Twin City FM Club - Contesting

W0EF lineup Sweepstakes SSB contest edited 11-14

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:20:50 -0600

Hi All,
Here is the updated lineup for Sweepstakes this weekend.
Sweepstakes SSB Nov 15-16
Saturday
3-5PM K0BUD and KN0F
5-9 PM WG0G and AA0U
9-11 PM or 12 Midnight KC0VCU and KC0ZLM
Sunday
5-7AM KJ0P
7-9 AM N7YBH
9-11 AM W0RDT and K0IHG
11- 1PM W0NGV and KC0QNA
1-4PM K0RGK and N0ZK
4-7PM WB0N and KB0FH
Ok we have room for a few more here and there so if interested get in contact with me.

Tip regarding Upcoming Events..

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:36:13 -0500

Especially relating to contests. When an upcoming event is scheduled, one of the questions the person posting the event responds to is whether or not volunteers are desired for the event. If you are interested in the event, even if you are concerned that you don't have much experience related to it, click on the event and offer to volunteer.

To offer, look at the bottom of the event listing, and you will see a 'volunteer' link. Click on that, confirm that the contact information returned is correct, and click on the button to submit your offer.

CQWWDX Contest update

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:16:03 -0500

CQWW DX SSB Contest:
Our call W0EF
Our Exchange 5-9 04 (Signal/zone)

Ok to use the Amplifiers as we will be Hi Power
Remember we want Mainly DX But zones are Multipliers too so want 1 contact in each of the 3 zones in the cont US on each band.
Use the highest band possible with probigation ie if 15m is open to DX that’s where you should be.
Lineup sofar:
Sat 9am to noon Mike K0BUD and Fred W0FHB

CQWWDX CONTEST

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:59:46 -0500

Hey the contest is less than two weeks away and I havent heard from anyone yet ! My computer and phone must both be broke. I thought lots of you would like to check out the NEW radios at the club station. So I might be there alone on October 25th and 26th ? I think I need at least a few of you to join in as I cant be there all 48 hrs but.....
Really its a good chance to check out the new radios and have some DX FUN! So help me see if my email or phone 6122424135 are really broke or just inactive.

Field Day updated lineup ver 1.351

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:42:05 -0500

Hi All,
Here is the timetable/line-up for our Field Day effort at the Louisiana Oaks Park in St Louis Park.
7AM the trailer arrives with the Antennas and towers.
8AM Setup people are to start arriving and set-up begins.
9AM to 1PM setup continues.
1PM time to get ON THE AIR!
Op Schedule so far:
Station 1 ***** CW $$$$$
SATURDAY:
1 to 5 PM Bob W0BV
5 to 7PM Cal K0DXC
7 to 9PM **** Open ****

Field Day Lineup Ver 1.01a Beta

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:54:10 -0500

Hi All,
Here is the timetable/line-up for our Field Day effort at the Louisiana Oaks Park in St Louis Park.
7AM the trailer arrives with the Antennas and towers.
8AM Setup people are to start arriving and set-up begins.
9AM to 1PM setup continues.
1PM time to get ON THE AIR!
Op Schedule so far:
Station 1 CW
SATURDAY:
1 to 5 PM Bob W0BV
5 to 7PM Cal K0DXC
7 to 9PM **** Open ****

Field Day 2008

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:06:35 -0500

Field Day 2008 is coming. Are we ready? Yes that’s what I said are we ready? The two days each year we have to show the world our emergency communications capabilities is drawing near. June 28th and 29th to be exact. Once again this year we will be at the Louisiana Oaks Park , On Louisiana Ave 1 block north of hwy 7 in St Louis Park.
Once again our goal is to demonstrate our emergency communications skills , and even have FUN at it. While a lot of people view Field Day as strictly a contest , I believe it is truly an operating event which just happens to have a contest element to it. So even if you hate contesting this is the perfect Amateur radio event for you. You can help assemble antennas , setup the stations ,watch the ops working the bands (of course you can be one of the ops or loggers) Visit with the other Hams there , and help spread the world of Amateur Radio to the public. To join in just contact Bert or 612-242-4135 . Or Paul We will be having a pre field day meeting sometime in May. Listen to the Swap shop, and watch the TCFMC.org website for details when they become available. To all newer Hams : We have a Great team and it is really special watching the stations get setup and taken down . Our crew is 2nd to none so come on out and check it out for yourself. Ok so are we ready? Well not quite yet ,but we are well on the way and with everyones help once again this year we will show up for the bell!

