[VHFcontesting] Re: [VHF] EM05 in September Test

[John Geiger]

How about EM03?  It is still pretty rare VHFwise, and
you would have a nice shot into Dallas, Houston, and
OKC, as well as the Lawton bunch.  

73s John NE0P  EM04to


--- tad danley <tdanley at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Donald M. Ross wrote:
> 
> > Ted,
> > 
> > The problem with EM05 is that there is very little
> in the way of
> > activity areas for you to get into with your set
> up.  You're too far
> > from everywhere except Lawton (EM04) and we will
> have at least three
> > other low power rovers activating EM05 (as well as
> EM03, EM04, EM14, and
> > EM15) on ABCDE, so you'll just be QSO credit to
> the locals and will
> > probably not get much farther away due to terrain.
>  If you're still set
> > on EM05, try Fort Cobb State Park - I usually have
> pretty good luck from
> > there, but I run 400w and at least 9 elements on
> 2m and 75w on 70cm with
> > 18 elements.
> > 
> > If you're not real set on EM05 and you're going to
> be in the OKC area,
> > might I suggest EM16?  There have been no contest
> stations from there in
> > the past two years and it is one of the reasons
> that I'm going to run
> > through it (briefly) on my rove.  
> 
> Don:
> 
> Thanks for the feedback.  I'm not set on EM05, but I
> would like to 
> operate from someplace within a 4 hour drive or less
> from home (EM13, 
> McKinney, TX, about 30 miles North of Dallas).
> 
> Based on that and my modest station, can you or
> anyone recommend a 
> better grid for me?
> 
> I will be running single Par Omniangle antennas on
> 6, 2 and 432 from my 
> Jeep with an FT-100D
> 
> Thanks again and 73,
> 
> -- 
> Tad Danley, K3TD
> 
> 


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