[NLRS] Plans for SBMS 2.3 & Up Contest.

[W0ZQ at aol.com]

Hello NLRS land.   

As previously discussed, the SBMS 2.3  GHz & Up contest is April 29 & 30.   
Many of us will be busy  with Aurora'06 on Saturday, but Sunday we are planning 
to get out and play a  bit.  Just a low key, "blow the dust of the stuff" 
event.     Remember this is a club score only competition ; no individual  
scores.    Please keep your own log and then send them to  me.   I prefer an Excel 
file, but will accept your paper  log.   I will compile our NLRS score and sent 
it in.   

Based upon several discussions, here are the initial plans ...  these are in 
no way cast in concrete !

A)  For those who want, bring  your 2.3 GHz and up portable systems to Aurora 
on Saturday and we can make some  1 km Q's for unique's.   These are worth 
100 pts !     Make sure you have a log that indicates who you worked, what band, 
exchange, and  band.   

B)  On Sunday we plan to be a bit more  organized.   
1.  You will find communications throughout the  day on 146.46 and 144.260.   
We also plan to use cell phones for  coordination (legal for this contest).
2.  Lets plan for an activity  hour, especially for off of downtown.   Each 
new call per band is 100  pts !   How about 10:00 am and again at 4:30 pm ?
3.  Here are  TENTATIVE plans from those that I am aware of.
W0GHZ : Home
WB0LJC :  Portable fixed 
N0KP :  Either home or rover
W0ZQ : Rover
W0JT :  Rover
KC0IYT : Rover
W0AUS : Home at least, perhaps portable fixed ?
WA2VOI : Rover, or portable fixed ?

The rovers may operate as a pack  and should be pretty well equipped with 
2.3, 3.4, and 10 gig.   I will  also have 5.7.   One thought is that one group of 
fixed portable  stations could set up somewhere ; Buck Hill, Flying Cloud, 
etc., while the rover  pack starts at New Trier and then heads down towards 
Rochester.    Perhaps we can talk Mel, KC0P, to be our local guide down that way.  
  

More discussion welcomed.   The idea is to get on and have  some fun.   

73, Jon
W0ZQ


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