[NLRS] North side radio site

[WB0LJCGary at aol.com]

The site in Loch Ness Park is called Garbage Hill. I am told that it is  what 
it says, an old garbage (landfill) site. There are good views is various  
directions, trees are the limiting factor. If you move around enough you can  
find an opening. You can drive to the top but you need to get permission first.  
When I was there, a few years ago, the road was only paved part way up the 
hill.  Mike, KBØTZA, told me that the Anoka Radio Club has used the site for 
field  day.
 
73, Gary  WBØLJC
 
In a message dated 1/3/2006 8:54:13 AM Central Standard Time,  
oswoodm at yahoo.com writes:



Jon,

There is about a 30 ft hill on the north end of  Loch Ness park in Blaine 
(may be an old landfill?).  The surrounding area  is reasonably flat, and it has 
pretty good views to the west.  This is  off of Lexington Ave. just north of 
35W.  I don't know how accessible it  is in the winter.  I was up there last 
summer and it seemed like a  reasonable spot for vhf/uhf activity, but I haven't 
tried it out myself  yet.

The best spot in Ramsey Co. would be the big hill in the old army  ammunition 
plant off Lexington and 96, but I don't think that is available to  the 
public.

As for the VHF contest, I will get on from the  highly-sought-after EN35 grid 
on 2 meters.  Have to see if I can get the  6 meter antenna up again with all 
the ice and snow.  70 cm is still up,  but was fairly deaf in the last 
contest.  I think I need either a pre-amp  or better coax (RG6 seems to have too 
much attenuation).  All antennas  are omni now.  If it's nice weather I could get 
out with the 2/70 arrow  handheld beam, but then I am limited to QRP with the 
FT817.  Hope to get  something directional up next summer. 

73,
Mark  KI0DI
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