VHFcontesting
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [VHFcontesting] Why so few New England rovers?

To: n6ze@aol.com
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Why so few New England rovers?
From: Sean Waite <waisean@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2016 12:55:37 +0000
List-post: <vhfcontesting@contesting.com">mailto:vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Hi Pete,
Thanks for the good suggestions of rove locations. Fighting an "I don't
care" attitude of others is much easier than fighting limitations of
terrain, so that's a good sign.

I've read a bunch of the PNW Rover blogs. They certainly get into it. While
I'll likely never seriously compete with them, they are a source of good
info.

I'll check out 3830, thanks.
Sean
On Sat, Jun 18, 2016, 16:20 <n6ze@aol.com> wrote:

> As an ex-New Englander, K1FJM, I used to operate from places such as Mt.
> Wachusett, MA; Mt. Monadnock, NH; Mt. Washington, NH; the Worcester
> Airport, MA; Mt. Battie, ME; (& pardon slipping in 2-land: from The Empire
> State Building).
>
> I currently do some roving near Seattle, WA & in Southern California.
>
> The mountains & hills in the Northeast provide lots of places to make lots
> of VHF/UHF contacts as do SoCal & the PNW.
>
> I believe that "the don't care attitude" prevails in SoCal & the NE as far
> as packing up gear to go hill-topping.
>
> If you wish to see the results of motivated operators and rovers, just go
> to the PNW for a contrast or review results on the 3830 rumor site.
>
> Bt 73 Pete, N6ZE/K1FJM of DM04/CN87, formerly EL95, FN42, & FM16
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Jun 18, 2016, at 11:14, Sean Waite <waisean@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I've been looking at what it would take to put together a Rover up here
> in
> > Massachusetts. I've noticed there aren't many out there in this area. Is
> > there a reason beyond lack of interest? The mountains in New England make
> > things tough, but also give great vantages.
> >
> > I'm still trying to figure out things like power and mounting antennas,
> but
> > before I go spending money or building things I just wanted to know if we
> > had no rovers in the area because of some limitations I was unaware of.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Sean WA1TE
> > _______________________________________________
> > VHFcontesting mailing list
> > VHFcontesting@contesting.com
> > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/vhfcontesting
>
>
_______________________________________________
VHFcontesting mailing list
VHFcontesting@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/vhfcontesting

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>