Roving is a lot of work, but a lot of fun also. Another thing that discourages the "try it once Rover" is duplicating equipment. Most folks don't want to drag their "Pro III" and transverter stack ou
I haven't seen many posts about January VHF Sweepstakes activity yet, so I thought I would throw my hat in the ring... Less than two weeks left, you can find more info here: http://www.arrl.org/conte
Hi All, Everything is coming along nicely. I have the latest version of WSJT [5.9.7] installed on the shack computer, and it seems to be working well. I should get my antennas up tomorrow:-) I will h
It seems like out here in Black Hole country, everyone is rock bound to 144.200.... The further away from 200 you get, the fewer answers to CQ's..... My favorite technique is to find a nice loud mult
Outstanding! I was just going to comment how much I liked Jim's post, when Duffey jumps in with what should be "The 10 Commandments of Roving"! OK, so we need to add a few more, but we're close:-) BT
Yes, Roving in January is quite a challenge. I can't go out this year either. Going to play a bit with the home station. But I plan to be out with a vengeance in June!!! 73 Dan -- Amateur Radio Emerg
QRV 6 & 2, EM78el 6m, 100 watts, 3 elements @ 20' 2m, 160 watts, 10 elements @ 25' I have time from 19:00z to 23:30z Saturday, and any time after 16:00z Sunday. 73 Dan -- Amateur Radio Emergency Serv
I've stayed out of the fray this time. Mainly because we've all been down this road before, and quite recently. And I don't think there is anything new to discuss. But it sure would have been nice if
I like the proposal other than the 30 QSO limit. I can see where two 10 band rovers could cross at a grid corner and easily hit 40 QSO's and then go on their own way. This would throw them into unlim
Same here Steve, I would hazard a guess that Rovers would be better equipped to use 6 digit exchanges than most fixed stations as most of us carry GPS units already. Mine is just a very simple Garmin
I have worked scatter with FSK441 with the Rover setup many times. My usual setup on 2m is 10 element CC @ 20', with 160 watts. This is pretty good up to 600 ~ 800 miles. Never considered EME, though
Sounds like "phase shift keying"?? 73 Dan -- Amateur Radio Emergency Service, Clark County Indiana. EM78el K9ZF /R no budget Rover **QRP-l #1269 Check out the Rover Resource Page at: <http://www.qsl.
Sounds good Kevin, count me in. 73 Dan -- Amateur Radio Emergency Service, Clark County Indiana. EM78el K9ZF /R no budget Rover **QRP-l #1269 Check out the Rover Resource Page at: <http://www.qsl.net
My first goal is always to improve my "personal best" score. Typically, the only time I don't achieve this goal is if something breaks, or we just have REALLY LOUSY band conditions.... I also have ev
Hey! I resent being called a weenie!! 73 Dan -- Amateur Radio Emergency Service, Clark County Indiana. EM78el K9ZF /R no budget Rover **QRP-l #1269 Check out the Rover Resource Page at: <http://www.
The problem I see with the 30/50 rules change is the 30 QSO limit. Going back to an old scenario, if a north bound Rover meets a south bound Rover, even if they have only 4 or 6 bands, could easily t
Exactly the point I was attempting to make. The way it is worded implies you don't have to pass the information over the air. My point is; even if the QSO is arranged by whatever means, ALL of the ex
Got on, and made some noise... 6Q's, 5 Grids, 30pts! Looking forward to June:-) 73 Dan -- Amateur Radio Emergency Service, Clark County Indiana. EM78el K9ZF /R no budget Rover **QRP-l #1269 Check out
Hi Jeff, Well, my friend, you doubled my score! Which is fitting since you likely have at least twice the station as I have, hi hi. Yes, activity is pretty low in our area. Whatever happened to N4GN
Getting started on June plans, thought I would share them with the group: The plans are just getting started, but right now I'm looking at doing 8 grids in June. Tentatively, I'm considering: EN60 /