[VHFcontesting] The Rover Resource Page and the 2004 September VHF
QSO Party
Dan
n9rla at yahoo.com
Tue Sep 7 15:12:19 EDT 2004
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
Check out the Rover Resource Page at: http://www.qsl.net/n9rla
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