[NLRS] W0AMT/R Plan for next weekend, Second Edition. (longer)

[Jonathan Fox]

After a some helpful suggestions from Jon, Rich and Donn (thank you very
much).

Here is my revised rover plan for next weekend:

I will be running a 706IIG into KB6KQ loops, 100w into a single 6m loop,
160w into a pair of 2m loops, 100w into a pair of 432 loops.  I now have a
GPS and modern laptop with lots of extra batteries so no inverter noise like
Sept.

The 6m loop will be installed on a 26ft portable collapsible mast so that
will only work when set up.  If the weather is as good next weekend as this
weekend I may also bring along my dual band beam for 2/432 and have that on
the mast.  If the weather is bad I will stick to the loops.

My primary Frequencies will be 50.160, 144.230 + 432.140.

I am going to start the contest at EN24xx, Oscar and Anna county park near
Winsted, the alternate will be a parking lot near the airport south of
Winsted. I am going to depart Winsted at 1:45.

My route after Winsted is west to Litchfield and Lake Ripley Beach EN25rc.
set up in Litchfield at 2:50 and depart at 3:30.

>From Litchfield west to Willmar and then north from Willmar to Browersville.
That route will take me through EN25 and into EN26.

I expect to be set up in Browersville, EN26nc at 5:30. I will depart
Browersville at 6:00, double back south to Sauk Centre and take I94 home.

I will be leaving 5:30am Sunday for Hinckley and EN36ma. I plan to be set up
in Hinckley  from 7:00 to 8:00am and then east to Minong, WI and EN46.

I will be on the air in EN46 from 9:45 to 10:45am.  I will call CQ on 50.160
at 10:15am from somewhere in EN46, I have not scouted this part of the route
so I don't know the 6 digit grid ahead of time with any certainty.

South from Minong to Shell lake and EN45br, set up in Shell Lake at 11:10
till 11:50am.

South from Shell Lake to Clear Lake and EN35uf, set up from Clear Lake from
1:00 to 1:30pm

>From Clear Lake to Menomonie and EN44bv, set up from 2:35 to 3:15.

I will then go west to Woodbury for EN34ow, set up from 4:20 to 4:50

I am sorry to say that my cw skills are poor, I have just about learned to
copy but have not learned to send yet.  I am practicing but I don't think I
will be cw capable for next weekend.

I will be monitoring my stated freqs and the calling freqs when mobile, the
times are when the 6m loop will be set-up.

Good Luck in the contest, and hope for good weather.

73
Jon
W0AMT