[NLRS] Sept 10Ghz weekend planning

[Barry VE4MA]

Good Evening All,

It was a very busy and fun weekend. Worked 38 contacts with many QSOs in the 
200 - 275 km range. Spent alot of time coordinating the VE4 rovers time 
trying to work NT0V.  The tall building effort did not turn out very well 
due to high winds and cool temperatures. It was also thwarted by another 
tall building at one angle.  The contacts to W0PHD and K0AWU were especially 
satisfying but frustrating as the 2 m band was not very good for liason at 
those distances.

A real moment of excitement was hearing N0UK at Sissiton appear out of  a 
Tropo fade for part of a 1 minute sequence on a dead band. Too bad we could 
not complete.

For the next weekend I plan to have 24 GHz on the tower...probably the 30 
inch dish fed with elliptical waveguide and the EME station including >100W 
in the shack. I will put a 2 W portable together and would like to get ND 
and MN in the log and as far as possible so that I can claim a VE-W 
terrestrial record.~134 km....so maybe a W0PHD/ K0AWU operation?

I would also like to have some rovers going accross southern VE4 in the 
prairies near the border and that might make more contacts possible with 
W0PHD, K0
AWU  and NT0V?

I really want to thank all involved for their efforts including K0AWU, NT0V, 
VE3KRP, VE4CCW, VE4KQ,  VE4TV & Joanne, and my old friend W0PHD....great job 
and I hope you had as much enjoyment as I had

Best 73
Barry VE4MA

- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill K0AWU" <billd at 2z.net>
To: <NLRS at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 10:54 AM
Subject: [NLRS] Sept 10Ghz weekend planning


>
>
> Hi Guys
>
>   All things being equal, I would hope to be available and operational
> again for the Sept 10Ghz weekend.
>
>   From the weekend feedback I've heard so far, these are  HUGE
> single weekend scores being reported by the NLRS group.
>
>  I continue to want to support NT0V, W0PHD, VE4MA & company,
> and prefer to operate such that they will have activity, as I did the past
> weekend. But I also want to support the NLRS efforts. I don't know of
> anyones plans for Sept yet, but I am willing to do what I can. I do want
> to have some Qs with Sisseton if it does not create too many
> scheduling problems at thier end. Those were GOOD Qs from the 8
> subgrids we worked stations in Sisseton.
>
>  As plans develop, please consider that I would be willing to explore a
> similar rove in the RRV...
>
>   It is NOT my intention to be a "problem" for the NLRS group in any
> way. If there are changes in operations that would allow Wally and I to
> be included (or make it easier to be) included in your logs, please
> communicate with me. IT is necessary for Wally and I to travel in
> separate vehicles since neither of us have a van or a large enough
> vehicle. So I hope we can avoid LONG drives for Wally. The 11 miles
> at a time worked well for him.
>
>   I had  good Qs with Dennis and Barry at the south end of my rove
> yesterday, plus I was able to have SSB Qs then with Sisseton. If this
> weekend was representative, perhaps doing a loop south of
> Crookston would work better for Sisseton. It gives Barry and Dennis
> longer distance Qs as well and CW is not a problem for them.
>
>  I will be interested in feedback from Barry and Dennis to see what
> they thought about the past weekend. Dennis said he had around
> 30Qs from the home QTH. I think 23 of those would be Wally and I.
> Wally and I a total of had 20 Qs with Barry.
>
>  Average distance for my 69 contacts was 212.88km
>
> Oh what fun I could be having if I STILL lived in Grand Forks!!
>
> Bill  K0AWU  EN37ed
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