[AK-VHF] KL3JI/R Rover Operations During June VHF QSO Party

[Shannon Methe]

To: Members of the Alaska VHF-Up Group and the Alaska Weak Signal Group:
From: Shannon Methe KL3JI
Re: ARRL June VHF QSO Party

Eric (N6SPP), Tyler (Visiting Ham from Oklahoma State University  
Amateur Radio Club), and myself (KL3JI) will be making an earnest  
effort in this year's June VHF QSO Party this coming weekend, and we  
ask your support in that endeavor. We will be operating an Unlimited  
Rover Class operation on both days using the call sign KL3JI/R, and we  
hope to activate five Maidenhead Grid Squares during the contest to  
include BP51, BP41, BP42, and BP52 (in that order) on Saturday, and  
BP50 on Sunday. We will be working 6 meters, 2 meters, 1.25 meters,and  
70 cm, all modes. We will be utilizing the frequencies and antenna  
polarizations set forth as "Suggested Operating Frequencies" on the  
Alaska VHF-Up Group web page located at: http://www.qsl.net/ak-vhf/  
(Scroll to the bottom of the webpage to view the table.) We will be  
transmitting 50W on 6M, 20W on 2m and 70cm and 5W on 1.25M. We will be  
attempting weak signal DX using USB and CW on 6M.

Those frequencies are:

50.125 USB 50.525 FM (This is different than the webpage)
144.20 USB 146.58 FM
223.5 FM
432.1 USB 446.0 FM

We will be operating both temporarily fixed and vehicle mobile through  
the entire day. Our operating schedule follows:

Saturday:

10:00 am Local Begin Contest at Flat Top. Work from Flat Top (BP51)  
until the action stops or about 2 hours.
12:00 pm Local Take about 30 minutes to relocate to Pt. Woronzof  
(BP41) work there for 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until the action stops.
Not later than 2:00 pm relocate north toward Talkeetna/Trapper Creek  
area (BP42)-about a 3 hour drive.
2:00 pm-5:00 pm Local Operate mobile driving north along the Parks  
Highway through Wasilla, Houston, WIllow, Talkeetna.
5:00 pm Local Operate from either Trapper Creek or Talkeetna (BP42)  
for 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until the action stops.
Not later than 6:30 pm relocate north 20-30 miles into BP52. Operate  
there for about 1 hour or until the action stops.
About 7:30 pm Local Operate mobile driving south toward Anchorage.  
Plan to be back in Anchorage about 11:00 pm.

Sunday

12:00pm Local Operate from Hope (BP50) for about 1-2 hours or until  
the action stops.
2:00 pm Local Drive back to Anchorage. Return Not later than about  
5:00 pm.

Please bear in mind that we hope to stick to this schedule as best as  
we can, but local conditions will likely force at least some deviation  
throughout the day, especially on Saturday. We hope that you will keep  
your radios on and listen for us as we move about throughout the  
contest.

Please feel free to forward this email or disseminate this information  
to any radio operators you feel may be interested.

We are very excited about this year's contest and look forward to  
hearing all of you on the air and seeing you in our logbook.

73 de KL3JI/R
Shannon, Eric, Tyler