[NLRS] Contest planning: June VHF contest, Rovermania (Aug UHF) & 10gigs

[MITCH AANDEN kc0jfy]

I'll be at home in Litchfield (EN25) and operating on 6 and 2.

I hope to work everyone in the local area at least.

Mitch kc0jfy


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <jcplatt1 at mmm.com>
To: <nlrs at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 11:07
Subject: [NLRS] Contest planning: June VHF contest,Rovermania (Aug UHF) & 
10gigs


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> Hello NLRS land.   I have three topics to cover, all related to 
> contesting.
> This is a bit long, for that I apologize.    If you don't like contesting
> and have no interest in it, please hit your delete key now.
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> June VHF Contest (June 11/12)
> Hard to believe that its already mid-May and the June VHF contest is just
> four weekends away.     As you may recall, the June contest is also an
> affiliated club competition.    My current plans for the June contest are
> to rove, mostly to check out my set-up and equipment for Rovermania and to
> have some fun.   I hope to have 6m through 10gigs.    Is anyone in NLRS
> land planning a June VHF multi-op or a significant full time single-op
> effort ?   If so, I can make sure my rover plans include close support of
> your efforts.    Lets hear some chatter as to who's up to what.    This is
> a reflector that we just sent some club money too, so lets get our dollars
> worth of digital ether.
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> Rovermania  (August 6/7)
> Many of you recently saw my presentation of last years Rovermania at 
> Au'05.
> Rovermania II will be bigger and even better this year as we learn from
> what worked and what didn't from last year.     I will be roving, again
> with 222 through 10gigs.    I'm looking for a show of hands for those who
> are currently planning on roving and those who are planning to operate 
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> home ..... I'll start a list so that we can get organized a bit.    The
> list IS NOT, repeat, IS NOT cast in concrete but is rather an attempt to
> start to organize at a preliminary level.    We all recognize that plans
> change .... this is a hobby.    You can reply direct or via the reflector
> .... again, more chatter please.
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> 10 Gig & Up Contest (August 20/21 and September 10/11)
> And this brings up the 10 gigs contest.    For the last several years 
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> has been a growing group of 10gig op's that has travelled to the UP of
> Michigan to work those on the MN and VE3 side of the lake.   Its been a 
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> of fun.    In 2004, we gave the Red River Valley to Sisseton a try during
> the second weekend and, despite the high wind warnings, demonstrated that
> its capable of generating a good score (too).    Also fun.   Regarding the
> Lake Superior efforts, the downside is that a group has to make a
> significant trip to the UP, spending both $$$ and perhaps vacation time,
> etc., to do so.   This is in contrast to what is doable via the
> Sisseton/Red River Valley senecio which is closer to home (for most of 
> us).
> Since the 2004 contest, there has been discussion about where do we go for
> 2005.     If we were to do the Lake Superior trip again, it would most
> likely be the first weekend of the contest which is August 20/21, and we
> need to look at planning (reservations mostly).    My primary question is
> this ..... are there seven or more 10gig op's who would be interested in
> travelling to the Michigan UP side, YES or NO.    If NO, then the
> discussion may be over and we can concentrate on doing a Sisseton 
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> for both weekends.    If the answer is YES, then we need to see if there 
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> a group of op's that would be interested in travelling the northshore of 
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> and perhaps VE3 to support them.    We should all understand that not
> everyone is going to like the final group plan, whatever it is, and that
> some may choose to do something different.    We should all recognize that
> that is just fine and we should support everyone's efforts to get on and
> play on 10gigs.    So, again a show of hands ..... which do you prefer.
> Plan A : Do the NS/UP the first weekend and Sisseton/Red River Valley the
> second.   If so, would you be willing to travel to the UP of Michigan ?
> Plan B :  Establish a plan to work the Sisseton/Red River Valley for both
> weekends where we would establish two groups with the groups alternating
> ends for the two weekends (as best possible)  There could be refinements 
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> Plan B too.
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> Let me know what your thoughts and opinions are on all the above.
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> 73, Jon
> W0ZQ
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