Well, I posted all my info on QRZ for the trip. I posted some HF frequencies on there too, so check it out. I would say to try 40m first. That is probably where Ill hang out most of the time. Just go
I think having a net would be a benifit, however I dont know how many people would really take part. With the internet these days that pretty much takes the place of an on-air net. The only restricti
I was playing around with google maps and figured out how to link to the view of the island. Check it out: http://maps.google.com/maps?client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&channel=s&q=&ll=49.12978
Well, we are going to be leaving for EN39 a day early - thursday afternoon instead of friday. This will put us up there friday afternoon/evening - it depends on how much we stop. If I get my antennas
Yep, all inverters I have delt with all play with the radios real nice. I run my laptop off 13-14 volts now (it seems to run OK, 14.5 or 15v normal supply). I second the opinion of the kill switch. O
Well, Im in the process of loading up the truck. Ill be packing everything and heading out ASAP. So Ill make this my final update before the trip. As of right now we will be in EN39 Friday evening. T
I just got home from EN39. What a drive! 20 hours there and 20.5 hours back. I didn' have any problems getting through Canadian or US customs, and no problems operating in Ontario (I didnt expect any
Here is a link to my photobucket site. I posted a bunch of pictures on there of the trip. This is a direct link to the EN39 folder. Enjoy! http://s118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/KC8QVO/EN39/ Steve,
Boy oh boy! What a GREAT 6m opening today! The band has been packed from 50.090 to 50.200 the majority of the day, and its still going strong. 2 meters has been pretty good from what everyone is talk
I can't wait for "The World Above 50MHz" to come out after this one. It should be a pretty good report! Steve, KC8QVO Lee Kemp <n5tiflk@yahoo.com> wrote:Been on 2m ssb for 17yrs and this was one of t
Recently 6 meters has been pretty dead here in Ohio. Ive only heard a few locals in the past 2 weeks. It seems our Es openings have dissapeared! 4-8 weeks ago 6 was open just about every day. Hopeful
Hi All, I am in the process of planning my route for the September VHF contest. In June I operated KC8JPZ/R, this time Ill be doing a separate operation. The grids I plan to activate are EN70, EN80,
Well, I have an update for my contest plans here. I will be out of an operator for the contest - my friend KC8JPZ opted out of this operation. I put out an e-mail to my club group that Im looking for
I think I have my route figured out. I drove it on Sunday and will be headed back along it tomorrow. The grids I will activate are EM79, EM89, and EN80. I have a few spots picked out in EM89 to opera
Well, things are almost ready for the contest this weekend. I am going to set up my antennas in the bed of my pickup truck on a rotator and 3 section telescoping mast. I started working on the base t
I forgot to mention times in my previous post. I am not sure exactly when Ill be in each grid and how long, but here is a general guide: EM79: 1700z-2200z EM89: 0000z - 0500z EN80: 0600z - as long as
For those of you that are interested in what the rover looks like Ill be in, here is a picture I took after the antenna install was done: http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/KC8QVO/2007%20Septemb
Things could be better for the contest. 6m hasnt been too hateful - I made several contacts down to Texas (where else? seems like Texas is a magnet for RF on VHF HI). The rest of the bands havent bee
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I messed up the adress the first time and sent this again as a forwarded message to the group but somehow it went through as an attatchment HI. SO.. hopefully this time around it gets in. Well I wrap