[NLRS] Spots at EN34/45 corner (LONG)

Fri Jul 8 12:30:35 EDT 2005

Donn,

Thanks for that info! I will just have to see if I can match it up with 
Streets & Trips now.

NOW, just to get my 'work' done so I can actually BE there this evening.

I probably won't see e-mail again until AFTER I get to those spots. For 
liaison, I will try 144.220 USB and will also try 146.46 FM but only 25W 
to a mag mount with a little bit of gain. I imagine these are not grids 
needed by many of the NLRS gang but I sure would appreciate at least ONE 
person getting on to help me get the grid activations for VUCC/R.

73 and Thanks to all, JK

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Baker, Donn B" <Donn.Baker at UNISYS.com>
To: "John (JK) Kalenowsky, K9JK" <hamk9jk at ameritech.net>; 
<nlrs at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: 2005, July 08, Friday 09:06
Subject: [NLRS] Spots at EN34/45 corner (LONG)

'Morning John.

This stuff might help.  I've operated from these locations in the past, 
although its been a while since I did any Rovering.

The EN34/45 grid corner is approx. 10 miles NNE of Menomonie, WI, just 
off of WI79.  Exit I-94 at WI25. (Exit 41, west side of Menomonie.) 
Directions for the sites I've used are in the e-mail copied below.

Hope this helps.

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Hi Jon,
The location Bruce has described is about the best there is over 
there... at least its the best I ever found.  If you look west, the Twin 
Cities are in the "notch" on the horizon... bearing is 267? T.  Of 
course this is no good at night. :-)

Stay out of the fields.  I had a guy yell at me several years ago.  The 
ditches are plenty wide.  There are two field pull-offs, across from 
each other, at the eastern end of the area.  If you past them, you are 
too far to be able to have a clear shot to the other areas.

These are the areas I've worked from there, with little or no trouble. 
Up to and including 1296 (10w, long looper).  Never had anything higher 
than 1296 when I was Roving.

Milwaukee/
Eau Claire 121?T  in the space between the trees ~300-400 yds from you.
Chicago 136?T  (Elgin, actually - AA9D multi-op)
Cedar Rapids 175?T
Rochester 195?T
Des Moines 200?T
Twin Cities 267?T

(Obviously) never worked Mike from there, but the path looks good.
KM0T 238?T

Depending on what you need for set up space, or maybe how comfortable 
you are in operating close (REAL close) to the pavement, EN35 is very 
close to this location also.

EN35 Return to WI79, turn SOUTH.  Go ~1-1/4 mi to the top of the hill. 
Turn WEST onto Hill Rd. (Spring Hill ?) At the top of the hill is where 
I've operated from.  Little traffic.

There's also a spot for EN34, but I can't remember where it is.  Sorry.

EN44 (near-by) is a little more difficult.  I've used the Wal-Mart (?) 
parking lot, just north of I-94/WI-25 exit. My favorite spot, though is 
a mile or two farther north and off of WI25.

Take WI25 north from the I-94 exit ~2 mi.  Turn EAST on Cty BB.  Go up 
the hill about 1/2 way.  There's a field pull-off on the north side.

CAUTION - CAUTION *** There are overhead power lines here !! *** 
CAUTION - CAUTION

I've never had a problem with them, but....
Don't waste time looking for a location under the tower that's visible 
to the SE.  Its a great spot, but all private land (high-buck homes), 
and simply no place to even pull off the road.  I've tried !

If you want to go to WI79 (EN45) from here, or even if you're going 
directly to EN45, I'd recommend this route: Exit I-94/WI25, north on 
WI25 to Cty BB.  Turn WEST, and then an IMMEDIATE right turn (north) 
onto Cty J.  ~1/2 mile along, Cty F goes straight, and Cty J curves to 
the left... FOLLOW Cty J to the first major turn to the WEST... ~1-1/2 
miles... don't know the name (actually, I do... Hintz Rd, 750th), but 
its the only paved road going to the west you will have come to.  Take 
it, and its about 1-1/2 mi to WI79.  Turn NORTH on WI79 and proceed as 
per the previous directions.  Its about 5 mi up to the turn for the EN45 
operation location.

I don't recommend following Cty J all the way... its a nice drive, but 
slow and windy, with farm traffic if in the daytime.

73 Donn
WA2VOI/0

> What's bad about the following spot is that you are on a
> diagonal road and
> pointing to known directions is tougher than you'd think.
>
> Spot I used was      45N 1.623'    91W 59.542'
>
> Go north on 79.  Go past County J.  Take next right which is 
> (supposedly)
> 950th Ave.  Go 3/4 of a mile and it T's in 330th St.  Take a left 
> (north)
> and go 1/4 mile.  Road should be running northeasterly now.  If you go
> up the hill with the road running east, then you've gone too far.
> Pulloffs on both sides.  Sometimes I'm able to actually pull into the 
> field on
> the north side.
>
> Bruce Richardson - W9FZ
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nlrs-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:nlrs-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of John (JK)
> Kalenowsky,
> K9JK
> Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 12:19 AM
> To: nlrs at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [NLRS] Six meters and Multi Bands for Friday evening
>

>
> Further to Matt's observation on 6m...I worked GA (EM81) and SC (EM94)
> while MOBILE from EN44 at about 9pm CDT (0200-0230Z).
>
> Yes, I've made it as far as Chippewa Falls...HOPE I will have some
> takers to try 50 through 1296 from the EN34,35,44,45 Grid Corner
> tomorrow evening. Not sure when I'll get to the corner but I DO expect
> to make it before 6pm and, since I can work FROM EN34 and 35 when I'm
> closer, I would especially like to find spots in EN44 and
> EN45 that are
> 'close' to the grid corner that have relatively 'clear' paths
> to theTwin
> Cities... open to spot suggestions.
>
> 73, JK
>
>

>
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