Mike - I use a Garmin V, which is discontinued. It does the Maidenhead grid squares. I think all of the Garmins do grid squares. I like the Garmin V because the display can be converted from portrait
Look for KK6MC/r this weekend. I will be roving in the VHF contest this weekend. I will start in EN00, Hastings NE at WOAEN's driveway W0AEN is my father in law. Then South to Kansas, EM09, west to C
I just got the car unpacked and the rover station dismantled. It was a good contest for me. I made 79 QSOs, but haven't counted the grids. The main objective of the trip was to get home from vacation
Can anyone share their experiences with mounting and using both an omnidirectional and Yagi antenna on a rover at the same time. How far apart do they need to be to prevent interaction? I am thinking
Steve - I wouldn't read too much into the fact that N6TEB/r didn't submit a log in the June Contest. A study of submitted logs shows that 1 in 3 to 1 in 7 of the participants in amateur radio contest
Dave - You wrote "Why don't you guys just stop bashing rovers?" K4GUN, who started this thread is a rover. He is a pretty good one too. He goes to lots of grids, operates several bands, and replies t
It doesn't. Most grid circlers end up in the unlimited rover category. It is allowed in Part 97. I don't know. Much of ethics is personal, situational, and cultural. Thus, the assignment of ethical a
In all fairness to Nate, for the contest last January I went to the southern part of NM and enjoyed 60 degree temps, no bugs, no snow, no rain, lots of sun, a bent mast, gated roads that are should b
It seems to me the limited and classic [10 bands each...] Rover would exceeded the 100 limit when they hit the fifth grid? Did they then go their own way? I am not, nor is anyone, really sure of what
I am looking for recommendations for antennas for Rovers. I use the WA5VJB Cheap Yagis and have been very happy with them: < http://www.wa5vjb.com/yagi-pdf/cheapyagi.pdf > They are easy to make from
Bruce - The link I posted is broken. That is the problem with posting links from secondary sources. Here is the correct link for the N2MH Moxon: < http://www.n2mh.net/moxon.htm > Sorry for the confus
I think it is dangerous to extrapolate contest results from claimed scores and soapbox entries. I think it is also dangerous to come to conclusions as to the fairness of operating practices of the le
Frank - We have plowed this ground before: < http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/VHFcontesting/2005-08/msg00138.html discusses the grids worked and QSOs worked outside of the grid expedition m
If we are unhappy about the results of the recent rover rules change, it is time we turned this thread toward constructive suggestions for contest rules change. Here is one option I suggest after thi
Frank - You wrote in part: I bring up the grid circlers logs because KK6MC used them to their defense. I cant find the logs online. Maybe I am assuming too much when I think the group gave them to hi
Wayne - Welcome to the list. That looks like a good site, particularly the hill. You will have fun at it. What are you going to use for antennas? - Duffey -- KK6MC James Duffey Cedar Crest NM _______
I will be active as a rover in the contest this weekend. Here is my tentative itinerary, subject to change. I am currently on 432 MHz only. DM74 at 1800Z DM75 at 1915Z Then I will be mobile on I-40 W
Nate - I think that the 59 rovers you quote is just for the classic rover category. When I add in the limited rovers and the unlimited rovers, I get 91, or about 9.4% of the June contest participants
I haven't heard much from potential participants in the UHF contest. Here are my tentative plans, all on 432 MHz: DM74 at 1800Z DM75 at 1915Z Then, mobile on I-40 West bound, operating while in motio
The rover is ready. I need to clean up and pack a bag and I will be ready to go. Look for me. - Duffey -- KK6MC James Duffey Cedar Crest NM _______________________________________________ VHFcontesti