[NLRS] W0IS & KC0OIA Rover plans

[Richard Clem]

After it was recommended on the nets last night to post rover plans here,=
 I
wanted to get our tentative rover plans posted ASAP, even though they mig=
ht be
tweaked a bit before the contest.

Call:  W0IS/R
Ops:  W0IS and KC0OIA
Rigs:  FT-817 with 5 watts on 50, 144, and 432
       5 watt 2 meter HT monitoring 146.55 =

Antennas:  SSB/CW:  Dipoles for 50, 144, and 432, mounted about 3 feet of=
f the
roof of the car (about 7 feet above ground level)
           2M FM:  Quarter-wave mag mount
Type of operation:  Mostly run and gun, with possible stops along the way=
=2E
Itinerary:

We have a committment in the Twin Cities on Saturday evening, so we'll be=

heading out on Saturday, heading back to the cities, and then heading out=

again Sunday morning.

We will start the contest in either EN35 or EN36, depending on how early =
a
start we can get.  Assuming we get an early start, we'll be in EN36 at ab=
out
1:00.  =


We will then head East, and plan on operating from the southwestern part =
of
EN46 at about 2:00 PM.  Then, we will head south and pick up EN45 and EN4=
4
until about 5:00 or 6:00 PM.

We will then head home to EN34, where we'll be on the air sporadically
Saturday evening.

On Sunday morning, we will head south through EN34, EN33, EN32, and EN31.=
  Our
schedule will probably be something like 10AM in EN34, noon in EN33, 2:00=
 in
EN32, and 4:00 in EN31.  =


After EN31, we will head west on I-80 into EN21, and hopefully within sho=
uting
distance of Omaha.  =


We will then head home along the same route (I-80 and I-35), looking for =
more
contacts from EN21, EN31, EN32, EN33, and EN34 until the end of the conte=
st.

Again, this is tentative, so if there are changes, I'll post them later i=
n the
week.

73 & GL in the contest,
Rick W0IS and Yippy KC0OIA