[AK-VHF] ARRL VHF Contest - June 9/10

[Edward R Cole]

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At 05:20 PM 5/28/2018, Edward R Cole wrote:
>Brandon,
>
>Good to hear this.  Your updated itinerary is posted as a pdf link 
>from www.qsl.net/AK-VHF .
>If your travel time gets altered along the way, it is permitted to 
>"self-spot" which means you can call someone to alert the rest of us 
>on the time change.  Use of non-radio means is called working with 
>assistance which is now permitted by the rules.
>
>Some folks use APRS tracking which is displayed on the Internet.
>
>Also, we have some northern AK members who may read the list so 
>hopefully will spread the word of your roving up north.
>
>Also do not ignore using FM simplex for making contacts.  Check the 
>rules for admissible frequencies.
>
>73, Ed - KL7UW
>
>At 03:53 PM 5/28/2018, Brandon Clark wrote:
>>Hello group,
>>
>>Sorry for the late announcement, but yes, the rover route for the June VHF
>>contest is still on. For my first time roving here I'm planning to go from
>>just outside of Soldotna, up through Anchorage, and then to the Talkeetna
>>area on the first day.
>>One of my stops on day one will be at the Mount Baldy trailhead, from which
>>I have reached Ed with 5 watts and a whip antenna on two meters. I should
>>be able to hear all the way down into the peninsula, and all the way up
>>past the valley, so keep an ear on the FM and sideband calling frequencies
>>if you're around on that day.
>>I decided to also go ahead and push up to Fairbanks on Sunday of the
>>contest. If you know of any operators up in that area please pass the word
>>along that I will be coming in to radio range sometime in the morning and
>>early afternoon.
>>I still have to wrap up building my gain antennas and then get them mounted
>>on the truck, but everything should be ready before the contest. I'm
>>planning to operate on 2 M, 6 m, and 70 cm for this run. I had hoped to
>>also run gear on 220, but wasn't able to pull everything together in time.
>>If you're interested in making a few contacts don't hesitate to send me an
>>email. Also, don't forget that as a Rover you can reach me from more than
>>one place for credit. If I contacted you and one grid Square you can
>>contact me again in a different grid square and it is good to go for the
>>rules.
>>73,
>>Brandon
>>
>>
>>On Sat, May 26, 2018, 12:58 Edward R Cole <kl7uw at acsalaska.net> wrote:
>>
>> > http://www.qsl.net/a/ak-vhf//Contests/
>> > http://www.qsl.net/ak-vhf/  scroll down to contest announcement and
>> > KL7BSC/R itinerary
>> >
>> > 73, Ed - KL7UW
>> >    http://www.kl7uw.com
>> > Dubus-NA Business mail:
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