:mivus-bounces@mivus.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Douglas Grimm<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 01, 2021 10:27 AM<br><b>To:</b> mivus@mivus.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Patrick Thomas<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Mich VHF UHF Society] Looking for 23cm antenna<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Greeting,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I have a 23 cm setup. An M2 23cm22ezb on a rotor and ic 9700. I can work any mode, but limited to 10w.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>It would be great to work this band. SSB or CW and jt-65c could work...<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>My grid is en83gc. I imagine maybe 150 miles is possible ?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Let my know if you want to try it. My schedule is flexible....<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>On Monday, February 1, 2021, David DeVos via MiVUS <<a href="mailto:mivus@mivus.org">mivus@mivus.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I don’t have an extra to sell but we should connect and work that band for the June contest!<br><br>David J DeVos - KF8QL<br>616-278-8068<br><br><br>> On Jan 31, 2021, at 6:54 PM, Patrick Thomas <<a href="mailto:p-thomas@mindspring.com">p-thomas@mindspring.com</a>> wrote:<br>> <br>> Hi all,<br>> <br>> Haven't heard much from the group lately but hope everyone is well.<br>> <br>> My old French yagi pair is getting to be more trouble than it's worth to maintain, so I am looking for a 23cm antenna for CW/SSB... yagi, loop yagi, corner reflector, whatever you've got. I guess EME dishes are also fine but unless it breaks down pretty small I'd need help moving one. :)<br>> <br>> QTH is near the 696/M5/96 interchange, and I can meet as far as Brighton, Detroit, Warren, Pontiac-ish, etc. if needed, or I don't mind paying for shipping if it's easy to break down.<br>> <br>> Thanks in advance!<br>> <br>> Pat<br>> KB8DGC<br>> <br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> MiVUS mailing list<br>> <a href="mailto:MiVUS@mivus.org">MiVUS@mivus.org</a><br>> subscribe/unsubscribe <a href="http://mail.mivus.org/mailman/listinfo/mivus_mivus.org" target="_blank">http://mail.mivus.org/mailman/listinfo/mivus_mivus.org</a><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>MiVUS mailing list<br><a href="mailto:MiVUS@mivus.org">MiVUS@mivus.org</a><br>subscribe/unsubscribe <a href="http://mail.mivus.org/mailman/listinfo/mivus_mivus.org" target="_blank">http://mail.mivus.org/mailman/listinfo/mivus_mivus.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>