So are there going to be Spring sprints this year? I heard some talk as to someone picking up the responsibility of running them but nothing official. If so, when are they this year? Thanks and 73's
For our rover we have a Powerstream PST-S600W. Didn't look as to what they cost now but it was a good deal a year or so back and it is a true sine wave inverter and it absolutely RFI quiet. http://ww
We've had no problems on the highways but have run into problems in tight areas with the rover. The highest antenna when the mast is laying on the roof is 12 feet. The old rover was an Expedition wit
Matt, In the K3LFO/R(www.k3lfo.org), we run power from an Onan 2800 generator to power multiple power supplies. For our TE Systems amps they are run off of an Astron RS-70m and then #4 wire to a 75-a
K3LFO and myself will be giving a presentation this evening at the Columbia Amateur Radio Association club meeting on being a Rover. Unfortunately it was planned before we realized that it coincided
Well i've been sitting on the fence about whether or not I was going to get on for the 432 sprint this evening. I haven't seen any emails today at all. I'm hoping there is just a problem with the mai
Pyrojoseph on ebay up until a week ago had a steady supply of Toshiba 3.4-3.5 ghz amplifiers that put out about 40 or 50 watts depending on the model. Unfortunately he has run dry on that source. Any
Why not beacon APRS 300 baud packet on HF? A quick google search will get you some good frequencies and bands. Plus Depending on band conditions during the contest you'll be more likely to be heard b
I concur. Our biggest problem is interference between 6 and 2 meters in both directions. It's only going to get worse in the next contest as we will now be running 400 watts on 6 meters as well as 2
Not a problem. We want more people to work during the contest. More points per band ;-) Got any friends that are interested and want to become hams? hi hi. 73's Dave W3DIO http://www.w3dio.org/ _____
Well that part is definitely true. There is something mental about us rovers ... If i had known about the mast, I would have bid on it ;-) Dave W3DIO http://www.w3dio.org/ ___________________________
We will be operating as W3DIO from fm19ml for the 2 meter sprint Monday evening. Look forward to working everyone!!! I have to save the gas money for Dayton and the June contest so won't be out rovin
Well it appeared that conditions were pretty decent and a lot of participation. We operated from the rover vehicle at my Dad's QTH (K3LFO). Operated until about 9:30pm. Had a blast. Ended up with 35
Good evening. I'll be on tonight operating from our rover vehicle in FM19ml from 7pm until I run out of people to work ;-) Hope to see some good activity on 222 tonight!! 73's Dave W3DIO http://www.w
Well we had some fun even though we have a bad piece of coax in line that every once in a while causes the SWR alarm on the mirage amp to shutdown the amp. We plan on replacing the coax before we go
Grid-square locator - PLEASE EXCHANGE and LOG SIX-Character Grid Locators where possible. Correct exchange of FOUR-Character Grid Locator is the minimum requirement for a valid contact but we'd REAL
We will be on for the 432 Sprint from fm19ml tomorrow night as W3DIO. Look forward to working you. We will be operating from our Rover in K3LFO's driveway but will not be going out for a rove. 73's,
We operated from about 7:30 until almost 10pm. Unfortunately with obstructions of nearby trees and operating from not the best of locations for 432, we really didn't do that well. In fact band condit
We will be on the air for the 6m sprint tomorrow night from FM19ml (QTH of K3LFO/R). Unfortunately since it's only 4 hours and we have our trip to Dayton next week we will not be roving. Gas is REALL
Conditions were REALLY flat. Had trouble working stations to the NorthEast that we normally have no problem working on 6 meters. Ended up with 27Q's and 10 grids. Next stop .. Dayton!! Then the June