[VHFcontesting] possible FN31/32 rove for UHF

[John D'Ausilio]

No rove for me .. LO control microprocessor seems to have lost an
input pin (probably self-inflicted)

de w1rt/john

On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 12:11 PM, John D'Ausilio <jdausilio at gmail.com> wrote:
> Well, things so far are not going well .. won't be making the 2PM
> start, might have to start tomorrow .. still troubleshooting, this
> stuff all worked at the NEWS picnic!
>
> de w1rt/john
>
> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 3:36 PM, John D'Ausilio <jdausilio at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Doesn't sound like too many people are going to be out .. everyone on
>> vacation? Of course this will be my first UHF 'test in almost 7 years
>> of consistent roving, so who am I to talk ;)
>>
>> I'm going to switch things around and plan on being on Greylock
>> (FN32jp) at the start of the contest, and operate from there until
>> around sundown or when they kick me out or I get bored from lack of
>> activity and/or finish the book I'm reading.
>>
>> Sunday I plan on being on Mohawk (FN31it) fairly soon after sunrise,
>> and probably hang out until the end of the contest (subject to same
>> limitations as above).
>>
>> I have all bands working through 10G with significant power and good
>> antennas, and I'm troubleshooting 24G tonight so I might have that
>> also .. I'll be hanging around 222.122 when not working people on
>> other bands .. hopefully there will be enuf activity to warrant the
>> $90 of gas ;)
>>
>> de w1rt/john
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 2:24 PM, John D'Ausilio <jdausilio at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> So .. since at this point a September rove is iffy and a June'12 is
>>> off the table, it occurs to me that I should get out for the UHF
>>> contest this weekend so I can use all this expensive radio stuff :)
>>>
>>> I'm thinking Mohawk Saturday, Greylock Sunday .. would that conflict
>>> with anyone's plans?
>>>
>>> de w1rt/john
>>>
>>
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