WA Radio Scanner Users' Group

Anybody contesting in the RD tonight/tomorrow? Where will most of the FM action happen? I have no way to receive SSB.

Check out http://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/rdcontest for info.

I'll try having a go from home on HF.

May i ask, what exactly is the RD contest?

slipknot wrote:May i ask, what exactly is the RD contest? what is it all about and how does it work and can you participate if all you have is a 2m / 7cm radio and echolink as your equipment?

You can get a good description of what the RD contest is from the link given above by WPXZBP. Yes you can participate on VHF/UHF but not via Echolink. The trick for you would be to find someone in your area to exchange numbers with.

WPXZBP wrote:Check out http://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/rdcontest for info

The first 30 mins 2m FM was insane. 70cm was slow.

slipknot wrote:May i ask, what exactly is the RD contest? what is it all about and how does it work and can you participate if all you have is a 2m / 7cm radio and echolink as your equipment?

Radio waves only. Simplex only. 2m/70cm won't be much chop away from the general population. Definitely read the rules. Listen in just after 6pm between 146.4 and 146.6 when the 2 hour limit is up.

I guess you did not need to ask the question in the first post...easy enough to find the action I think.

Well that was a waste of time. My home rig seems to be putting out zero watts. I wonder if the finals have gone. I then went mobile and was not heard by anyone. (Like transmitting into a dummy load....)

Not really. It took me 90 minutes on 4 bands to work that out. I'm not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed. I also worked out I have no chance of receiving anything worth while on 6m or 10m with my gear :-\

I'm going to try and have a go tomorrow if I can. Just have to work out how to do it while portable in VK5

Gday all
I will be on 29.200 MHz FM and 28.400 MHz USB if any Perth stations want a contact on Sunday.
Don't forget you need to start a new log for HF .
Cheers

WPXZBP wrote:Well that was a waste of time. My home rig seems to be putting out zero watts. I wonder if the finals have gone. I then went mobile and was not heard by anyone. (Like transmitting into a dummy load....)

Didn't that happen last year as well ?

Nope... not even tried to enter since about 2005.

Never had a working HF antenna last year and was still a bit miffed about some of the rule changes.

Next year I might go to Perth and do the VHF/UHF thing again.

robbage wrote:Anybody contesting in the RD tonight/tomorrow? Where will most of the FM action happen? I have no way to receive SSB.

Pity I don't have any gear ATM. I would've had a go and given some points to serious contesters. I won the VHF Phone section in the 90's some time (can't remember the year) and it was a real buzz.

May get back into AR one of these days...

gromit wrote:Pity I don't have any gear ATM. I would've had a go and given some points to serious contesters. I won the VHF Phone section in the 90's some time (can't remember the year) and it was a real buzz.

May get back into AR one of these days...

Good to see you here Phil. You might remember doing some 'testing with me at NCRG in Carine. I also won the VHF section a few years ago.

Wes (formerly VK6JIP)

gromit wrote:May get back into AR one of these days...

Do it. Took me 28 years to get back into it.