Paul, Good grief it was a HUGE jump for me to 900 and then to 1296. Leave the points alone Steve Stahl KE7IHG/R -- KE7IHG _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VH
Hi Marshall, Enjoyed having dinner with you at Seaside this fall I have been doing limited rover, and will remain limited for a while. The work involved it a rover station is complex and isn't a chea
-- Hello everyone, KE7IHG/R will be operating Limited Rover from the Northwest.I'm also using APRS for the first time. 6m/2m/70cm fm &ssb 1.25 fm only. Saturday I will start in CN98, then CN88,CN87,C
I'm a etrex user also...works great _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/vhfcontesting
Guys I used APRS in the winter contest for the first time and for a rover it's good because its automatic. I know that K7YDL followed my entire trip using APRS. I think however the post is something
I'm busy getting ready to go to Steens MT IN Southeast Oregon for the Fall contest 9/12-9/14 My new generator has been test run for a few hours and it's getting an oil change today. Big thanks to Lan
The fall Contest is almost here and I'm putting the final touches on packing For our trip to Steens Mt Oregon DN02 "The Oregon Outback" Present plan is to leave on Thursday 9/10, Set-up and do some t
I traveled to DN02 this contest...had no phone or internet. Worked my ×@$ off and spent a fair amount of money. In the end I had 18 Q's....Would I have done better with spotting, yes I think so. I'm
I have both the 1296 and the 900 transverter from LZ5HP They are just the ticket for my KX3 With the 144 option. the same or very close. _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting
Peter, I spend a boatload of money and time to play rover. I know my choice , but spare us the aditude. It's not hf is right....the new spotting rules make it more fun for most of us. Steve / K7SWS _
K7SWS Roving Plan at present....subject to Murphy's Law Jennifer and I are going east to Central Oregon Saturday CN 93,94,95,then ?maybe DN05... Sunday CN85,then on to the coast for 86 and 76 I've ad
In my current rover setup I'm using 2 group 24 deep cycles that I tie into my truck with a rv charging relay. Then I use a battery booster (N8XJK )to draw from the deep cycle batteries. My main rover
Marshall it's good that you got it fixed it's also nice to know that even the best of us get bamboozled by all these fancy new radios and all the menus _______________________________________________
Mark I think Rover/Portable operators will lose out. FT8 works well but is just one more thing to juggle in the rover rig. With the reduction in ssb operations a guy would have to ask why would I spe
It's my hope the wxjt group will hear our needs and offer a option to the rover/portable operations Steve K7SWS FSK441 does however allow longer messages than MSK144 which IMHO has some advantages fo
Well here is crazy idea.....If your a rover and using FT8, just use it as would normally would and have it count. Forget the /r for all digital contacts. You could work stations multiple times since
Mark I do get your point.....and I don't understand why we can't add the 2 extra characters to the string. Steve K7SWS _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFco
Doesn't Dunes make a folding 2 element quad? K7SWS Steve _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/li
Darn phone....Dunestar _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/vhfcontesting