MN QSO Party Lineup

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 05:59:12 -0600

Hi All,

Here is the LINEUP SO FAR For the MINN QSO Party this sat!!
8-10am K0BUD Mike
10 to noon KC0VCU Rusty and KJ0P John
10am to 2 pm Dana
noon to 3 Fred K0IHG
3 to 6pm WB0N Bert
2-4pm KD0CPX Mike
4-6pm KC0TRX Tom
73 Bert WB0N
OK Looking good !! anyone else ?

Also remember we are a Multi-one in this contest. That means only 1 xmitter on the air at a time.So the idea is station 1 is on 20m calling cq contest ,and station 2 is on 40m wandering around looking for new stations ,and when finds 1 has station 1 hold for a min while he works them. Then station 1 resumes calling cq. Also this is a 100w contest so no amplifiers.

W0EF Lineup sofar UPDATED Sat Nov 17th

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:42:00 -0600

Hi all,
Still a few holes in our lineup for the ARRL SS contest this next weekend. Nov 17 and 18. Thanx to all who have joined in sofar.

One thing to note is if you are real interested in contesting please join in. But if you are not exactly sure about contesting and want to see what it is all about just stop by and check it out. Of special interest would be the 11am to 1pm
Sunday we will have one of the best of the best contest ops KE0L Jim , If you watch him a while you will see what really competitive contesting is.

2007 TCFMC GroundWave Contest

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 22:24:15 -0500

The Twin City FM Club is proud to announce the 2007 Ground wave contest!
It will be held on Saturday October 20th , from noon to 7 pm local time.
Also this year we will have 6 meters and 10 meters active for the contest.
Contest operating frequencies will be : 10m from 28.300 to 28.400 ,
and 6m from 50.125 to 50.200 SSB and CW.
And we will again have a nice Plaque for the winner in each of three categories ; 1.Rover/Mobile , 2. fixed/portable and 3. 6 meter only!

Field day 2007 W0EF results

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 21:52:21 -0500

Field Day 2007 Results:
Hi All,
1st of all I would like to thank all who pitched in and helped, Good job guys!!! I appreciated it and hope you all had as much FUN as I did!!
Ok the results for W0EF in Field Day 2007:
Qso’s SSB –544 CW -1090 VHF -19
and Gota station -98
We have A total points of 6850 as it sits right now . There Might be a slight adjustment .
That is 828 points better than last year.

GOTA station Lineup sofar for Field Day

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 18:38:26 -0500

And here is our GOTA station lineup sofar:
GOTA Station Lineup sofar
Call we will be using WB0N

SAT June 23rd
1 to 2pm Mark KD0ANV
2-3 pm Dana KC0UKJ
3-5pm John KC0ZAK
note GOTA Station used for Traffic handling 515 to 545 pm (appx)by WB0N
5-7pm Bill KC0ZLM and Dan KC0QHZ
7-9pm Mike KC0QWM and Dana KC0UKJ

Sunday June 24th
8-10am Jeff WB0ESD KC0TRX Tom Gota coach
10AM TO 11AM Alex & Ben Ranney (KT0R’s Son’s) Coach KT0R

SSB station lineup For Fieldday 2007

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 18:27:32 -0500

Here is the much anticipated SSB lineup for W0EF in this years Field Day contest June 23rd and 24 th. 2007 for W0EF

Sat June 23rd

1300 – 1500 K0BUD Mike and KN0F Steve
1500 – 1700 AC0X Lou going solo
1700 – 1900 K0XQ Sean
1900 – 2100 W0VC Ed and if we can find a fast logger
2100 – 2300 K0IHG Fred and needs a logger
2300 – 0100 K0IHG Fred Going CW

Field Day 2007 cw lineup for W0EF

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 18:19:57 -0500

Hi all,
Here is the much anticipated CW lineup for W0EF in this years Field Day contest June 23rd and 24 th.

Field Day 2007 CW Operating schedule
Twin City FM Club – W0EF 2A

Radio #1 CW Station
Kenwood TS-850
Explorer 14/Delta Loop/W0MPH 40/80 verticals (??)
WriteLog 10.62H

Time Slot Call Name
1300-1500 K0JUH JIM JUNKERT
1500-1700 K0TK TOM KULAS

Field Day 2007

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 22:02:22 -0500

Field Day 2007 :
Hey its time to get ready for Field Day 2007 ! This years dates are June 23rd and 24th .Once again the TCFMC club will be at the Louisiana Oaks Park in St Louis Park. We will again be operating three stations SSB CW and GOTA. We need lots of ops and loggers and setup / take down help.
Remember this is when we show the world we can setup temporary emergency communications. And we even get to have FUN doing it.