[Fourlanders] Contest update

[Bob Lear]

Gentlemen,  Things are going OK even if I haven't been keeping everyone 
informed well.  I take care of something and then forget that I haven't 
put it out on e-mail.

We are still going to do limited multi-op instead of full multi.
Band captains and station equipment same as last update.  Also haven't 
made any additions to the operators list.

So the band captains are:  Jim W4KXY 6m, Bob W4ZST 2m, Brian NX9O 222
and Ron WW8RR 432.  Still coming to operate:  Band captains, Scott NN4W, 
Kos N4NIA, Kim WG8S, Jim WE8W, Jeff W0ONR and Bill KI4US.

Haven't heard anything from Gary N8CQ, Tom McElroy KI4WOU, Paul W4SKI, 
Bob WA4VJC, Dean K2JB, Gary KE8FD, Wayne N4FLM, Randall N4AC or Mac 
WB4MAK.  Let us know if you are planning to come.

Pulling trailers:  Brian - Great White, Ron - Generator, Bob - BlackHawk 
for 6m, Jim - His trailer black Mamba (with the golf cart on it) for 2m, 
Scott - His small cargo trailer with mast for 222 and he will pick up 
Jeff and the food, Kos or Bill - Ron's tower trailer for 432.  Bill may 
pull the trailer up and Kos pull it back.  Bill can't stay for Sunday 
night and Kos may not be able to come up first thing Friday morning with 
us but will be there and able to bring the trailer back.  That should 
take care of the trailer situation and assignments.  I will make a list 
of which order the trailers will go up to be set up before we go and 
have that ready for Friday.

Plan to be at my house in time to get hooked up and get on the road at 
9AM.  We'll stop for lunch somewhere along the way like we usually do.

Food: I need to get the info to Jeff by Wednesday at the latest on how 
many meals for each person.  Example: for those of us going for the 
entire time , "all meals" will mean dinner Friday night, 3 meals each 
for Saturday and Sunday and breakfast Monday morning.  For folks 
arriving later or leaving early, let me know ASAP and I'll put you on 
the list.  Jeff is OK with providing food and cooking for wives and kids 
coming also as long as we get the info beforehand.  I'll send the final 
list out when I get it put together Wednesday for Jeff.

"All meals" list so far:  W4KXY, W4ZST, NX9O, WW8RR, WE8W, NN4W and 
W0ONR himself.

All meals up through Sunday lunch:  KI4US


The usual station and antenna set-ups are planned for the four bands.
We are fine on equipment and antennas and hardware.  We have already 
changed to use WriteLog 10.67, the latest version and all the computers 
have been updated. Scott is helping out with the time server functions.

Looking forward to the contest and to seeing everyone on the mountain in
just a few weeks.  Another update will be coming soon.

Thanks and 73, Bob W4ZST