The VHF/UHF Contest will be Saturday the 20th, 6M and higher. Begins 1900 UTC Saturday, ends 0359 UTC Monday (January 20-22, 2018) See also - January VHF
Naw, Aurora makes a Great RF Relector.... Vhf does a real good job of bounching off the Aurora Front... 6 Meters and 2 meters are real fun to do that with... Point you Bean right at the front, and kick up the Power...
I know, was kinda kidding that really good auroras can be the result of...troublesome solar activity. IE: a CME the makes Auroras visible as far south as, say TN or NC.