[NLRS] May 19 AM rain scatter discussion

[Baker, Donn B]

Hi Al.
Yes, we'll have to try this year.  I hope to have similar power before summer, and a 2' dish.  Portable operation only, though.  I doubt that either 2m or 432MHz will work as liasion.  Schedules and telephone are the only practical method, I'm afraid.

Without being negative, I hope you realize its a LONG haul from Minneapolis to Rapid City...almost 500 miles.  That's going to take some pretty intense storms (40,000' tops) to give us both something to work with.  Also, they will have to lie along an Aberdeen-Huron-Mitchell line, with Huron being ideal; again, so we both can see them.

Where are you located in "Rapid City ?"  What's your elevation ?  I assume you have a 0-degree horizon to the east ?  Bearing will be roughly 86 degrees.  We'll have to keep and eye on things blowing up in SD west of Huron.

73 Donn
WA2VOI/0

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Al Bergman [mailto:w0puf at rushmore.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 1:47 AM
> To: nlrs at mailman.qth.net; 10gigs at chris.org; jcplatt1 at mmm.com
> Subject: Re: [NLRS] May 19 AM rain scatter discussion
> 
> 
> In light of the good rainscatter conditions comming a note to all
> interested; I am in the final stages of getting my station 
> "rainscatter"
> worthy.  When finished I should have 5 to 7 watts available 
> to my 3 foot
> dish.  I will be up for any other possible "DX " contacts as 
> well.  I am
> wondering if any of the Minnisota group have portable 
> equipment for 432
> to use for "DX" laison communications. My experience is that 2 meters
> will not cut it for more than a hundred miles or so. Early morning on
> 432 seems to streatch way out there without as many complete 
> fade-outs.
> Any comments would be welcome..
> 73's, Al
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <jcplatt1 at mmm.com>
> To: <nlrs at mailman.qth.net>; <10gigs at chris.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 6:38 AM
> Subject: [NLRS] May 19 AM rain scatter discussion
> 
> 
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Very good chance for T-storms to develop in the eastern 
> Dakotas during
> the
> > mid to late afternoon.    The NWS forecast calls for 
> individual cells
> to
> > merge into a line as the cold front moves east.    Moderate risk is
> just SW
> > of the Twin Cities while the slight risk area includes a huge area
> that
> > includes the eastern Dakotas, all of MN, Iowa, Ill. Ind.,  and Wisc.
> > Good opportunity for 10 GHz rain scatter today.
> >
> > PS:  Good local enhancement on 2m this AM.    While mobile 
> in downtown
> St.
> > Paul (50w to halo) worked W0VB with good SSB signals.   The 
> EN52 & 53
> > beacons were S5 while mobile.
> >
> > 73, Jon
> > W0ZQ
> >
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