[NLRS] 10Ghz Tuesday

Wed, 3 Jul 2002 13:30:23 -0500

If anybody is thinking about going to EN 16 for 10 gig, the best location
looking to the East would be 5 miles west of Sisseton SD. Here is a link to
a tropo map to that area. The ridge runs down into EN15 so it would be
possible to make 2 grids. This map has a search engine so you can look at
your area also.

http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=14&n=5056835&e=644124&s=200&loc=Sisseton

Here is a link to a spot in en26.

http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=15&n=5112268&e=301292&s=25&loc=Ashby

Hope this helps

Ross   /    N0MSS

----- Original Message -----
From: "Donn Baker" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 9:05 PM
Subject: [NLRS] 10Ghz Tuesday

> No one else has written it up, so I guess I will....
>
> 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.
>
> 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 ?
>
> (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.)
>
> 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.
>
> 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."
>
> 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!
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> You really need to get up on 10GHz!  Its a LOT of fun!!
>
> 73 Donn
> WA2VOI/0
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> NLRS mailing list
> [email protected]
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/nlrs