[VHFcontesting] The Rover Resource Page and the 2004 September VHF QSO Party

[Dan]

Hi Folks,
It's nearly contest time!  I had something new in mind for collecting 
contest plans on the Rover Resource Page, but time has slipped up on 
me.  Starting in January, the contest plans list will be automated.  
Which means anyone who would like can visit the Rover Resource Page and 
enter their contest plans to be automatically added to the plans lists.  
However, I didn't get it fully functional in time for this contest, so I 
will be gathering plans to be posted manually for this weekend.  I'll be 
doing an update soon, and frequently up until about Thursday evening.

If you've never seen this before, as a service to all VHF contesters I 
gather the plans of stations planning to be active and post them on the 
Rover Resource Page.  This started out to help folks plan for Rover 
operations in their area, but has become popular for all categories.

This can be a big help in VHF Contesting because most people use very 
directional antennas. There may be a station 20 miles away that is on 
and you never know it unless your antennas happen to cross!  If you make 
notes [before the contest starts] you can keep track of who is where, 
and know where to look.  This is REALLY helpful with Rovers that are 
passing through, so you will know when to look for them.

  If you plan to be on please send me the call you plan to use [this 
sounds obvious, but with multis, rovers, clubs and such it's not easy to 
tell!], the grid or grids you plan to activate, and any other station 
info you care to share.   An email address you can be reached at to set 
up scheduled contacts can also be helpful.  I won't include your email 
address unless you put it in the body of the message [some folks are 
touchy about privacy issues, and such].  Send me your plans as soon as 
possible! Also, if you know of any stations that will be on but don't 
use email, send me their plans so we can spot them as well.

73, GL, & have fun in the contest!
Dan
K9ZF /R no budget Rover ***QRP-l #1269
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