This was my first attempt at both contesting outside of HF and away from my QTH: packed up my FT-817 up to TIger Mtn (CN97) to participate for a good hour in the VHF contest, namely on 6m. RX was great, helps to have an antenna more than 2700ft high :-) But reaching more remote stations, TX with QRP level is quite limiting unfortunately.
http://trailmaniacs.wordpress.com/2008/06/16/tiger-mtn-summit-2/