[VHFcontesting] VE3CRU/W3,8,4/R in contest

[Bill Burgess]

The following is the tentative plans for the Rovermobile in the June contest.  More details will be provided not later than next Wednesday, including 6 digit grids where available.

I plan on running a route starting in Erie PA EN92xa, and heading south into WV as far as Weston, halfway down the state, then east to Elkins and south into the mountains between WV and VA.  At the junction of I-64, turn east into VA between Staunton and Lynchburg where I end the contest Sunday evening.  May stay at Morgantown WV Saturday.

Looking at grids along the route, in order encountered, comes FN01, FN00, EM99, EN90, FM09, EM98, EM99 dup, EM88 dup, EM97, EM96??, FM07, and FM06 or FM08.

I AM NOT ACCEPTING SKEDS.

Don't know the route, don't know the travel time, don't know the sites, and don't need the stress.  This is to be a ham vacation, not a hard core contesting effort.

I will not have Roverlog with me, and have bearings to the 2 grid corners in VE3 as well as 2 others in the east USA from all grids indicated, namely FM11bb and FN32jp.  It will be interesting to see how often I can hear VE3 along the route.  Other grids may be operated from that are not indicated above.

Bands will be 144, 223.5, 432, 903 and 1296, with 6 possible as well. 223.5 will be on at all times.

Antennas:  K1FO 12 on 144, 16 on 222, 22 on 432, 34 elmt looper on 903, pair of 45 loopers on 1296 vert stacked.

Rigs:  Icom 910H, DEMI 903 tvtr to 817, Icom IC-3 to Mirage C22A mini brick with preamp.

EN92  US and FN01 are rare in contesting so will spend more time in each.

Tongue-twister will be VE3CRU/W?/R in grid, especially on cw.

Final plans forthcoming.

Good luck to all contesters, especially to all rovers.

73,  Bill   VE3CRU   /W3/R ...../W8/R ....../W4/R  .... in that order.