[MAMS] NLR's August Activity.

Wed Jul 11 17:37:57 EDT 2012

Aha! I think you're referring to RoverMania! They do that every August in
the UHF Contest. I've wanted to participate in that but thought it would be
too far to drive. Maybe we can work something out for next year. It would
be a blast.

73, Zack W9SZ

On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 3:45 PM, Dave Calvert <kb0pe at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Again Zack,
> Sorry!  What do you think about next year if I picked you up and we travel
> together?  I would pay for the Hotel, if you can stand to share a room.  I
> would like to be ready for this next year.  I do not know where to go and
> what to do but I could bring my other hobby (camera's) along and take pic's
> of you operating next year Zack.
>
> I would like to go to one (1) spot where I could possibly finish VUCC's on
> 10 & 24 Gig's.  This is my own personnel goal in going up there.  I have
> put
> out a few questions to some of the ops up there but I got nothing back on
> what grids/ locations to be in!  As I remember, they all make reservations
> at
> one hotel and then plan everything from there.  Oh, one other item of
> interest
> is that I think it is Bruce - WA2? from Minneapolis/St. Paul stopped by the
> tent at Dayton and he asked me if I was going to come up there this year.
> I
> asked him if we would need to submit a log for operating in this event and
> his
> reply back to me was "I would get my ass kicked if I didn't!" so I took
> that
> as a yes!
>
> Anyway, the EME Conference is every two years so next year I could make
> this event but I do not want to do it along . . . . . Think about my
> offer, we
> have another year to plan this.  Maybe I will have 47 Gig's by then or can
> find a loaner unit is another option.
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Zack Widup <w9sz.zack at gmail.com>
> To: acepilot at bloomer.net; Mid-America Microwave Society <
> mams at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, July 9, 2012 4:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [MAMS] Good condx this AM (July MAD)
>
> I have nothing against any NLRS'ers. You're just so far away from me! I'd
> participate in NLRS activities if I were up in that area. Wish we could
> work more often on more bands. I think it's do-able on 902 and 1296, maybe
> on 2304 but not so easy on 10 GHz.
>
> Also, I might not have as much money as you think I do. I've been
> tightening the purse strings lately.
> :-(
>
> 73, Zack W9SZ
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 4:23 PM, Scott <acepilot at bloomer.net> wrote:
>
> > Careful...a few of us NLRSers are on this list as well.  :)
> >
> > N0EDV
> >
> >
> >
> > On 7-9-2012 20:09, Dave Calvert wrote:
> > > Hi Zack,
> > > I tried to call you to see if the conditions were good enough that you
> > possibly did work on 24 Gigs.
> > > I guess sense you were late getting out there that you probably left
> the
> > 24 Gig at home?  I learned
> > > one thing from this MAD, to call you at 5am until you answer your phone
> > hi hi.
> > >
> > > Yes, it was hot out and St. Louis got to 105 on Sat.  I noticed that
> the
> > Hepburn ducting maps had
> > > a lot of the broken dashed lines in it that makes it really
> > unpredictable !
> > >
> > > I noted the K9MOT, NG9R and K9CT to look up there info and get ready to
> > work them on 902/3.
> > > Hope to be ready with the next MAD with a better setup for switching
> the
> > bands.  Now have 902/3,
> > > 2304, 3456, 5.7, 10 (loaner unit) and 24 Gigs.
> > >
> > > I wanted to talk about the Big 10 Gig and up gathering in Wisconsin in
> > August and to hear your reasons
> > > why you do not participate in this?  When I asked you at Dayton I
> > noticed the tone in your voice that
> > > set a flag off on not going myself but would like to hear from you on
> > this.  It will not go any further than
> > > our conversation here - OK.  Are you home now so that I can call you?
> >  Your home # I mean?
> > > 73,
> > > Dave
> > >
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > > From: Zack Widup<w9sz.zack at gmail.com>
> > > To: Mid-America Microwave Society<mams at mailman.qth.net>
> > > Sent: Saturday, July 7, 2012 1:12 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [MAMS] Good condx this AM (July MAD)
> > >
> > > I got a late start for MAD. I wanted to get up at 5 am and be set up
> > > by 7 am. I slept through the alarm and got up at 6:30. Whoops. I don't
> > > think I got to sleep till 2 am though. It was just too hot overnight.
> > >
> > > Anyway, got to the hill in EN50rl and got 10 GHz going by 8 am and
> > > tried to work AF4JF in EM48sq, St. Louis. Nothing heard either way. I
> > > also could not hear the St. Louis beacon on 10368.900. So we tried
> > > 1296. Great signals both ways on 1296. Then worked WB9PNU, also in St.
> > > Louis, on 1296 with great signals.
> > >
> > > I worked W9ZIH next. We had great signals on 1296, 3456 and 10 GHz. It
> > > seemed there was a little enhancement. This was around 9 am. I was
> > > also copying the K9MOT beacons on 903 and 1296 about S5 to S8. I then
> > > worked Danny NG9R in EN40na on 902 and 1296, with decent signals both
> > > ways. I was his first QSO on 902 MHz! I tried to work Marcel N9NJY on
> > > 902 and 1296 around 10 am but by then the band conditions were
> > > deteriorating and I heard him briefly on 902, then he disappeared. No
> > > QSO on either band with him.
> > >
> > > I then worked Craig K9CT who is just west of Peoria on 902 and 1296.
> > > Very good signals on that path but he was only about 70 miles away.
> > >
> > > It was really starting to get hot by then so I tore down, packed up
> > > and drove home. Sorry I missed you Dave. If I'd gotten up when I
> > > wanted to, we probably could've worked.
> > >
> > > 73, Zack W9SZ
> > >
> > >
> > > On 7/7/12, Dave Sublette<k4to at arrl.net>  wrote:
> > >> K8TQK and I are finding excellent propagation on all the bands from
> 902
> > >> thru 10G this morning. I hope it holds for a few hours anyway.
> > >>
> > >> 73,
> > >>
> > >> Dave, K4TO
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