[NLRS] Proposal for 10gig'ing this weekend

[Baker, Donn B]

Hi Jon.
Basically a good plan.
For what its worth, I agree that north on 35W/35 isn't that good an idea for the "Buffalo" group.  Buffalo and points W and SW of there makes a lot more sense.  Given the WX forecast, I suspect 60-80 miles will be the limit of operation this weekend.

My proposed "extension" of the plan is that after the Elko/Buffalo connection, the NW end moves down to the Grid Corner (Dog Lake).  Its flatter; more prepesentative of "flatland."

The land just W of Faribault and NW of Owatonna is hilly (Glacial moraine), but I-35 looks to be somewhat higher.  Should be a good test.

Looking forward to it!

73 Donn




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> Subject: [NLRS] Proposal for 10gig'ing this weekend
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> 
> Here is my proposal for anyone who wants to play on 10gigs 
> this Sunday,  
> April 3.   
>  
> 1.   Work off of downtown at 10:00 AM.   Anyone can set  up 
> anywhere (just 
> like our Friday night net).   I would probably go to  the 
> Burnsville site just 
> off of 35W and Burnsville Parkway.
>  
> 2.   After this, say 10:30 or so, those who are interested 
> could  form two 
> groups.   One group could head up Hwy 55 & set up around  
> Buffalo (+/-) on any 
> spot with a good horizon to the other group, but not on a  
> hill.  This would be 
> somewhere around EN35be.    The exact spot isnt critical.   
> At the same time 
> a second group  could move south down 35w.   If they pull off 
> 35w at various 
> spots  onto side roads and work back to the Buffalo area, the 
> distances are as  
> follows
>  
> Elko, EN34in, 50 miles
> Faribault, EN34ig, 67 miles
> Owatonna, EN34jc, 82 miles
>  
> If the Buffalo group wanted to move, they could, but I would 
> expect that  the 
> group headed south on 35w can move more quickly.    An  
> alternative is for 
> the Buffalo group to instead head north on 35w so the two  
> groups are headed in 
> opposite direction and open up the range more quickly, but  
> I'm concerned that 
> there are more trees going that way and it would be harder to 
>  the north 
> group to find a clean horizon.   Comments on this ?
>  
> I would most likely be in the south group and I do have a 
> cell  phone.   We 
> can use 146.46 for  local coordination.    Anyone can bail at anytime.
>  
> Obvious I'm not out to try for some new records, just to have 
> some fun,  make 
> sure my stuff is still working after my modifications and the 
> long winter  
> months, and to see what "ordinary paths" are like.
>  
> Comments ?
>  
> 73, Jon
> W0ZQ
>  
>  
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