I have a Garmin GPSmap 276C which will show Maidenhead grids. I have one of the screens configured to show both lat/lon and grids. Very handy. The 276C is a mapping GPS which will do trip routing whe
I keep thinking about getting into VHF/UHF contesting as a Rover. Dan Evans K9ZF exposed me to rovering 10 years ago when I found some operating locations for him in Eastern Kentucky and shot some ph
Thanks to everyone for their suggestions. I will continue to monitor this reflector and chew on these ideas over the winter (doing my first rove in Indiana in January doesn't sound like fun right now
Have you ever been to central Indiana? <grin> Luckily, I already live fairly close to a grid intersection (EM69, EM79, EN60, EN70) and we have good roads in all directions so travelling to other grid
Mike, I hate to give the appearance of being a jerk and I know you're a resourceful guy. However, finding that page was pretty easy. http://lmgtfy.com/?q=gps+maidenhead Bob... _______________________
There has to be some challenge to it. My suggestion is to leave 222 MHz in the RL rules so that the Icom IC-7000/Yaesu FT-857 crowd will have something attainable to aspire to. In fact, I've suggeste
I see you found the article you were looking for, but if you aren't in a building mood, a small audio mixer might do the job. I recently bought a Rolls MX122. The price was less that $100 from an on-
Bad link? Problem with the web server? I can't seem to load that web page and can't even access www.k8gp.net. Bob... _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcont
The issue of letting the ARRL "publish" specific FM frequencies for contesting purposes was discussed in the VUAC forum at the SE VHF conference. Surprisingly, there was resistance to this idea....so
Now I would think in the current world of smart phones and the internet why can't someone smarter than me write a google map app that will run on both Android and iPhone's that you can click and it t
True but you are assuming too much, this is the additional expense of one more radio, tnc and antenna I have to deal with if I were to ever get back into roving or even as a portable station. I don't
It appears that the first weekend in Jan is when the wild card games are played....one on Sat and one on Sun. Actually, two on Saturday and two on Sunday. They are usually scheduled so that in the Ea
i have no experience in how much the arrl listens... Are you an ARRL member? If you are, then you should be in contact with your Section Manager and Division Director to make sure your feelings on t