[Fourlanders] [Fwd: [Fwd: Rover News]]

[Fred Flowers]

Where is the rover's list located?  I'll rove southeast KY.
Fred Flowers
KF4QZN


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian McCarthy" <rfacres at akorn.net>
To: <fourlanders at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 3:19 PM
Subject: [Fourlanders] [Fwd: [Fwd: Rover News]]


> Please welcome Mike, N4OFA, to the Fourlanders list. Please read through
> the following. It should be self-explanatory. Let's see if we can
> finally start to demonstrate the activity potential of the SouthEast!
>
> Cheers,
> Brian
> NX9O
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [Fwd: Rover News]
> Date: Sun, 03 Oct 2004 13:49:54 -0400
> From: Bob Lear <k4sz at alltel.net>
> Reply-To: k4sz at alltel.net
> Organization: SVHFS
> To: Brian McCarthy <rfacres at akorn.net>
>
>
>
> Brian, FYI and if you can add Mike to the 4L reflector when you get
> around to it.  Thanks, Bob
>
>
> What's the latest??
>
> ______________________________________________________________________
>
> From: n4ofa at localnet.com
>
> Bob,
>
> Very nice posting about our Shelby Dinner, we will have our act together
> this year and get the word out Nice and early.  We are making some
> wonderful memories aren't we.  There is nothing like SHELBY,a true
> southern experience.
>
>  On another note:  Next June Vhf Contest, I am working toward having a
> LARGE group of rovers putting On grids in our area.   How about 20
> ROVERS?   Yea, what fun that would be for everyone.
>
> If we can get all the mountaintop groups involved, like the fourlanders,
> AA4ZZ, and the club stations, this next June contest will be the most
> exciting EVER.   If you could let me know how to get on the list for the
> Fourlanders contest group, I would like to get everyone involved.  I
> especially would love
> to have all your microwave bands on the air, I  want to keep you guys
> busy.   I am sure that there are extra microwave transverters and
> antennas that could be loaned out and put on the air. I think that even
> AA4ZZ has some extra gear, we might talk them into putting on a extra
> band or two.
>
> Let's design some plans, charts, spreadsheets, draw some pictures, hook
> up the soldering iorn, build some antennas,
>
> Encourage a new rover,  talk it up at the SVHFS conference and local
> clubs.  We need some EXCITEMENT!
>
> Here is a copy of my mail to the Rover group.  Let me know what you
> think, you always have the best
>
> Ideas, who else could we involve?
>
> Some of you have already heard my idea to have lots of rovers HERE in
> our area in the June 2005 VHF Contest.  Imagine having 20 rovers in
> multiple grids, wow what fun everyone could have, rovers and fixed
> stations alike.  I picture the multi opp stations so busy that they
> would finally yell,  "please no more contacts from the 
> rovers"..............
>
> What would it take to find, encourage, plan, outfit, publicize, an
> effort like this?  First and foremost, EVERYONE HELPING, EVERYONE
> EXCITED, EVERYONE GETTING THEIR LOCAL STATIONS INVOLVED.  IDEAS, WORK,
> SUCCESS
>
> Well, it looks like this idea is not a new one and has already been
> done; it had great success and you can read all about it on the
> following links.  Here is what is great; someone did a lot of the
> planning already and we can use their format.  Please check it out
> http://www.nlrs.org/RoverPlans/2004-08/RoverMania.htm
>
> What do we do first?  I need e-mail addresses of potential rovers and
> also fixed stations that would actively participate.   What do YOU
> THINK?   Ted, I know you have lots of good ideas for us......lets get
> the creative juices flowing.
>
> Please go to and read what it was like with 16 rovers during "Rover
> Mania", the link is near the end of the pages.
>
> http://www.qsl.net/km0t/   I always learn something when I read about
> his newest contest efforts, a great site.
>
> What did those guys do to prepare for their "Rover Mania" that we can
> emulate?
>
> Send in those e-mail addresses and let's get started.......we need even
> those fixed stations, hill toppers, club stations, limited multi opps to
> be a part of the planning.  I lost all my addresses twice because of
> computer damage.
>
> Hope everyone had a successful adventure in the September contest; I
> only got to two grids because of the Blue Ridge Parkway closing, and
> looks like they will have to keep it closed for a while because of the
> water damage.
>
> If you do not want to be included on this mail list, please let me know.
>
> 73 Mike
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