ARRL Jan 2025 VHF Contest
Rove Plan Winter 2025 Jan ARRL VHF Contest Plan AA2SD/R Rover
6 Stops and (5) Potential Grids During the Contest
(Please keep in mind I run Halos for 2-6-222-70cm and make many contacts while driving from location to location, follow me live on W3SZ.com database with APRS. https://w3sz.com/map.php
Once I get to overlooks, I will use a 20 foot mast with Yagi Antennas for each band.
Dear Fellow Club Members and Operators
I have added 1296 and 902 as a Rover for the Jan VHF Winter contest. I will be starting in Navesink NJ not far from the Highlands on Day 1 and will work FN30 and FN20, with a good shot to CT, MA, NY and NH. During day 2 my plan is to go to Welsh Mtn in Lancaster, Reading and work FM19 and FN10, and finally FM29 a t the Ebright Azimuth at 440ft in Delaware based one weather and travel conditions.
I will "not" be arranging scheds on the phone, but will send out a text message once operational with my Grid and Frequency, please make sure you join my one time text notification program with the link below.
Join my Text List for 1 short msg from each grid square (contest only) I will also activate my phone for tracking on https://w3sz.com/map.php
I look forward to working you on all my bands during the contest
73
Scott
AA2SD/R
Halo Stack for Mobile Roving for On the Go Contacts
4 Band Rover for the ARRL January 2025 VHF Contest
Dear Fellow Club Members and Operators, let's work each other during the Jan VHF Contest
Sign up to Receive (1) Short Message when I Reach my Grid During the Jan 2025 VHF Contest
In order to provide a quick update strictly for VHF Contest use only, I have established a one time text message notification of my updated Grid Location. You will only receive one short text from me once I am operational at a new grid during the contest period only. This is not a group text program, you will only receive one text from me at each location, you can also opt out from all messages.
Please click on the link if you would like to subscribe for this during the Jan VHF Contest 2025
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Contest Details: http://www.arrl.org/January-vhf
Contest Objective: For amateurs in the US and Canada (and their possessions) to work as many amateur stations in as many different 2 degrees x 1 degree Maidenhead grid squares as possible using authorized frequencies above 50 MHz. Stations outside the US & Canada (and their possessions) may only work stations in the US (and its possessions) and Canada.
Dates: The third or fourth full weekend in January as announced. (January 18-20, 2025)
Contest Period: Begins 1900 UTC Saturday, ends 0359 UTC Monday.
Click Here for Complete ARRL January VHF Contest Rules (PDF)
For contest information contact contests@arrl.org or (860) 594-0232
All legal modes are permitted (while CW and SSB/Phone are most common, MSK144, FT8 and FM-Only are gaining popularity - other popular modes include PSK31, FSK441 and JT65). For Cabrillo file mode definitions, Digital modes should be represented as "DG" (for all things digital), SSB Phone as "PH", FM voice as "FM", and CW as "CW".
Stations in KH0-9, KL7 & KP1-KP5, CY9 and CY0 count as W/VE stations and can be worked by DX stations for contest credit.
