[NLRS] 10 G second weekend - K0KFC

[John P. Toscano]

Jim Hermanek (K�KFC) wrote:

> I am planning to be out for the second 10 g weekend.

It looks like I should be able to get out that weekend if there are 
loaner rigs available.

> Plans are not definite, 

Yeah, looks like there's a lot of that going around  :)

> but thinking of doing the Monti and Fletcher locations...

I'm guessing that only WBFM would be available to me on loan, so I will 
mainly be out to give folks a unique callsign over a short distance. 
But I would like to go out with someone who will be hitting many spots, 
so I can see them for myself and check their exact coordinates with my 
own GPS.

 > will also get out the WBFM....and perhaps gather at Mound Park?

As I recall, you had one of the better WBFM rigs going, but I don't know 
how far it will really go.  I think my longest QSO was 23.6 Km if I 
recall correcrly.  Maybe we can make it go a bit further this time 
(should be possible to go quite a bit further).

> Anyone know of a site (1000 meters) for an attempt at Laser toward twilight for better visibility?

Well, do you have two lasers (for a 2-way)?  A kilometer of flat space 
should be easy to find somewhere -- maybe a 0.6 mile stretch of 
straight, flat rural road almost anywhere?  Just a thought...

 > Anyone know the exact distance from Mounds Park to the Capital overlook?

My Palm Pilot calculates the actual distance as 3.7 Km or 2.3 Mi.  The 
grid-center to grid-center distance is 6.6 Km.  The distance from Mounds 
Park to Cherokee Park is similar: 3.7 Km, 24 Mi.

> Again, some optimism here but fun to try...still haven't found any sort of fresnel lens to improve the possibility....

Check out http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bclee/lens.html -- If you read 
the paragraph entititled "The Random Destructive Acts FAQ", there is 
some mention of sources for fresnel lenses.

Hope that helps!

73 de W�JT