[NLRS] 10Ghz Tuesday

Wed, 03 Jul 2002 16:02:03 +0100

Hi Jon,

You really need to get 10GHz NB if you're looking for something
"interesting."  On the other hand, if you don't like frustration, DON'T.

The EN15 spot (Sisseton) IS a good location.  The tower is 75' or so tall,
and its at 1675 ASL.  I thought that it would be possible to get VUCC there
with WBFM.  I've since chnaged my mind (our WBFM stuff isn't good enough),
but it should be easy for NB.

31 mi. to EN16 (3 SW Hankison, ND; I-29 Exit 8) LOS!

64 miles to EN26 (5 mi N of Elboe Lake)and at 1275'.  An old "gap-filler"
radar site.  (Only marginally beyond LOS; first Freznel zone may get us.)

61 mi. to hills above Morris in EN25  (VERY close to LOS)

71 mi. to the corner of EN14/EN25 near Dawson.  SHOULD be able to get EN14,
EN24 both from the area.  (Very close to LOS)

The problem is that it taks a LOT of driving to get there, and between
places.  But is sure is do-able.

73 Donn

At 08:14 03-07-02 -0500, you wrote:
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>Nice write up Donn, thanks.   I'm still thinking about 10G narrow band ....
>will get there some day !!
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>Regarding places to work VUCC from, being that you've been there too, any
>thoughts about working VUCC from the tower in EN13, SDak ..... I forget the
>name of the town that's close by.
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>73, Jon
>W0ZQ
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>                      Donn Baker

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>No one else has written it up, so I guess I will....
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>Bob, W0AUS, and I went to the hill in Monticello (EN35cg) this morning to
>try Barry, VE4MA, in Winnipeg (350 mi) and also try to get our fifth (and
>sixth) grids.  We were joined by Lenny, K0SHF, and Gary, WB0LJC.
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>Ran 5 minute sequences with Barry between 1300 and 1340Z.  Nothing heard
>(either way, as it turned out).  Barry's got 50 watts, and an 18" dish
>mounted high.  I was running 1w to an 18" dish about 4' off the ground.
>We'll have to try again.  Maybe with some good 50,000 ft top thunderstorms
>between Fargo and Grand Forks ?
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>(An e-mail from Barry received later indicated that he'd been seeing TV
>from Alexandria, MN.  However, a wind shift and cold front moved through
>and killed the tropo conditions.)
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>About 1350, Gary, W0GHZ, called on the liasion frequency and asked for
>10GHz RF from our position.  He was at the EN36 site near Onamia.  15-20
>sec later, he called back and asked for a Q.  I worked him in EN36DB at
>1351, with the others completing in the next two-three minutes. About 55
>mi.  5x5 signals both ways.  We had tried this path two weeks ago with Jon,
>K0FQA, and had no luck at all.  Jon and Gary HAD worked the path back in
>May, so we knew it was do-able.
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>Gary tried to work Jon (FQA) from his home QTH (12-15 mi SE of us).  No
>luck.  Gary then moved west to EN26xa near Lastrup, MN, about 53 mi.  At
>1450, I worked Gary, with Bob, Gary, and Lenny following in the next few
>minutes.  GAry's signals were good, strong, but very "fluttery," or
>"watery."
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>While Gary was moving, we had tried with Jon, and finally made contact with
>him.  Once we all got on the same frequency, Jon was an easy Q.  While Jon
>worked Gary (in EN26XA), we copied both ends... Gary direct, and Jon as his
>signal scattered off of the Church steeple 1/4 to 1/2 mile in front of us.
>Interesting!
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>By the time Jon and Gary were finished, Gary's signals had faded down to
>nothing.  By then it was 1530 or so.  Two weeks ago, we hadn't gotten
>started until about then or later, so it may be that conditions had closed
>down that day before we ever got started.  Oh, well.  We did it today.
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>Getting another four grids from that location may be tough.  I still have
>hopes of working Barry.  The nearest grids (EN23/EN33) are about 90 mi S.
>and may have a good "look."  EN15/EN16 is 120 mi. with maybe the best
>horizon in that direction.  EN14/EN15 is 140+ mi.  Marginal "look."  188
>mi. to EN27/EN37, and really poor locations at that end.  Maybe the "best"
>shot is to Rib Mountain in Wausau, WI.  EN55 and 200 mi.  But really good
>path all the way. (Rib Mt is 1900', with an observation tower on top.)  We
>need to try.  Someday.
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>You really need to get up on 10GHz!  Its a LOT of fun!!
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>73 Donn
>WA2VOI/0
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