[VHFcontesting] Jan Contest Plans: FN00RG KM4KMU FM (SSB capable)

[Steve (K1IIG-3)]

HELLO JOHN, Do you have a way to contact you when at the location?
Steve


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> KM4KMU  FM Category (SSB capable)
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> Blue Knob FN00RG
> 3150 feet ASL
> I expect to be on the air for the full contest except for a 4-5 hr break 
> late Saturday night/Sunday morning.
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> 100W & Beams on all 4 lower bands (FM & SSB)
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> Freqs:
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> 6M FM         52.525 MHz   (QSY)
> 2M FM       146.520 MHz (calling CQ & monitoring, 146.535 if 146.520 is 
> busy)
> 1.25M FM  223.500 MHz (monitoring full time, second radio)
> 70cm  FM  446.000 MHz  (QSY)
> 6M, 2M & 70cm SSB capable (QSY from 2M FM, you give me the freq)
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> After an initial FM Q I will be happy to QSY to SSB freqs (6M, 2M, 70cm) 
> to provide you with points on bands where an FM Q is not possible.  I will 
> have my beams set at 45 degrees to work both FM & SSB with a little bit of 
> loss.   Hopefully I will be the only person doing that so we dont get 
> orthogonal.
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> Based on previous results and FN00RG's lower altitude, my expected 2M & 
> 1.25M FM ranges are 120-140 miles for omni's (~3dBi) & 200 miles for beams 
> ~10dBi).
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> FN00RG has a generally clear line of sight W, NW, NE, E, SE to 200mi +
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> Grids that I should be able to work.
> Full Grids:  FN00, EN90, EN91, FN00, FN10, FN11,  FM19, FM18.
> Western FN21
> Central & Western FN20 & FM29
> Southern FN12 & FN02, FN02 cant be in a valley
> FM09 & FM08 may need to be on a ridge line.
> Eastern EM99 (cant be in a valley)
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> Cities I expect to reach
> Winchester VA
> Pittsburgh PA
> Cleveland Ohio
> Erie PA
> Elmira & Binghamton NY
> Allentown PA
> Philadelphia PA
> Baltimore MD
> Washington DC (Gaithersburg, Leesburg, DC proper etc)
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> Possible but very difficult:
> NYC: no obstacles but its just under the horizon & at extreme range, 240mi 
> with no ridges to diffract off of.
> Columbus Ohio:  no obstacles but its just under the horizon & at extreme 
> range, 235mi but with a nice ridge 26 mi from me to diffract off of.
> Rochester NY (shadowed by a ridge so a weak diffracted signal is likely)
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> Buffalo NY (shadowed by a ridge so a weak diffracted signal is likely)
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> Good Luck to all, at least the east coast weather is looking good for 
> comfort if not for propagation.
> 73
> John
> KM4KMU
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