With antennas that low, I think the biggest influence is the vehicle and not the take off angle. It may be completely wrong, but I always pictured it as the vehicle in the near field coupling with th
I'll second Ken's suggestion. The Par stressed Moxon is a great little antenna. I've been using one as my primary 6m Rover antenna for a few years now, and love it. 73 Dan -- K9ZF /R no budget Rover
Hi Steve, My setup is pretty simple. The only thing I need the inverter for is my rotator, and charging my laptop battery. My inverter makes a bit of noise on 6, but it's not terrible. The laptop pow
Hi Les, Check out Mike's, KM0T, web page. Lots of info about his SDR setup with high end transverters... http://www.km0t.com/ Later, 73 Dan -- K9ZF /R no budget Rover **QRP-l #1269 Check out the Rove
I have had a couple of the "original" Mirage amps that have served me well. In my current one, the pre-amp mysteriously self destructed, but it doesn't really bother me so I haven't bothered to fix i
Hi Les, It's great to read about people having fun on the bands. Keep it up!! And for logging, check out RoverLog. It's not just for Rovers, and it's hard to beat. http://www.2ub.org/roverlog/ 73 Dan
Looks great John! But you know, those plain white van sides are just begging for some lettering. Or maybe some fancy graphics:-) Have fun, 73 Dan -- K9ZF /R no budget Rover **QRP-l #1269 Check out th
Not this time out. I had hoped to have an APRS capable station for this contest, but didn't make it. Maybe in September:-) I will be working the "usual 4" grids. I'm planning to start the contest in
Wow, was 6 meters a rush here! VA2, VP9, CO2, XE3.............All with 100 watts and a dipole from the Rover:-) Better recap as soon as I have time to fix the log header and get it submitted. 73 Dan
Whoa! Slow down guys:-) Not to worry, 6 meters usually drops itself in the September and January contests! Enjoy the boom conditions in June and July because 6 meter openings are much more rare in Se
Yep, that's a pretty good way to sum it up:-) 73 Dan -- K9ZF /R no budget Rover **QRP-l #1269 Check out the Rover Resource Page at: <http://www.qsl.net/n9rla> List Administrator for: InHam+grid-loc+
Yep, I really had a blast in the CQ-VHF last year. I'm looking forward to this year as well. I would personally prefer a 4 band limit as opposed to the current bottom two in this 'test. But I have t
Wow! Congrats! That's impressive. I know you guys were BIG here most of the weekend. Thanks for the Q's:-) 73 Dan -- K9ZF /R no budget Rover **QRP-l #1269 Check out the Rover Resource Page at: <http:
I like the idea of a distance scoring format. However, the "big three" contest have a respectable amount of history and tradition. So changing these would meet a lot of resistance. Just look at what
How about using the August UHF Contest for a test CWAC? Most folks coordinate on 2 meters anyway, and I'm sure there would be few complaints of moving stations to 6 even though it wouldn't count for
Wow what a contest! Over the past couple of years, the K9ZF /R station has gone through some pretty major changes. New truck, new rigs, new amps, same old op... I spent a few weeks before the contest
Group, I've got the gear all together and ready to roll once again. I will be doing a "mini-Rover" trip for the CQWW-VHF contest this weekend. http://www.cqww-vhf.com/ Begins: 1800 UTC Saturday, July
I agree with Bruce. Particularly if you start considering "bang for the buck". I've been using my '897D in the Rover for about a year now, and have been very happy with it. It seems to do a fine job
I know what you are saying:-) I've been considering finding someone with a decent station to "visit" for that weekend... The idea of a nice, cushy multi-op sounds pretty good in January:-) 73 Dan --
I've been holding back on this topic. Mainly because doing the math makes my head ache... I don't understand how they pulled it off. [If, in fact they did grid circle. I wasn't there.] It seems to me