carpenter@nbs-vms (CARPENTER, ROBERT) (09/30/85)
As you in the East may know, the VHF bands were in very good shape up and down the East coast this weekend. Apparently Saturday evening was good, but I wasn't on. The following is my view of things from the Washington, D.C. area. Tropo conx were good, and improving when I listened just before 8 am Sunday morning.... My 432 setup isn't very good; there were good contacts on that band as well. For example K4CAW (NC) worked VE1UT in Nova Scotia. All contacts on 144.2+- SSB unless noted Time Station State Grid -------------------------------- 29 September 1985 1140Z WB4NMA GA EM84 1142Z WS4F GA EM84 1144Z WB4TWX EM94 1147Z W4HGM EM84 1206Z W4OJK NC EM96 also worked on 432 Then I had to leave the house.... 2215Z KB4CSE SC EM94 2220Z WB2KHD GA EM83 2228Z K4AGV NC EM96 2240Z WA4VCC SC EM94 2248Z WA4NJP GA EM84 2256Z WB4EFZ SC EM94 2336Z KE6HA TN EM86 2350Z K5MA/1 MA FN41 W. Falmouth, MA 2356Z WQ4V SC EM95 2359Z AA4FS NC FM05 30 September 85 0012 WB2OTK SC EM84 0020 W9IP/2 NY FN24 Johnstown, NY 0025 K1WHS ME FN43 0028 WB2KMY NY FN31 0054 WB2RQC NY FN23 0111 N4AVV NC FM04 0132 W4CPZ SC EM95 0154 VE2DFO QU FN25 0206 W4TZU NC FM06 0216 WA1OUB NH FN43 0227 KD4LT GA EM71 Albany, GA 0247 K4KAE SC FM02 Charleston 0303 WA4ZIA NC EM95 on 432 0354 WA4CQG AL EM72 Auburn, AL 0355 W4ZPG GA EM73 0412 WA1AYS MA EM42 Arlington, MA Then went to bed.... 1158Z KI4CI FL EM90 Lots of others were in this morning...WA1OUB, K5MA/1, WB2OTK, W4ISS, etc., but I had to get to work...... W4ISS (GA) and K5MA/1 (MA) were have an argument as I left the house.... The band will probably be fairly good this evening, although "AM Weather" on PBS shows a front coming through tomorrow. See you on TWO... 73, Bob W3OTC ------