[Fourlanders] Contest plans

[Macie, Gordon]

Just wanted to wish you guys good luck and have fun..

 Took the xyl to the hospital Tuesday night. She is still there. They have given her a couple of shots of steriods to speed up the development of the baby's lungs.. We will be 33 weeks tomorrow.. 7 weeks early but past the very critical stages.. Everythink should be ok.. Expecting a little girl sometime this weekend..  

73 Gordon N4LR



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Lear [mailto:k4sz@alltel.net]
> Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 10:40 PM
> To: fourlanders@contesting.com; jgrote@cancer.org;
> burrows@bellsouth.net; csxrailfan@hotmail.com; hanney@akorn.net
> Subject: [Fourlanders] Contest plans
> 
> 
> Gentlemen, for reasons known only to a much higher authority, 
> Robin has
> foolishly left me in charge for the remainder of the planning and
> contest.  I really don't even remember getting rail-roaded into the VP
> position.  
> 
> Anyway, let's get all our ducks in a row for next week.
> 
> From the number of confirmed participants and after our small meeting
> after the Huntsville Hamfest it was decided by the majority to try to
> continue with the plans to do Limited Multi for this contest.
> 
> By my count and from all I've heard, here are the following bands and
> confirmed participants:
> 
> 6m:  Neal K4EA, Johnny K4TW and Dick K5AND
> 2m:  Jim W4KXY
> 222:  Brian NX9O
> 432:  Bob K4SZ, Ryan W4RLW
> 
> Dick has said he will help Jim out on 2m some also and we 
> will also have
> Dave WB7CQK along with us to help out wherever needed.  This 
> is still a
> very minimal crew for setting up and operating limited multi.  We are
> still planning to share a tower and rotator for 222 and 432 
> like we did
> in June.  That will help somewhat with the set-up time and energy.  We
> do have enough equipment available to do another tower if we have an
> influx of people, but I haven't yet heard such good news.
> 
> Another piece of not so good news that most of you know is that Paul
> W4SKI won't be able to join us and carry on the great cooking 
> tradition
> that he spoiled us with in June.  He may come visit, but 
> we've seen the
> cast on his arm and I don't think he could injure one of us with a
> frying pan right now.  
> 
> This changes our cooking and eating plans considerably.  Now it will
> mean each person will be responsible for his own food.  Except for
> Friday evening, where Dick has offered to bring a Texas style barbecue
> beef brisket to share with the group and I'm not sure who but someone
> else (please let me know who in case it's me) will get beans, 
> bread and
> slaw and we'll have a Texas barbecue for that meal.  
> 
> I will bring my gas grill as we've done in the past and a two-burner
> coleman stove with a pot and a frying pan for everyone to 
> cook on.  That
> saves everyone from bringing duplicate cooking equipment 
> anyway.  I will
> also make a pot of "Bob's Beans" for us to share sometime, 
> probably for
> Saturday afternoon like we did last year and I'm still trying 
> to decide
> about fixing biscuits each morning.  Shower me with praise 
> and money and
> I'll probably break down and do that too.
> 
> So this should help with your meal planning for the trip and 
> anyone who
> has other possibile operator/set-up friends who might join us, please
> advise ASAP.  Also if anyone in the 'confirmed' group is 
> leaning away or
> whatever, please let us know so that we can plan accordingly.
> 
> It does look like we have plenty of gear to go up to the mountain with
> plenty of amplifier power and generator power available among us.  I
> know I have one problem to solve with my first line 432 
> station choice,
> but I do have a tested back-up system ready to go, along with the
> well-tested and ready to go 222 station complete.  I have 
> talked to Jim
> and he is almost ready with the 2m station also.  Dick and 
> Neal have the
> 6m equipment worked out and are supposed to test with the computer
> control soon.  We have plenty of laptops and new 'tested and 
> guaranteed'
> keying interfaces that work with the laptops along with all our
> networking gear that we usually use.  BTW, those planning to bring
> generators please confirm your plans to me to make sure we have enough
> coming for all the kW amps.  
> 
> The tower plans include two wire-guyed 30' towers with drive-on bases;
> one for 2m and one for 222/432.  The recently much-modified tower
> trailer will be there for 6m.  You might not recognize it now 
> after I've
> put 20 or 30 hours and a couple hundred bucks into it this 
> week. We also
> have Yaesu rotators available for all three.
> 
> Thanks to Robin, we will again have use of the super nice trailer
> operating position.  I brought it back from Shelby and he 
> went home with
> his usual stash of goodies in the back of his pick-up.  He 
> also lent us
> the two drive-on bases, tables and his big tent.  2m, 222 and 432 will
> be set up pretty much like we did in June which worked quite well.  It
> would be nice if we had two more small swivel and wheeled secretarial
> type chairs for the trailer operating positions.  the one I 
> have worked
> so great in June, but I only have one.
> 
> If I've forgotten anything I won't be surprised and let me 
> know about it
> so we can keep everyone informed.  
> 
> I hope this brings us up to date for now.  Looking forward to a good
> time and a great contest experience.
> 
> Current plans call for the gypsy motorcade to leave "Chateau 
> Sanford and
> Son" (K4SZ QTH) at 9AM 'SHARP' on Friday morning with three trailers
> pulling out of here and whoever else wants to convoy up.  
> Anyone needing
> directions, let me know.  W4KXY will pull the tower trailer, 
> W4RLW will
> pull 'big red' and the golf cart and K4SZ will pull the enclosed
> operating trailer.  We will have a load of stuff up there for sure.
> 
> 73 Bob
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