[Fourlanders] June contest update today

[Bob Lear]

Well it's down to time when a decision has to be made.  We've not heard 
back about Pisgah so not only do we not know whether we could go there, 
we also don't even have a location to scout.  With the time remaining 
before the contest, we are going to have to cancel this possibility for 
the June contest.  Hopefully we won't have to consider it again and can 
get yearly reservations at MileHigh.  The Pisgah area stie really 
doesn't offer us any real advantage and looks like it would be harder to 
get to with the convoy and also end up costing considerably more than 
we've been used to not to mention till a pretty much unknown.

Plan now is to just_do the contest at the W4ZST QTH_.  I hope that all 
of you who signed up will still be planning to do the contest here.  I 
have the list of those who previously committed so let me know of any 
change of plans.  Usual sleeping arrangements and food for the contest 
here, I'll so some of the cooking and Jerry has volunteered to do one 
meal also.

We will need to have at least one workday to put the 6m omni's back up, 
maybe with some modifications as the masts we've been using have been 
bent by the winds somewhat, probably affecting our horizontal "omni" 
pattern.  Also need to work on the 2m beam/omni switching relay and put 
up the 432 contest antennas.  Otherwise we are really in good shape 
here.  The 6m, 2m and 222 beams are still in the air and working, the 
222 stations is still set up and working so we don't have that much to 
do for getting ready.

I think we should plan on meeting for lunch at Rooster's on June 10 at 
11:30 for lunch before the contest like we usually do.  I expect maybe 
Kos will come up early that morning to set up the 2m station or maybe on 
Friday night but both options are available to both Kos, Johnny and Ron 
for their stations.

Now we can go to Dayton and enjoy our trip there and come back to get 
things going here for the contest.

Thanks and 73, Bob


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