Is this maybe a use for the FT8 fox and hound mode? I don't know if
there'll be enough traffic for it, but maybe something to think about.
Best of luck!
Sean WA1TE
On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 4:30 PM Marshall-K5QE <k5qe@k5qe.com> wrote:
> Hello to all interested in chasing grids on 6M. The K5N group is
> planning a grid DXpedition to three of the most wanted grids in the Big
> Bend region of Texas. We are planning to activate DL79, DL89, AND
> DL88. Our plans are NOT completely final, but here is the best estimate
> that I can give at this point.
>
> Arliss-W7XU, Bill-N5YA, and myself-K5QE will depart east TX on July the
> 2nd and drive to Study Butte, TX. We believe that we will arrive late
> on the afternoon/evening of July 3rd. However, it is quite possible
> that we will not get there until mid-day of the 4th of July. We will
> probably setup in the evening of the 4th, when it is not so hot. So, it
> is possible that we will be on the air the evening of the 4th. If not,
> we will finish setup on the 5th and then get on the air then. The RV
> park supposedly has WiFi, but I have been told that it is "spotty".
> That probably means that it does not work....HI.
>
> Dan-N5TM is planning to drive over on the 5th, but will not arrive until
> the evening. Kyle-KA5D and Ivan-KG5UNR will arrive on the evening of
> July 6th(Saturday).
>
> After I am firmly established in DL89, Arliss and Bill are going to
> drive down to DL88 and put that on the air. There will be NO cell or
> Internet in DL88, so you will just have to watch out for them. I should
> be able to post when they leave, but I will not be able to tell when
> they actually arrive OR when they are able to get on the air.
>
> I believe that Arliss and Bill will return to Study Butte on the 8th of
> July to help us pack and move to DL79. Again, this is NOT the final
> word on all this, it is just as close as I can estimate.
>
> Assuming all of the above, we will move to Presido, TX on the evening of
> the 8th. We will setup on the morning of the 9th. In Presidio, we will
> have Internet, either via the RV park or via an AT&T hot spot. On the
> morning of the 13th, we will tear down and begin the long drive home.
>
> We have not decided on which calls we will use. Remember, we will have
> two stations on the air at the same time. While I have secured our
> traditional K5N call from July 6th to July 13th, we cannot use that call
> for both places at the same time, because there would be mass confusion
> about which grid folks were working. I have applied for the K5N call
> from July 3rd to July 5th, so we could use that call for the entire time
> we were down there. ARRL is being a bit slow on that, however. We have
> not decided on the frequencies we will use. Some have suggested that we
> just get into the pile and run FT8 on 50.313MHz. Others say that we
> should adopt a frequency close to that but not right on .313. Of
> course, we are hoping for a big Es opening while we are down
> there...most especially for Arliss and Bill while they are in DL88. I
> cannot speak for the DL88 crew, but when FT8 and Es are dead, we will
> entertain the troops with meteor scatter using MSK144, most probably on
> 50.260MHz.
>
> This is the best that I can come up with right now. Things can and
> probably will change. Hopefully, the changes will be small.
>
> 73 es GL....the K5N Team
>
> Arliss-W7XU
> Bill-N5YA
> Dan-N5TM
> Kyle-KA5D
> Ivan-KG5UNR
> Marshall-K5QE
>
>
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