[NLRS] January VHF Contest - KC0IYT
Glen Overby
goverby at charter.net
Mon Jan 16 18:07:34 EST 2006
W0ZQ/R asked:
> What is everyone else up too ?
I spent most of this afternoon in garage, and I have a "rover light" setup
nearly ready to go. Assuming that it fits through the garage door :-)
All my antennas (antennai?) are crammed together on a 2' mast. I'm going with
smaller, lighter antennas than in previous contests. I hope to cut the wind
load down, and I wanted something I could prep inside. I have: 3el 2m, 11el
432, and the same antennas as previously on 902, 1296, 2304, 3456 & 10ghz.
Cumulative antenna gain should be about 75dbi. How's that for a useless
metric? :-)
I had hoped to have stacked loops to make it easier to find me, but there
doesn't seem to be a place on the car for them.
I hope to activate EN24 & EN25 near Winsted, EN35 & EN34 from the metro area,
EN33 & EN43 from near St. Charles and EN44 from that same corner.
I've pondered going to some new grids, like EN42 / EN32 near West Union, IA
but I'm not sure about it. If anyone knows useable spots near that corner,
I'd love to hear about them.
I'll send out a schedule later this week.
Glen
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