[Fourlanders] Fourlanders Digest, Vol 159, Issue 1

Sun May 1 20:08:30 EDT 2016

If anyone plans on camping at the Mt. Pisgah Campground,  you need to make reservations NOW.  I checked and they are filling up for the contest weekend.  Reservations are made through www.recreation.gov

Dean ~K2JB

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>   1. contest update again (Bob Lear)
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>   3. Re: contest update again (Jim Rogers)
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> Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2016 13:13:44 -0400
> From: Bob Lear <w4zst at windstream.net>
> To: FourLanders Contest Team <fourlanders at contesting.com>
> Subject: [Fourlanders] contest update again
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> I sent a preliminary message about planning for the June contest a week 
> ago.  The response has been underwhelming.  If there is no interest in 
> doing the contest at least let me know that so I can quit wasting my 
> time getting stuff ready.
> 
> I've heard from exactly 3 people in a week.  Those of you who presume I 
> know what your plans are really need to let me know as I find that at my 
> age my mind-reading capabilities have diminished significantly.
> 
> If there is little interest in the possibility of going to a different 
> portable location i.e. the Pisgah Inn area of the Blue Ridge Parkway, I 
> need to know that.   We are now down to SIX weeks until the contest and 
> planning a portable trip to a new location is not trivial like a trip to 
> Mile Hi.
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> If I get no input then I'll make a decision on my own!
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 1 May 2016 03:23:09 -0400
> From: Jim Worsham <w4kxy at bellsouth.net>
> To: Bob Lear <w4zst at windstream.net>
> Cc: FourLanders Contest Team <fourlanders at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [Fourlanders] contest update again
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> Personally I am excited about the new location.  The most exciting part being the opportunity to sleep in a real bed at the nearby Pisgah Inn.  Plus, everything I have seen and heard indicates that it might give us a better shot up to the NE.  I will be going.
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> 73
> Jim, W4KXY
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>> On Apr 30, 2016, at 1:13 PM, Bob Lear <w4zst at windstream.net> wrote:
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>> I sent a preliminary message about planning for the June contest a week ago.  The response has been underwhelming.  If there is no interest in doing the contest at least let me know that so I can quit wasting my time getting stuff ready.
>> 
>> I've heard from exactly 3 people in a week.  Those of you who presume I know what your plans are really need to let me know as I find that at my age my mind-reading capabilities have diminished significantly.
>> 
>> If there is little interest in the possibility of going to a different portable location i.e. the Pisgah Inn area of the Blue Ridge Parkway, I need to know that.   We are now down to SIX weeks until the contest and planning a portable trip to a new location is not trivial like a trip to Mile Hi.
>> 
>> If I get no input then I'll make a decision on my own!
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 1 May 2016 08:50:02 -0400
> From: Jim Rogers <jamezrogers at gmail.com>
> To: Bob Lear <w4zst at windstream.net>
> Cc: FourLanders Contest Team <fourlanders at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [Fourlanders] contest update again
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> Bob- 
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> I'm planning to come and operate as usual and excited about the prospect of a different location to try. 
> 
> I'll have the camper so hopefully there will be some good spots to camp. 
> 
> ~ Jim
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>> On Apr 30, 2016, at 1:13 PM, Bob Lear <w4zst at windstream.net> wrote:
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>> I sent a preliminary message about planning for the June contest a week ago.  The response has been underwhelming.  If there is no interest in doing the contest at least let me know that so I can quit wasting my time getting stuff ready.
>> 
>> I've heard from exactly 3 people in a week.  Those of you who presume I know what your plans are really need to let me know as I find that at my age my mind-reading capabilities have diminished significantly.
>> 
>> If there is little interest in the possibility of going to a different portable location i.e. the Pisgah Inn area of the Blue Ridge Parkway, I need to know that.   We are now down to SIX weeks until the contest and planning a portable trip to a new location is not trivial like a trip to Mile Hi.
>> 
>> If I get no input then I'll make a decision on my own!
>> 
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