[NLRS] W0ZQ/R Rovermania final plans & comments

[jcplatt1 at mmm.com]

Regarding this weekends Rovermania and the UHF contest, some quick
comments:

   Rovers, be safe !    Drive first, contest second.   Take a copy of your
   license with you.    For those who put up antennas when they stop be
   very very aware of low county power lines.   Before you set up, look
   around.   This is more of a hazard when its dark !
   For all, keep a log, even if its just a few contacts, and send it in !
   If anyone needs help with logging and submission of logs, JUST ASK !
   Paper logs are OK but you must use the APPL log forms (or similar) that
   are provides on their website at http://www.arrl.org/contests/forms/  .
   Rule for paper logs can be found at
   http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/rules-all.html (Section 5
   Paper Logs).    Most people are using electronic logging and submit
   their scores electronically, but paper logs ARE OK.
   Remember the 223.5 and 446 FM activity hours of 8:00 to 10:00 PM
   Saturday night and again 8:00 to 10:00 AM Sunday morning.
   The W0ZQ 222.061 beacon will be turned off in order to allow full
   spectral use of the band locally.
   Have fun.   Take some pictures, etc., for sharing with others later, for
   use in an article, and/or for uploading to the ARRL's web based contest
   soapbox.


W0ZQ/R Schedule (No change from previous posting):
I'll be in EN14/15 during the wee morning hours .... hope there are some
guys around to help me stay awake !    With the exception of 5.7 and 10
gigs, my rovermobile is run & gun so all bands are active while mobile and
I'll be monitoring 222.150 and 432.150 ; the antennas point the direction
I'm driving.

1:00 to 2:00 PM         EN33  Near Algona, Iowa
2:30 to 3:30 PM         EN32      "          "
4:00 to 5:00 PM         EN22      "          "
5:30 to 6:30 PM         EN23      "          "

9:00 to 10:00 PM      EN12   Near Orange City, Iowa
10:30 to 11:15 PM    EN13     "           "

1:15 to 2:00 AM        EN14    Near Lake Benton, MN

4:00 to 4:45 AM        EN15   Near Madison, MN

7:15 to 8:15 AM        EN25    Near Winstead, MN
8:45 to 9:45 AM        EN24        "         "
10:15 to 11:15 AM   EN34       "         "
11:45 to End             EN35       "         "

My freq will be .150 ..... 222.150, 432.150, 902.150, 1296.150, 2304.150,
3456.150 and 5760.150.     I have one IF rig for 902 thru 5.7 so this is
the easiest.    For 10 gigs I will be the normal 10368.100.

73, Jon
W0ZQ