[MAMS] The new list

[Zack Widup]

We'll have to see what happens with the weather. I have some other things
that came up for tomorrow. Maybe if it's warm in December I might go out and
try for some QSO's. I'll most likely be in the January VHF Sweepstakes from
that hill with all bands thru 10 GHz. Last year it got up to 45 degrees that
weekend.

73, Zack W9SZ


On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 4:20 PM, Mike Suhar <msuhar at woh.rr.com> wrote:

> Hi Jack,
>
> Going into winter the weather will make MAD somewhat difficult for us
> rovers.  I have a location I go which is the top of a parking garage at a
> local mall.  This is only a two story garage but the mall is located on
> high
> ground and I have a very good view to the west.  I have used this location
> to work Brad down in KY 146 miles southwest.  It would be worth a shot to
> try your direction on 2-meter SSB then move up from there.
>
> We will have to coordinate a MAD to give this a try.
>
> Mike
> W8RKO
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mams-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:mams-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On
> Behalf Of Zack Widup
> Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 15:44
> To: Mid-America Microwave Society
> Subject: Re: [MAMS] The new list
>
> Hi Mike,
>
> I live in Urbana, IL. I don't have any microwave antennas at home, though,
> so I usually go to a nearby hill. There is a great hill about 45 miles from
> where I live, in EN50rl. It's about 10 miles west of Gibson City, IL.
>
> We should be able to work. I've worked K8TQK from there a few times and
> I've
> worked Milwaukee, which is 240 miles away, up through 2304 fairly often. I
> also once worked W9SNR, who was in Port Washington WI, through 10 GHz from
> that hill.
>
> I go up there fairly often on skeds to work people on microwave bands.
> During the week I can get up there and be set up by 7 am Central time, and
> can stay till 8 am when I need to pack up and go to work. On weekends I
> often have more time available. Microwave Activity Day (MAD) is the first
> Saturday morning of every month. It's a time when we can get on the air and
> make some QSO's (or try to). It's not a contest or anything. But it usually
> gets put on hold during the winter as it's harder to operate portable then.
>
> I'll have to miss MAD tomorrow, I'm afraid.
>
> 73, Zack W9SZ
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 12:27 PM, Mike Suhar <msuhar at woh.rr.com> wrote:
>
> > Thank you for starting this back up.  I think it will be useful.  I am
> > located in Dayton, Ohio and have 10 GHz roving equipment.  Can also
> > fashion up 1296.  I don't have antennas at home for either.  Home
> > station is HF and
> > 2m/432 SSB from a 90-foot tower.  Looking to make use of the equipment.
> >
> > Mike
> > W8RKO
> >
> >
> >
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