Hi Matt & all, I normally collect everyone's plans and post them on the Rover Resource Page, but I haven't been able to do it this time. Work commitments just haven't allowed me any extra time for th
Good evening all, I'm going to try to put the finishing touches on the Rover tomorrow and get ready for this weekends contest. I'm planning only 4 grids this time out. I'll start the contest at 13:00
almost ready to roll, I'm putting the finishing touches on the Rover now and almost ready to roll.. I'm planning only 4 grids this time out. I'll start the contest at 13:00z from EM69vd in Brown coun
Forgot to mention that I will also be monitoring 147.585 FM simplex full time. No HamIM yet, but I'll get it eventually.... 73 Dan -- K9ZF /R no budget Rover **QRP-l #1269 Check out the Rover Resourc
What a way to start a contest! I just realized I screwed up all the times in my schedule....Please add 5 hours to the posted times to get the actual utc time.... I can see how this contest is going t
Looks like we are catching the south edge of the winter storm that is passing through today. Getting some freezing rain now, that is supposed to continue and turn to snow this evening. So, I'm puttin
I generally make a dozen or so FM contacts each contest. I've found that calling CQ on FM doesn't work very well. However, scanning popular simplex frequencies and finding activity I can usually net
Circling? Did someone say circling? And what about owls, anyway? 73 Dan -- K9ZF /R no budget Rover **QRP-l #1269 Check out the Rover Resource Page at: <http://www.qsl.net/n9rla> List Administrator fo
I'll be doing FD with most of my Rover equipment. I'll have 6 & 2 [and HF of course] from a hilltop in EM68. I could also bring 222 & 432, but I didn't make any QSO's on those bands last year. Of cou
I'm in :-) 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+ham-books ____________________________
Who needs mults? Just go with escalating points per QSO with higher bands. Wait, this is field day, how about 1 mult for each dupe worked :-) 73 Dan -- K9ZF /R no budget Rover **QRP-l #1269 Check out
Hi All, I'm gathering and posting contest plans once again on the Rover Resource Page. There is a long list there now, if you are not on it send me your plans before Thursday so I can get them posted
Hi All, I plan to run this weekends contest like this: 18:00z-19:00z EM67 near Elizabethtown KY 20:00z-21:00z EM77 south of Louisville KY. 22:00z-2300z EM68 Salem, IN [around 1000' elevation] 0000z-?
Hi All, I just completed the final update of the plans list on the Rover Resource Page. Be sure and stop by before the contest and check out the plans of all the stations in your area. 73 and GL to a
I agree Tim. A separate class would be simple, and effective. The best solution. I personally think it is likely against the "spirit of the rules", but with their own separate category I don't see an
That's exactly it's strong point Mike. Yes, it's slow, but during the overnight hours like Steve was saying you can pick up a lot of mults from stations 900 - 1200 miles out that most of us couldn't
But John! I enjoy complaining on the Internet about how others operate!! You shouldn't be trying to limit my enjoyment!! Maybe we can make a category for us that like to complain about others. Let's
Thanks Eric, Same location, http://www.qsl.net/n9rla Although using the search engine is still a good idea. There are several really good Rover related pages you will find. Have fun, Dan -- K9ZF /R n
A few years ago I tried to "walk-up" a homebrew 3 element yagi for 6, and a small 2m yagi, along with about 25' of mast and rotator... Alone of course... The only thing seriously damaged was the 6m y
For all the folks that are getting frustrated with this thread; Hang in there. It should die out in another day or two. But fair warning, as most of the long time list subscribers can tell you the sa