I'll miss his unmistakable voice on 432 from K8GP, always ready for a chat in the middle of the rove .. Smooth sailing, Captain Queeg .. _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting
Xtof is making a rare appearance in August to brave the heat and rove with me in the UHF contest .. first time for me. The jitney has just been through another rebuild (actually it's still in progres
Thinking about this a bit, it might make more sense for us to go to Camelback on Saturday and do Mohawk on Sunday .. more daylight driving, more sleep ;) I guess the controlling factor will be how fi
We will be on Camelback from the start of the 'test until they kick us off .. we will then proceed to Alamuchy on the way home. Sunday on Mohawk early through the end (maybe find a spot in FN32 if th
Xtof and I will be QRV 222 through 24G on Camelback FN21hb from the start until we get kicked off, then a stop at alamuchy and possibly somewhere in FN30 on the way home. Sunday we'll be on Mohawk (F
well ... too much broken stuff, we've decided to stay home and fix things so don't look for us on Mohawk today :( de w1rt/r _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list
I guess I should have learned from last time ... no matter how much time allocate, it will take at least 10% longer than that to complete any given project ;) Last year I decided that it was time for
Andy K1RA and I will be taking the Jitney on the road this weekend, with plans to visit 8 grids. QRV 50-24192 MHz, coordination on 144.247 but we'll be tuning around. Saturday 1400-1700 FN21hb 1800-1
With the conditions shaping up for good coastal tropo, we've decided to change our plans .. We'll be starting FN42wb (Pilgrim's Bluff), followed by FN51av (Marconi site) at 1600 and FN41vr (Scargo Hi
Rovers would also benefit from having the ability to self-spot .. We're already allowed to self-spot via APRS simplex (and I've got most of the stuff to implement this) but those restrictions really
No Friday start for me, thanks! That would effectively remove a big chunk of operating time for rovers, plus two overnights would increase already high costs .. de w1rt/john _________________________
Due to a dumbass mistake by yours truly, I now have some high-quality RG-316 teflon jacketed cables with SMA ends professionally attached by the fine folks at the RF Connection with heavy-duty heat s
anyone built one? is that blue epoxy-coated thing in the hardware bag the thermistor? de w1rt/john _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.
I'm looking for info on spots in FN02/03/12/13/22/23 for a possible rove to the north in the upcoming contest .. it's still in the 'possible' stage but things are not fully assembled yet so I don't k
Though I had been contemplating a trip up near the Canadian border, issues have been dragging on all week and the jitney is still not yet ready to sail .. At this point I'm still hopeful that I'll ge
original plan was to get on for all three 2014 tests, but rotator cuff repair xmas eve means no Jan .. June will depend on PT progress :) de w1rt/r john typing left-handed ___________________________
It is with mixed emotions that I must offer the Intergalactic Roving Battle Jitney for sale .. other obligations make it impossible for me to dedicate the time necessary to keep it ready to go. I'm g
Looking for a surplus amp, at least 20dB gain and +37dBm output at 100 MHz, preferably at 12V .. I'd order one of the chinese wideband ebay amps but I need it before the end of the month. If you have
I've had a pair of 1P3T SMA latching relays in my relay box for a while, and thought I'd use them for a 144/222/432 switching box for my K3. They have one terminal marked +28V(COM) and three terminal