[VHFcontesting] The not so lonely rover; k9aks in MO and IA

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I hope that you had many more contacts than I've been able to muster 
up.  I don't belive that the band is totally dead, but I've heard very 
few stations.  I've made a total of eight (8) contacts so far.  Seems 
like a very poor turn out.  What a bust.  I've had contacts in three 
different grids on 432 FM16, FM26 and FM06 and two different grids FM16 
and FM06 on 222.   Where is everyone?!
Or is the band only dead at my QTH? HI.    Anxious to see results on 
this one in QST.  73, Bill, WF4R, FM16ts

Curtis C. Roseman wrote:

>My apologies if this messages is a dupe.  I don't think it went through
>the first time.   -k9aks
>
>
>In a break from tradition, I will not play the loneliest rover in this
>year's UHF contest.  I have added two new bands, 432 and 1296, to my 222
>rover operation.  (With three UHF bands, I will have to spend some time
>this evening honing my pile-up management skills!) I will operate from
>fixed sites only.  Here is the general plan:
>
>EM49: Saturday, start of contest (two hours or so) at Lovers Leap in
>Hannibal, MO
>EM39, EN30, and maybe EN40, later Saturday afternoon
>EN31: Saturday evening if I make it that far
>
>EN41: Sunday morning at the Amana Hamfest, extreme west end of the grid, I
>think.
>EN32 or 42 later Sunday morning
>
>Plans subject to change, but I do hope to follow the general route
>described above.
>
>73,  Curt Roseman K9AKS    The Loneliest Rover
>
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