[NLRS] RoverMania - W0ZQ/R Preliminary plans

[Mike - KM0T]

Yes, get your breakfast orders and preferences in now!  Those who show up
may or may get fed based on tropo conditions at the time :)  GOOD
CONDITIONS....Granola bars....bad conditions, bloody mary's (virgin) and
eggs benidict.  Actually hope to get rid of the Granola bars....Everyone
remember a few years back??? The UHF contest propagation can be outstanding.
Hope everyone is doing the tropo dance for that weekend.

FYI for all those potential rovers, I am going to do the 24 hour thing here,
so midnight grids will be worked.  Please take note and plan accordingly!
Filling the late night hours can take lots of pressure off when all the
rovers are running during daylight hours.  I appreciate any grids that can
be provided!

73

Mike- KM0T EN13vc
QRV - 222 thur 24 ghz for RoverMania

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <jcplatt1 at mmm.com>
To: <NLRS at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 9:04 AM
Subject: [NLRS] RoverMania - W0ZQ/R Preliminary plans


>
>
>
>
> Weather and other stuff dependent, I am planning on a 24 hr rover
operation
> for the August UHF contest.    The route that I am currently looking at
> will cover twelve grids in southern MN and northern Iowa.    I am
currently
> estimating one hour of operating time in each grid which will put some
> pressure on the fix stations to find me and work me before I move on.    I
> plan on 20 minutes to move to adjoining grids, and for major moves to the
> next grid corner 2 hrs for north/south moves and 2.5 hrs for east/west
> moves.    I will be capable of working on the fly as best possible using
> small boom yagis fixed to the car on all bands, but will also have a
> stacked pair of omni's on 222.
>
> Here is my (preliminary) proposed route & times:
>
> EN24  1:00 PM     Bueford, MN grid corner.   Skip EN34 until Sunday.
> EN23  2:20 PM     Bueford
> EN33  3:40 PM     Bueford
> EN32  6:40 PM    Near Algona, Io
> EN22  8:00 PM    Near Algona
> EN12  11:30 PM   Near Orange City, Io.
> EN13  12:50 AM   Near Orange City, Mike, have breakfast ready !
> EN14    3:35 AM   Near Lake Wilson, MN
> EN15    6:20 AM   Near Madision, MN
> EN25    9:35 AM   Winstead, MN
> EN35  10:55 AM   Winstead
> EN34  12:15 AM   Home & sleep.
>
> As of right now, my rover station will have the following bands (a lot of
> construction underway ! ):
>
> 222     120 watts, pair of stacked omnis.   I may add a small yagi if I
can
> find one.   Anyone have one that I can borrow ?
> 432      I'll have something .... my FT100D is broke right now.   6' boom
> yagi.
> 1296   50 watts and 6' boom loop yagi
> 2304   6 watts and 6' boom loop yagi
> 3456   Under construction.   40 watts and 5' boom yagi
> 10G    22" dish and 6 watts.   This will need to be deployed at each stop.
>
> If I get all this work done in time I may look at adding 902 somehow, but
> right now its a bridge to far.    I plan to use 222.150 as my primary freq
> and .150 for all other bands (432.150, 1296.150, 2304.150, 3456.150, and
> 10,368.150).
>
> 73, Jon
> W0ZQ
>
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