[VHFcontesting] Hamvention, and your roving vehicle on display

[Tom]

OK, I have something special to talk about...

Hamvention 2022.

The folks at Hamvention have asked me to line up 4 to 5 "rovers' to 
display at Hamvention. Jim, K8JH has hosted his "Ham Van" for the last 
two years Hamvention has occurred. I have had Dave Devos, KF8QL show his 
car, and in 2019 we had Andrea, K2EZ in her amazing setup.
So we are on for this year. I have Jim, K8JH with his Ham Van, and 
Andrea, K2EZ with her setup coming back. I am looking for two to three 
more folks.

The details:
You need to be at our area, which is immediately east of the main walk 
in gate from the main parking lot, by 8-8:30 am Friday, Saturday, and we 
prefer Sunday. You have to wait for the crowd to thin out after 5 PM to 
leave. I suggest that if possible, you leave your vehicle and ride with 
friends. But we can accommodate you going in and out.

You need to be by your vehicle, or have friends who can explain it, 
during the Hamvention open hours. Trust me, you will have plenty of 
traffic.

You don't get paid for this !! But you will have a lot of fun and you 
will receive four tickets to the Hamvention.

I am looking for any type of vehicle that catches the eye of the average 
ham walking by. The extreme rover vehicle like Andrea's are a treat to 
explain, and hopefully your vehicle can attract the people. At the end 
of the day, you will be tired, but you will have a unique feeling that 
you help spread the fun and joy of roving.

I really like the sophisticated vehicles, but it would also be proper to 
have a simple tri-band car/pickup truck setup, to show people what you 
can do with a FT-991A and a few omni antennas. Remember, part of this is 
an outreach to encourage weak signal VHF-UHF and microwave operation and 
roving.

Please message me or email me at k8tb at bosscher.org, with pictures and 
description of your setup.

Tom Bosscher K8TB