[50mhz] W3DHJ/r ARRL SEP VHF DM87, DM88, DM77, DM78

[kb0pkl at aol.com]

I'm a first-timer, going to try on two and six. The wife wants to do a 
Geocache in the far SW part of the state, so I'll be starting out in 
DM87
then drop down to DM86 and maybe a couple more towards the east EM07 or 
DM07. We'll see what happens.

Probably won't cover much territory and unless there is a big opening, 
I don't antipate a lot as;

1. I've never done this before (ie, I'm sure I have a lot to learn)
2. Going to "stop & shoot" rather than "run & gun" as all I have is a 
small beam for 2 meters (no loop - yet) and a simple dipole for six 
meters.
3. Running low (10 watts) on both.
4. Gotta get them Geocaches, too.... :)

Thought it would be fun to try out anyway.

73,
Alan Bruster - KB0PKL