Before I even start, I have to say that I am really happy to have found this resource. You guys are a treasure trove of good information and I appreciate the responses I have seen here. I'm a new guy
I think the only strategy for the frequency is to stay off the calling frequency but not be too high in the band, so those who don't know your sked will still stumble across you. Once people know you
Steve, It depends on how many bands you have. I have never quite understood the "144.237" or some odd stated frequency logic, but I think it is more appropriate for rovers with lots of microwave band
Hmmmmmm......... I've had randoms on 10 Ghz! Mostly someone "tailgating" a "sked" If I could call it that. Lots of "spies" on the "usual" microwave contact coordination frequency of 144.250.... Altho
Rovers pre-selecting/pre-announcing a "run" frequency: Many years ago, I was asked to do this by prominent Twin Cities VHF stations. I was out in the sticks (where it was quiet). They were in the cit
You guys have out done yourselves. Between the posted replies and several private e-mails, I have a much better idea of how to go into this contest as a first time "Limited Rover". What I am noticing
It's fun, isn't it? Depending on a lot of factors, your operating "style" will be different than a lot of other Rovers. It's a very interesting category. I'll just make some comments scattered below.
Make sure you submit good locations to Mark, N2MH http://www.n2mh.net I have submitted two, one in EL19 and one in EM22. -- Mike Urich, KA5CVH http://ka5cvh.com http://gohunter08.com Glock - When the
One more bit of advice. Make sure that you take a copy of your amateur radio license and a copy of QST with the contest info in it. I have never met a rover who didn't get stopped by the law at least
Hi Steve, and the Group, You have received a lot of great advice. It's always nice to see this sort of stuff on the reflectors. Keep in mind for every person that asks a question, there are probably
This has been a concern of mine as a portable operator but mostly I haven't had any probblems with it. I have heard stories about the police in my county chasing people off hills. Hopefully the hill
Very good points and ones I'll certainly heed. One of my planned operating positions is on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel which is at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay and where all the ships fro
Steve - FB on your set up. It sure doesn't sopund like a rookie setup. That 746 will put a good signal out on 6 and 2, and 19 feet is pretty high for portable antennas. The Elk Log Periodic probably
Thanks again James. The reason it doesn't sound like a rookie set-up is because I'm obsessive about doing things right. I've been reading blogs, web sites, reflectors and talking to my fellow club me
And remember this reflector is set up where the auto reply is back to the original sender and not to the reflector. So a lot of comments of possible great wealth that we could all benefit from only g
I passed the 13 wpm test about ten years ago to get the advanced class license, but never really used it. I've taken some interest in it again and have been working on it the past month. I used the
Yeah, that brings up another thought from me... I've started hunting for a good quality portable recording device for the rover. Preferably solid-state, but I've looked at the microcassette recorders
Hi Nate, In the last contest, I used my daughter's MP3 player in voice recorder mode. It took a bit of trial and error to get the distance from the speaker suitable, but it did work pretty well. I do
I should add you have to make a habit of speaking the date, time, and frequency of each contact when logging this way.:-) 73 Dan -- K9ZF /R no budget Rover **QRP-l #1269 Check out the Rover Resource
AA4S runs amazing scores HF mobile in the North Carolina QSO party. He runs a tape recorder during the entire contest speaking the time every few minutes and speaking band changes. He then plays back