[NLRS] NLRS UHF-Contest Rover Mania

[Dave Aho]

I am tentatively planning a portable operation for the
UHF contest with all bands up to 1296.  I will
possibly be in EN55 at my parents place.  I won't be
rover, but EN55 is apparently sorta rare for a grid
from what I am gathering.  It may be a stretch into
the cities, as I do not have pre-amplifiers for the
bands, but I will have 100+Watt amps for TX on a few
of the bands if not all bands.

      Dave...N9TTX


--- jcplatt1@mmm.com wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Back in January I sent out a note discussing the
> possibility of a mass NLRS
> rover effort for the August UHF contest.   I
> received eleven replies to
> that January message and the following Op's
> indicated that they have some
> level of interest.
> 
> W0ZQ/R    222, 432, 2304, and 10 GHz can go now.  
> Perhaps more by August.
> K0MHC/R  222, 432, 902, 1296, 2304, 3456 with 5.7 &
> 10 GHz maybe.
> W0LMS/R
> N0KP/R
> K0PG/R & K9ILT/R  222, 432, 902, 1296, 2304
> W0AMT & NG0R/R   222, 432, 902, 1296, 2304, 3456
> W0AUS/R   432, 1296, 2304, 3456, 10G, 24G
> WA2VOI/R  222, 432, 902, 1296, 10G and maybe 24G
> W9FZ/R 222, 432, 902, 1296, 2304, 10G work
> permitting.
> W0JMP/R  "Rookie interested in learning", has 222,
> 432.
> WB0LJC/R   222 thru 10 GHz
> W0JT/R   222, 432, 902, 1296, maybe 2304
> 
> Since January we've seen a proposal from an ARRL
> subcommittee that includes
> a recommendation to eliminate the August UHF contest
> because its not
> popular.   We have an opportunity to disprove this
> notion, or at the very
> least, to send this contest out with a bang.  
> Although there is no club
> competition, NLRS can help to counter a held
> notation that no one operates
> UHF/microwaves and, oh ya, we can have a little fun
> doing it too !!
> 
> For those who have not operated the UHF contest
> before, here is why it is
> fun:
> 1.   Its 222 and up.   For rovers you can leave the
> big lowband antennas at
> home.
> 2.   The contest is only 24 hrs.   Sat, Aug 7, 1800
> UTC to Sunday, Aug 8,
> 1800 UTC so it leaves family time on the weekend.
> 3.   Its a pretty laid back contest.
> 4.   Its pretty fun to see what you can work on the
> UHF/microwave bands.
> 
> Regarding the "NLRS UHF-Contest Rover Mania" event,
> the idea is to:
> 1.   GET ON for the contest.   Best as a rover, but
> getting on as a fixed
> station is fine too !   Rovers, rovers, rovers.
> 2.   Generate as large a score as possible for fixed
> stations.   We want to
> put on a serious challenge for a local national
> winner.   At least two
> fixed stations come to mind; W0GHZ and KM0T.   I
> think Rover Mania can
> support both stations if not more.   K0AWU and CIM
> in northern MN come to
> mind too as does some of the EN42-like guys.    The
> bottomline is to work
> everyone.
> 3.   This can also be a good shake down for those
> who are doing the 10 GHz
> contest that follows in two weeks.
> 
> So for now mark August 7 and 8 in your calendar.   
> Between now and then,
> prepare your rover station and think about what
> grids you may want to
> activate.   I think that we will see some rovers
> and/or rover pictures at
> Au'04 to help get the ideas flowing.    Even if you
> operate just 432, think
> about throwing a yagi on the car rack and doing some
> rovering.
> 
> 73, Jon
> W0ZQ
> 
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