[NLRS] UHF Contest "refinement" de K9JK (slash arrrggh)

HAMK9JK at ameritech.net HAMK9JK at ameritech.net
Sat Aug 5 11:11:33 EDT 2006


Hello NLRSers and BCers,

Some further detail to my "plan" (still a 
questionable application of that term).

First, BIG THANKS to KM0T for being there to check 
out my "Rover Ultra Lite" configuration from EN13ax 
and EN14aa to his EN13vc QTH (>170km/>105mi). As Mike 
mentioned on the NLRS Reflector, we made it on 144, 
222 and 432 (I had to do CW, tho) from BOTH grids and 
we also made it EN13 to EN13 on 1296 (2xCW).

ALSO, a big "shout out" to W0JT for his successful 
efforts in collecting and putting the plans together 
on the NLRS web pages...GREAT WORK! (and if you can 
make enough "sense" out of my "schedule" below to 
update it on the web page...THANKS!)

Change #1...432 will be CW only...the FT736 is FMing 
on 432 SSB even worse that it has been previously so 
I'll ONLY be CW on that band (still hanging about the 
calling freq. and also trying "my" 432.073 spot). It 
may be time for some diagnosis and possible surgery 
when I get home.

Change #2...a "schedule"...starting at 1800, list me 
in EN14aa, EN04xa and EN03xx since I will be able to 
move among these fairly quickly with my "Ultra Lite" 
configuration and planning to be on my way from there 
sometime between 2000 and 2100 UTC. With approx. a 90 
minute drive to EN12ax and EN02xx, look for me there 
between 2130 and 2230UTC. Planning for at least a 
half-hour at each of those new grids, so that makes 
departure from that area anywhere from 2230 to 0000 
UTC. The drive to O'Neill, Nebraska (EN02ql) shows as 
two hours so that would be amywhere from 0030 to 
0230. Sunday, then, will be a little more 
vague...from O'Neill, it's an hour plus drive to the 
EN01xx location (near Elgin, Nebraska) so that could 
be anywhere from 1230 to 1400 for arrival, plan 1/2 
hour there and it gets a bit "looser"...I will 
definitely hit EN11 and it *could* be EN11ax but 
could also be farther south where Highway 14 bends 
into EN11. It's two hours down to EN00 and EN10 so it 
may be a challenge to make it there but I *will* be 
trying! (And too bad that Andy, K0SM, and/or his dad 
won't be around since that will have me not too far 
from Lincoln).

73, JK



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