[VHFcontesting] january roving plans

[Roger Rehr]

Chris,

The rover experts will have good info for you, but some of the PackRat 
rovers were kind enough to supply me with some of their "good" rover 
sites, and if you click the "Sites" button in the upper left corner of 
the map, it will show you some of those recommended sites.  I tried to 
get exact location info for each site, and then I used 10 digit grids to 
maintain geographical precision for those sites on the map.  If while 
the map has focus you type "s" (without the quotes) the map will switch 
to a satellite map so that you can get a very good feel for what the 
site will be like for you.  Of course you still won't have details on 
the height of obstructing vegetation, etc.  But for getting a feel for 
potential sites, I am hoping that the map can provide some help.  You 
get back to the "regular" map by typing "t" (for terrestrial).

Good luck and let me know off-list if I can be of further help!

73,

Roger
W3SZ

On 12/18/2023 02:44 PM, Chris Lumens wrote:
> As I start to consider my January roving plans, one thing I'm reminded
> of is how often the weather screws things up for me here in New England.
> That, plus the fact that two of my usual sites are closed due to being
> on mountain tops, makes me think about maybe going roving somewhere
> else.
> 
> One idea I had was to take Friday off work, drive a little south, and
> then work my way back up towards home.  The FM19/FM29/FN10/FN20 area
> looks especially appealing.
> 
> I see there's loads of stations on the W3SZ map already, so I know
> there's plenty of people to work.  However, I don't have any knowledge
> of roving sites.  If anyone would be willing to share, I would
> definitely appreciate it.  I have all bands through 10 GHz, so I would
> love sites that work well for microwaves.
> 
> Thanks!
>