Revising travel plan: FN20ie and FM29hx today; FM19(??) tomorrow Combination of factors changing my previous plans. 73 es hp to provide many QSOs thru 10G. Rick, K1DS ________________________________
Depending on weather and other factors, W1KJ and K1DS will try to be active from potentially the following this weekend: FN21hb Camelback at 2200' FN20xj Atlantic Highlands the bluff overlooking the
Expecting to head to Camelback-FN21 Sat, if activity is good, head to FN11, 10 and 20. Sun consider FM 18,19,18,28. 160W on 6&2 w/beams..Hp CU and Es!! Rick K1DS/R ___________________________________
I am considering starting in FN21hb on Camelback Sat til 6PM, then perhaps to FN10xx and then FN20jg later that night. Possibly FM29 and FM19 Sunday. Usual gear thru 10G, and if my 24G ready, will tr
This past weekend's contest coincided with the Packrat picnic, so didn't get out to make a contact til a bit later in the day. I wanted to rove in 4 grids, but there were severe storms with lightning
As the current Publisher for CheeseBits, the Mt. Airy VHF Radio Club, (aaka "PackRats") I wanted to let folks know that I am always searching for good VHF material for the Newsletters. Clearly, VHF c
Here is a peek at the rover in June in FN10XX There is a parking lot at the top of a hill behind a building on the campus of the Penn State U extension in Hazeltine, PA. There was no-one on the campu
Expecting to work from 5 southerly-west grids like FN20, FM29, 28, 18 & 19 on Sat and five northerly grids on Sunday like FN 10,11,21,31,30. All weather permitting! Will have specific 6 digit grids b
2m Sprint was active until the Finals of the NCAA. 48 QSOs in 18 grids--not bad for 150W and 10 elements in 2 hrs. Rick, K1DS _________________________________________________________________ Join th
Potential change of plans--will try to get up to Camelback for Sunday of the UHF contest--will try for 8:30 AM if I get up early enuf to drive there: FN21hb Saturday afternoon from FN20he Hope to hea
This was an important exercise for me--I got everything set up in the rover last night, and found there is a problem with the main rotator--it seems to be overdrawing current and blowing either the i
The snow killed most of the fun here Saturday--we decided to just stay in FN20 and operate whatever we could--Spent 9 hrs out in the continuous snow, and interestingly enough had all bands working fo
Sat AM 7/6 worked the following from FN20hi: AA2UK FM29 EFG AA3RE FN20 9E KB3HJA FN20 DE ND3F FN21 D9EFGHI N3EXA FN20 9EF WA3DRC FN20 9EFG WB2SIH FN31 E WA3NUF FN20 D WA2EOQ FM09 D ON1CFX/W FM09 D W3
Modest limited rover effort--Family obligations FN20 Saturday 2P-6P FM29 Sunday AM bands:222-10G + Laser. No scheds--will hang out on 222.11 and 432.11 prefer microwave coordination on 223 FM, but co
Having lived in Lubbock, Texas for 2 yrs in the 70's, 2 meter activity seemed limited to local repeater FM, some occassional tropo FM, and one other guy in town who had a quad array of long yagis and
re: "multi-op" out of the same vehicle I remember having two hams visit our FD site in their van with a 6m & 2m station. Although there was no "rover" class then, the way that they both operated simu
Can someone help me understand why microwave loop antennas are made on a tubular boom rather than a square-tube boom? I am in the process of improving some of my rover microwave antennas, and will be
Similar results here--only was out from 10A-1P in the rover from a fairly poor spot in FN20--managed to make about a dozen QSOs: K1RZ FM19 9EF WA3DRC FN20 9EFG AA2UK FM29 9EFG K2GE FN21 9EFG Worked V
**October 19, 2002 Saturday 23:00z til October 20, 2002 Sunday 03:00z--50 Mhz Fall Sprint **(Note: A different date may be out in some publications for the 50Mhz Sprint. October 19 is the correct dat